PROTECH PDR PTY LTD
Established in 2016. Having repaired thousands of vehicles within Australia & United States for private, smash repair shops and insurance companies. We have carried out work for multiple insurance companies such as Auto & General (Budget Direct, Qantas Insurance etc) & Suncorp Group. As our USA team have carried out work for USAA, Liberty Mutual, Geico and many more.
History
Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) has been around since the 1960s. It originated in Germany, where car manufacturers, particularly Mercedes-Benz, were looking for a way to fix minor dents in vehicles without damaging the paint as they come off the assembly line. The process was initially developed by a technician named Oskar Flaig, who worked for Mercedes-Benz and discovered that minor dents could be pushed out from the inside using specialized tools without affecting the paint.
The technique became more widely recognized and refined in the 1980s, when it started being adopted by independent repair shops and the broader automotive industry. Since then, it has evolved into a popular method for fixing dents caused by hail, shopping carts, and other minor impacts, and is now widely used worldwide.