Created by the industry for the industry ARIES engagement, support and uptake of the new standard have far exceeded expectations set out just over a year ago.
The session was hosted by two Members of the ARIES Founding Group, Chris McKie, Group CEO Vizion, Steve Silverwood Managing Director of ECA business energy, together with Karen Jakes ARIES Programme Manager. Attendees were taken through the ARIES journey, why it was created, what it means for them, the benefits to their business and plans to continue to evolve the standard.
ARIES was introduced to help transition repairers from the current PAS2060 standard which was withdrawn at the end of 2025. The new standard was designed to move the industry to align with the SBTi framework and other International Standards. ARIES offers support to Repairers to help them meet sustainability targets and reduce carbon emissions in a simple, standardised and transparent way.
Guest speakers Wayne Mason-Drust, Managing Director from Accident Express and Matt Willecome, Commercial Manager from 1st Choice Accident Repair Centre, shared their experiences, having been involved in the ARIES Pilot Programme.
Wayne, who transitioned his business from PAS2060 to the new standard, emphasised the simplicity of the process and considerable cost savings to his business "the information on the website and support from the auditors has made it really simple".
Matt started his Carbon Reduction journey with ARIES,"it's really caused us to focus on how we use carbon on site", striving for Carbon neutrality Matt confirmed, "we're in it for the long haul now".
A Q&A session was supported by the ARIES Governance Group, a team of experienced and passionate individuals from across the sector (Repairers, Insurers, Suppliers and Independent organisations), who volunteer their expertise and work collaboratively for the good of the industry, guiding and supporting the successful implementation and ongoing development of the Standard. Q&As from the session can be found here.
The ARIES hub is the gateway to the standard providing a wealth of information and support through the ARIES journey. This entire function has been designed, constructed, and rolled out in less than 9 months, to manage a process that effectively hasn't been done before. Users are encouraged provide feedback to enable us to further develop the portal user interface and experience Contact Form.
If you were unable to attend the Webinar in person, you are now able to watch it on demand, download the presentation and view the Q&As via the ARIES MEDIA page.
Further Webinars will be arranged periodically to keep you informed of ARIES progress and developments.