Mario Dimovski

Bringing plastic repair forward.

Mario Dimovski
Discarded bumper covers stacked in a collision repair yard

Why it matters

Better repairs need common ground.

Through Plasnomic, Mario is working toward consistent practices, training and repair standards across the industry.

Cost

+30%

Plastic resin prices rose more than 30% in 2026 to date, and that moves almost immediately into the cost of replacement parts.

Plasnomic, April 2026

Safety

Impact

Bumper covers are engineered to flex and absorb impact energy, not just to look right. A shortcut repair can lose exactly that.

Repair or Ruin, February 2026

Sustainability

No. 2

Collision and aftermarket are the second-largest source of polypropylene waste sent to landfill.

Plasnomic, October 2025
Mario holding a damaged silver bumper cover in a workshop

He knows the work firsthand.

Mario began repairing plastic bumper bars as an apprentice in Sydney. He went on to found Plastfix in 2013 and 4Plastic in 2023, building repair processes, tools and systems used across countries.

Putting repair to the test.

Mar 2026An industry-first testing program for OEM-aligned plastic repair welds, backed by ISO laboratory data.

May 2026The first stage of global polypropylene bumper repair benchmarking, complete.

Jun 2026Adhesives, fillers, staples and fuse welding compared side by side. The first textured parts repair pilot begins.

Aug 2026Textured repair moves from discovery to verification.

Nov 2026 · Planned publicationPlasnomic's first white paper. First findings at SEMA, formal publication planned for the end of November.

Plasnomic Plastic Repair, March 2026 issue: the industry-first testing programRead the story on plasnomic.com → OEM benchmark testing results for polypropylene weldingRead the story on plasnomic.com → Plasnomic Plastic Repair, June 2026 issue: repair methods testedRead the story on plasnomic.com → A textured bumper cover on a repair standRead the story on plasnomic.com → Plasnomic Plastic Repair, September 2026 issue: the white paperRead the story on plasnomic.com →

Talks and interviews.

Conversations and conference sessions on plastic repair, technology and the future of the collision industry.

ADAS, sensors and epoxies: the new rules of plastic repairBody Bangin' podcast, episode 133 · December 2025
2020 PWI NSW ConventionPermanent Way Institution NSW · December 2020
IBIS Leading Lights: digital transformationIBIS Worldwide · October 2020
The real world, overlaid with digital informationSCRS · June 2020
IMCRC, Swinburne and the Tradiebot innovation projectTradiebot Industries · April 2019

In the media.

Interviews and coverage, from Plastfix and Tradiebot to Plasnomic.

  1. Bodyshop NewsInterview: Mario Dimovski on Plasnomic progress
  2. Body Shop MagazineGlobal plastic repair movement has a face
  3. Bridgepoint GroupSo, you think you can't make it big? Well, start thinking big.
  4. National Collision RepairerMario Dimovski appointed IBIS global ambassador
  5. CollisionWeekMario Dimovski named first IBIS ambassador
  6. CollisionWeekInterview: Mario Dimovski, TradieBot Industries and Plastfix

Change is hard.
Doing nothing is harder.

Mario at CIECA CONNEX, San Antonio, October 2026

Mario speaking on a conference panel with a microphone

Meet Mario at SEMA.

SEMA Week, Las Vegas, 2 to 6 November 2026. Join Plasnomic's suite at ARIA to meet the team, connect with Council members and talk plastic repair.

Register interest for SEMA
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