GCIA to Hold Meeting on Streamlining Operations
The March 19 meeting will feature Lee Rush, manager of Business Consulting Services for Sherwin-Williams.
GCIA December Meeting to Feature Mike Anderson
Anderson will give a talk titled “Be Extraordinary” at the Georgia Collision Industry Association meeting on Dec. 13.
Registration Deadline for GCIA Golf Tournament is Oct. 2nd
The playing fee is $100 per person and includes meals, drinks and a chance at winning over $1,000 worth of door prizes.
Mike Anderson to Speak at GCIA Meeting
Anderson will discuss what it takes to thrive in the collision repair industry and what role the OEMs hold in the collision repairer’s future in OEM certifications.
GCIA Annual Golf Tournament to Honor Industry Icon Gene Hamilton
The Georgia Collision Industry Association (GCIA) has announced that it will hold its annual golf tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, at the Trophy Club of Atlanta in Alpharetta, Ga., from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The association will dedicate the day to Gene Hamilton, owner of Sports & Imports Collision. He will be honored
September GCIA Meeting to Feature State Farm’s George Avery
Discussion of PartsTrader program to take place Sept. 20 in Marietta at Metro Atlanta Automobile Dealers Association headquarters.
GCIA Launches 2012 Labor Rate Survey
Georgia collision repair shops are encouraged to participate in the 6th Annual Georgia Collision Industry Association Labor Rate Survey.
GCIA Labor Rate Survey Results Show Overall Increase in All Rates
The results are in for the fifth annual Georgia Collision Industry Association (GCIA) labor rate survey, and the largest percentage increased reported over 2010 was in paint and materials and mechanical at 3.28 and 2.07 percent, respectively. The average hourly rates for the following categories were recorded: • Sheet metal: $42.39 (0.64% increase over 2010)
Take 5th Annual GCIA Labor Rate Survey Now
Georgia collision repair facilities are invited to take the 5th annual Georgia Collision Industry Association (GCIA) labor rate survey. The purpose of this survey is to provide Georgia body shop owners with prevailing rates for labor and material so they can be paid fairly for the work they perform. The survey is being conducted by
GCIA Executive Director Discusses Results of Labor Rate Survey
At the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) meeting in July, Georgia Collision Industry Association (GCIA) Executive Director Howard Batchelor discussed the results of a labor rate survey of collision repair facilities in the metropolitan Atlanta area. The survey was the association’s fourth annual one, and Batchelor said he believed the results he received were the best