Harewood Panel and Paint is a specialist autobody repairer based at 8a Sheffield Crescent, Russley, Christchurch. For more than twenty years the team has been taking damaged cars, trucks, motorbikes, trailers, motorhomes and caravans and transforming them back to shiny, working closely with the nation's major insurance providers as an approved repairer.
The business was started by Jason Stevenson, who grew up around motor racing with his father, went on to compete in a Mini Cooper, and trained as an apprentice panelbeater to help fund his motorsport hobby. He built a reputation restoring E-Type Jaguars, and as more classic car owners entrusted him with their vehicles, Harewood Panel and Paint was born. The business grew from a farmer's shed with one employee, to a workshop behind a garage with six employees, to its current purpose-designed workshop at 8a Sheffield Crescent, and now employs a team of 16, including one staff member who has been there since 1998.
Harewood Panel and Paint is an approved repairer for AA Insurance and FMG Insurance, and a Platinum Repairer for Toyota Insurance, alongside relationships with many other insurers. The workshop is purpose-built and includes two hoists, four chassis plants, a purpose-built tinting room, a Salma spray booth big enough for motorhomes, an inverter spot welder, a Spectratherm 8000s heat lamp, a Rapidmatch X5 Spectro camera, and dustless sanding stations for each employee.
The team handles everything from a small ding or scraped panel through to major collision and structural damage, as well as fleet servicing and classic car restorations. Vehicles are looked after from start to finish in the one workshop, rather than being sent around town for different procedures, and loan cars are available to keep customers moving while repairs are carried out.
Harewood Panel and Paint has spent more than twenty years turning damaged vehicles back into shiny, road-ready ones from its workshop at 8a Sheffield Crescent in Russley, Christchurch. Cars, trucks, motorbikes, trailers, motorhomes and camper vans have all rolled through its doors, and the business has built a name as an approved repairer for the nation's major insurance providers.
The story starts with Jason Stevenson, who grew up around motor racing thanks to his father's interest in the sport. Jason went on to compete in a Mini Cooper himself, and trained as an apprentice panelbeater partly to help pay for his motorsport hobby, fixing up cars after hours. He built a reputation for quality restoration work on E-Type Jaguars, and as more classic car owners entrusted him with their pride and joy, Harewood Panel and Paint took shape.
The business grew steadily: from a farmer's shed with a single employee, to a workshop behind a garage with six staff, to its current purpose-designed location on Sheffield Crescent. Today the team numbers 16, including a staff member who has been there since 1998, and the business has become known for holding onto both customers and employees for the long haul.
Rather than sending a damaged vehicle around town for different procedures, Harewood Panel and Paint handles the full repair process on site. The workshop is fitted out with two hoists, four chassis plants, a purpose-built tinting room, a Salma spray booth large enough to fit motorhomes, an inverter spot welder, a Spectratherm 8000s heat lamp, a Rapidmatch X5 Spectro camera, and dustless sanding stations for every employee. It's the kind of equipment list that lets the team take on everything from a small ding to major structural collision damage under one roof.
Harewood Panel and Paint is an approved repairer for AA Insurance and FMG Insurance, and holds Platinum Repairer status with Toyota Insurance, alongside working relationships with a long list of other insurance companies. Getting that kind of approval isn't automatic — insurers need confidence that a repairer has the skills, experience and equipment to look after their policyholders properly. The business runs a fully transparent repair process, with a detailed paper trail and photographic record documenting what work, parts and processes each vehicle needs, so claims move through with minimal delay.
For customers who need to stay mobile during repairs, loan cars are available. You can simply bring a damaged vehicle in for an assessment — no appointment needed.
Classic car restoration is where Harewood Panel and Paint began, and it remains part of the business today. Whether it's smoothing out decades of deterioration or spraying on a fresh, show-ready coat of paint, the team treats motoring heritage with the same care and attention it gives to insurance and collision jobs. Fleet servicing and motorhome and caravan repairs round out the services on offer, with every vehicle — privately owned or part of a fleet — given the same standard of craftsmanship.
Harewood Panel and Paint also offers straightforward accident advice: stop and check that everyone involved is okay, contact emergency services if needed and report to Police within 24 hours, note down vehicle registrations and driver contact details, then contact your insurance company for a claim number before bringing your vehicle in. Customers are encouraged to tell their insurer that Harewood Panel and Paint is their repairer of choice.
With two decades of experience, a purpose-built workshop, and a loyal team, Harewood Panel and Paint has built the kind of reputation that sees customers turn up with more than just their damaged vehicles — happy clients have been known to drop off cake as a thank you.