The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre
Colthrop Way
Thatcham
Berkshire
RG19 4NR
Tel: 01635 868855
Fax: 01635 871346
e-mail: enquiries@thatcham.org
www.thatcham.org
Thatcham Automotive Academy: Nuneaton
Unit K4, Bay 3, Mira Drive
Watling Street
Nuneaton
CV10 OTU
Thatcham (Thailand) Ltd
978/68 Mantana-Rangsit 2 Village
Liab Klong Rangsit Road
Tambol Prachatipat
Amphoe Tanyaburi
Pathumthani Province
12130, Thailand
Chief Executive: Mr Peter Roberts
Turnover: £15,000,000
Number of staff: 159
Established in 1969, Thatcham is the motor insurers' research centre and as such continues to provide some 70% of the data that insurers use to define a car's insurance grouping. Thatcham provide a unique range of products and services and the centre's work in vehicle safety and security has an important role to play in shaping the designs of new vehicles and use of materials. As the driving force behind the recently introduced and widely adopted Thatcham/BSI Vehicle Body Repair Kitemark, Thatcham are also at the forefront of driving standards in vehicle body repair.







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