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National Auto Body Council Announces Call for Nominations for 2019 NABC Awards

This is the seventh year that NABC has held these awards. Entries in the NABC Body Shop Image Award and NABC Award of Distinction categories can be submitted online here.

BASF Customer Earns Bentley Bodyshop of the Year Award

Bentley has chosen DC Autocraft, a BASF customer located in Burbank, Calif., as the recipient of the 2018 Bentley Bodyshop of the Year Award for the Americas.

Axalta Coating Systems Receives Ducks Unlimited Corporate Conservation Achievement Award

Axalta Coating Systems announced it received the Ducks Unlimited (DU) Corporate Conservation Achievement Award on Friday, May 31, at DU’s 82nd Annual National Convention in Hawaii.

BASF Recognized for Contribution to Sustainable Development

BASF announced that its coatings division was awarded the Pierre Potier prize medal in the Environmentally-friendly Process category for its R-M eSense automotive paint line, which covers all bodywork repairs.

CARSTAR Fred Beans of Mechanicsburg Earns Honor from Nationwide

CARSTAR Fred Beans of Mechanicsburg, Pa., has earned the Nationwide Showmanship of Excellence award for 2018 for its customer service, community involvement and high-quality repairs.

Axalta’s Bryan Shelton Honored as Responsible Care Employee of the Year

Axalta announced that Bryan Shelton, the company’s global responsible care coordinator, has received the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Responsible Care Employee of the Year award.

PPG Names CHC Paint & Body Shop Supplies as Refinish Platinum Distributor of the Year

The annual award honors the distributor that demonstrates outstanding performance, loyalty, product knowledge, and customer service and support.

CARSTAR Ranked in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 List

CARSTAR announced that it has been ranked in the top 100 franchisees in Entrepreneur magazine’s 2019 Franchise 500.

ColorBond Announces 2018 CLeo Award Winner

ColorBond Paint has announced Carlos Medrano as the winner of the 2018 ColorBond CLeo Award. The award recognizes individuals who have shown excellence using ColorBond car interior paint to restore or restyle the interior of an automobile.

Axalta Color Retrieval System Named 2018 R&D 100 Awards Finalist

Axalta announced that its Color Retrieval System featuring Acquire Quantum EFX was named a finalist for R&D Magazine’s 2018 R&D 100 Awards, which features the top 100 revolutionary technologies of the past year.

Submissions Open for Annual Glasurit Best Paint Competition

BASF is accepting submissions for the fourth annual Glasurit Best Paint Award through Oct. 24, 2018.

Refinish Expert from North America Wins Two Awards at International R-M Best Painter Contest

Over three days, each participant demonstrated their mastery of different collision repair tasks including: preparation, blending, color retrieval, color reading, paint masking, and health and safety.