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Smash repairer Western General Bodyworks speeds back to auction block
Western General Bodyworks is back for a second spin on the auction block, sparking expectations the privately-owned smash repairer will be sold at between 7.5-times and 11-times its earnings.
WGB is one of Australia’s oldest smash repairers. Craig Abraham
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