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Service King Collision Repair Centers Opens 48th Location

New 40,622-square-foot facility represents 48th location in Texas and 12th in Houston market.

5/22/2012

Caliber Opens Two New Collision Centers in Arizona

Caliber Collision Centers now has seven stores in Arizona and 106 total in California, Texas, Nevada and Arizona markets.

5/21/2012

ABRA Auto Body & Glass Opens 123rd Facility

New Macon, Ga., facility represents 7th new repair center opening in past 30 days.

5/15/2012

Caliber Collision Centers Opens 10th Center in San Antonio Area

Acquisition of Legend Collision Center and reopening as Caliber West San Antonio represents 49th facility in Texas.

5/15/2012

Sterling Autobody Opens New Store in Chicago Area

Lincolnwood, Ill., facility represents 7th store in Chicago area and 63rd nationwide.

5/15/2012

Planning for Second Annual NACE MSO Symposium Underway

Planning for the second annual MSO Symposium at the Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW) is well underway and, according to show organizer Ha...

5/14/2012 8:20:33 AM

Global Collision Expands in Major Colorado Ski Gateway

Eight-store operation expands Silverthorne location to 16,000 square feet.

5/14/2012

Service King Collision Centers Announces National Expansion with Entry Into Arizona

Texas-based MSO partners with Auto Body World to open eight Arizona shops.

5/8/2012

Cooks Collision Centers Acquires Six Locations of Holmes Body Shop

Cooks expands position as largest independently owned and operated collision repair organization in California with 25 locations throughout state.

5/7/2012

Nagy’s Collision Specialists Welcomes John Kirkbride

Multiple-shop operator in Northeastern Ohio hires new controller of operations.

5/2/2012

Bow Auto Parts Joins Team PRP Auto Recycler Network

Bow Auto Parts of Bow, New Hampshire, has recently joined the Team PRP network, increasing their total membership to 111 automotive recyclers. ...

4/30/2012 1:26:01 PM

ABRA Acquires Five-Store Bradshaw Collision Repair Operation

Minnesota-based consolidator increases footprint in Tennessee and boosts total shop count to 122 in 12 states.

4/30/2012

Collision Revision Acquires Two Shops in Illinois

Central Illinois store count now at 8, with 29 facilities throughout Illinois, Indiana and Florida.

4/30/2012

Gerber Collision & Glass Donates Car Through Recycled Rides

Gerber Collision & Glass, a member of the National Auto Body Council (NABC), has restored a vehicle as part of a nationwide vehicle donation pro...

4/23/2012 10:25:24 AM

Paceline Collision Centers Adds 5th Location in Texas

MSO now has locations in Abilene, Killeen, Marble Falls, Copperas Cove and Lampasas.

4/23/2012 8:49:42 AM

ALLDATA and CARSTAR Franchise Systems Inc. Enter Into Strategic Agreement

More than 400 CARSTAR auto body repair facilities will use ALLDATA Collision S3500 as their preferred provider of OE collision repair information.

4/12/2012 8:14:39 AM

Caliber Collision Centers Awarded Farmers Insurance 2011 National MSO of the Year

Farmers Insurance announced that Caliber Collision Centers has been awarded the 2011 National Multiple Shop Organization of the Year Award for outstan...

4/2/2012

CARSTAR Uses Mitchell RepairCenter to Create Store Management System

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts has developed a proprietary store management system that integrates its technology solutions with the Mitchell Repair...

3/29/2012 1:28:01 PM

Shops' Jingle Contest Expands Facebook Jingle Contest to YouTube, Mainstream Media

To boost the awareness of the campaign, LeVasseur and Keenan Marketing Director Craig Camacho spent some time at the 94.1 WIP studios in Philadelphia ...

3/27/2012

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts Names New Insurance Committee Members

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced it has named three new members to its Insurance Relations Committee to help strengthen the lines of communi...

3/21/2012

Gerber Collision & Glass Acquires Repair Center in Washington

The Boyd Group now owns and operates 12 locations in Washington, which brings the total number of U.S. locations to 139.

3/19/2012

Fix Auto USA Names Senior VP of Insurance Services

Tim Clark will be charged with strengthening Fix Auto's existing insurance relationships and implementing new strategic partnerships.

3/15/2012 8:02:39 AM

Caliber to Give Away at Least 12 Recycled Rides this Year

The company plans to donate more than 12 Recycled Rides this year at its locations throughout California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas.

3/12/2012

Collision Plus Grows in Southern Illinois

The 9,300-square-foot facility replaces another location in Glen Carbon and joins three other locations in the surrounding area.

3/8/2012 9:37:09 AM

Cathy Bonner of Service King Featured on 'CEO' TV Program

The head of the Texas-based company shares her growth strategy for the $200-million company.

3/2/2012 3:05:41 PM

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