VACC's Peter Ruggeri recognised with Lifetime Achievement Award

7 April 2022

Peter Ruggeri of member-business, M1 Autobody has been formally recognised for his contributions to the industry at the 2022 National Collision Repairer Lifetime Achievement Awards. 

Mr Ruggeri was announced as one of four Lifetime Achievement Award winners, joining the 50 existing inductees who have shaped, built, developed, influenced and more recently disrupted the collision repair industry since the second half of the twentieth century. 

Mr Ruggeri is a member of the VACC Body Repair Division (BRD) and served a 10-year term on the BRD Executive Committee, dedicating his time and expertise to improving working conditions for collision repairers. Key areas of focus were – are remain – fostering constructive working relationships with insurers and recognising their role in the body repair industry.

VACC CEO, Geoff Gwilym, presented Mr Ruggeri with his Lifetime Achievement Award and praised his dedication in and outside workshop walls – including mentoring hundreds of up-and-comers throughout his 39 years working in automotive. 

On behalf of the membership base, VACC congratulates Mr Ruggeri on his well-deserved award.