Paul Hussey Panelbeaters is a friendly, local, professional auto body workshop on Blenheim Road in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch. With more than ten years in the trade, the team repairs over 100 vehicles every year and has built a base of well over 1,000 happy customers — from drivers recovering after a collision to owners battling stubborn rust.
The workshop's promise is simple: whether your vehicle has been in an accident or just has a little rust, their exceptional staff will have your car looking like new. They know you have much better things to do than spend the afternoon in a repair shop, so they keep personal and fleet jobs as quick and convenient as possible — and because they deal with all major insurance companies, there's no need to panic after a crash.
Services cover the full range of auto body work: accident repairs, world-class panel beating for all makes and models, spray painting in a state-of-the-art booth, and rust removal with no project they can't handle. Reviews consistently praise the same things — fast turnarounds, fair prices, and a team (with Craig named again and again) that genuinely cares, lays out your options and goes above and beyond. One family new to the country were even shown around the neighbourhood and sent home with a free calendar.
On Blenheim Road in Upper Riccarton, Paul Hussey Panelbeaters has become one of Christchurch's most trusted names in auto body repair — a workshop that describes itself simply as friendly, local and professional. Its promise to customers is stated just as plainly: whether your vehicle has been in an accident or just has a little rust, the team's exceptional staff will have your car looking like new.
With more than ten years of experience behind them, the crew repairs over 100 vehicles every year and has built a base of more than 1,000 happy customers along the way. Those numbers matter, but what regulars talk about most is how they're treated from the moment they walk in the door.
Panel beating, for the uninitiated, is the craft of repairing vehicle bodywork — reshaping and smoothing panels damaged in accidents or by corrosion, then refinishing them so the repair disappears. It's detailed, hands-on work, and it's the kind of trade where experience shows. At Paul Hussey, that experience is a decade deep.
The team knows you have much better things to do than spend the afternoon in a repair shop. That's why they work hard to make every job — personal or fleet — as quick and convenient as possible. Speed comes up again and again in customer reviews: cars fixed quickly, rushed jobs fitted in at short notice, and owners back on the road sooner than they expected. Crucially, that pace hasn't come at the cost of quality, with reviewers describing the results as outstanding and the service as the best they've received from any panel beater.
The workshop covers the full range of auto body work. Accident repairs are the heart of the business — and because they deal with all major insurance companies, there's no need to panic after a crash; speak with the team and they'll guide you through it. Panel beating is offered for all makes and models, with dents and crash damage coaxed back to shape.
For owners who want their car to look its best, spray painting is carried out in a state-of-the-art painting booth — whether that means a custom colour or simply restoring that glossy factory appearance. And if rust is the problem, the answer is reassuring: no project they can't handle. Fleet operators are covered too, with business vehicles given the same quick, convenient treatment as private ones.
Customer feedback is unusually consistent. Jack Redpath called it a fast, friendly experience that did an outstanding job at a very fair price, with the team taking his situation into consideration and offering a range of options. Margaret Healy's family, new to the country, were fitted in for a rushed job — and even shown around the area, then sent off with a free calendar.
Craig, named repeatedly in reviews, earns particular praise. Georgina Anderson Brooks described a really easy experience with a team that took the time to make sure she was happy, keeping costs as low as possible. Hannah Weise, a university student, appreciated how considerate they were of her budget and scored the service 10/10. Hollie Russell said everyone went above and beyond, fitting her in at short notice, and Charlotte Garvan summed it up: looked after from start to finish, super quick, and quality across every aspect.
You'll find Paul Hussey Panelbeaters at 345 Blenheim Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch. The workshop opens Monday to Friday from 7.00am to 5.30pm and closes on weekends — the early 7am start is handy for dropping a car off before work. Call (03) 348-1616 or email [email protected] to talk through your repair, whether it's an insurance claim after an accident or just a patch of rust that's been bothering you.
Ten years on, the workshop's three-word motto still seems to fit: friendly in how they deal with people, local in how they look after Christchurch drivers, and professional in the work that rolls out of the shop.