| Name |
CESVIMAP |
| Owner |
MAPFRE AUTOMÓVILES, S.A. |
| Address |
Crtra. de Valladolid, km. 1
05004 Avila
SPAIN |
| Fax |
Int + 34 920 206 323 |
| Telephone |
Int + 34 920 206 300 |
| Email |
cesvimap@cesvimap.com |
| Web Address |
www.cesvimap.com |
| Activities |
 | Research in vehicle repair:
- Bodywork, paintwork, electro-mechanics
- Passenger vehicles, motorcycles, trucks, buses and agricultural
vehicles
- Repair processes, products and equipment |
 | Studies to produce time sheets for replacement and repair, and
paintwork times and materials. |
 | Consultancy service for repair shops and dealerships: guidance on
design, audit reports, management system creation and quality
certification programmes. |
 | Consultancy service for insurance companies: guidance on selection
of claims inspectors, road traffic reconstruction reports, material
damage control. |
 | Courses: Design and execution of specific training for claims
inspectors, insurance companies, repair shops and dealerships.
Face-to-face and on-line. |
 | Technical publications on repair, paintwork, accident
reconstruction, text books for technical schools, videos, CESVIMAP
magazine. On-line publications. |
End of Life Vehicle Treatment Centre:
 | Depollution of vehicles and reusable parts dismantling. |
 | Sale of reusable parts. |
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| Facilities |
CESVIMAP, Research, Training and Engineering Centre: 9,000 m²
 | Technical offices |
 | Research workshop: 2,100 m² |
 | Crash test zone |
 | Video production |
 | 5 theory classrooms and 5 practical teaching rooms (1 for paintwork) |
 | Auditorium |
END OF LIFE VEHICLE TREATMENT CENTRE: 11,500 m²
 | Vehicle reception zone: 5,000 m² |
 | Treatment plant: 6,500 m², with capacity for more than 3,500 cars
per year |
 | Depollution and dismantling zone, with automatic platform for moving
vehicles; automatic parts warehouse: 60,000 m³; picking zone. |
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| Management Strategy |
Since 1983, when CESVIMAP was created, its objectives have been:
 | Automobile repair research |
 | Publication of research results and relaying to insurance companies
(claims inspectors, principally), repair shops and all other sectors
concerned. |
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| Research
Facility |
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