Top 5 Stories of the Week

Top 5 Stories of the Week

A recap of the top five stories on bodyshopbusiness.com during the week of Jan. 31.

ABRA Brookings Opens in South Dakota

Formerly known as Mr. V’s Professional Body Shop, this facility and team have been a part of the Brookings community for over 20 years.

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Becoming an Auto Body Technician’s Employer of Choice

Good help is hard to find, so how can you become a tech’s “shop of choice” and potentially make it easier?

Read more here.

PPG Launches New High-Production Primer Surfacer

The primer surfacer requires only two to three minutes of flash time between coats and is ready to sand after one hour of air drying.

Read more here.

ProColor Collision Adds Two New Locations in Sacramento

ProColor Collision announced the launch of two new shops in Sacramento: ProColor Collision Sacramento South East and ProColor Collision Sacramento North East.

Read more here.

The Importance of Measuring Today’s Vehicles (VIDEO)

With the introduction of exotic metals in today’s vehicles, the way collision energy is absorbed in the vehicle structure has changed.

Watch here.

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NABC Announces Winners of Lone Star Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser

More than 125 players, sponsors and industry members gathered for the second tournament of the NABC season.

The National Auto Body Council (NABC) has announced the winners of the NABC Lone Star Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser held April 10, 2024 at the Texas Star Golf Course in Dallas. 

More than 125 players, sponsors and industry members gathered for the second tournament of the NABC season. The day featured the presentation of a Recycled Ride to deserving U.S. Army veteran Kijafa Adams prior to the shotgun. In addition, the NABC presented two vehicles the day prior at the PPG Conference to U.S. Army veteran Nathan Burrows and single mother Walnisha Stevenson.  

Crash Champions Acquires Family Motors Auto Body in Bakersfield, Calif.

Crash Champions now operates more than 50 repair centers across Southern California and more than 630 locations across 37 states.

ASE Releases Chairman’s Message

New ASE Chairman Tom Trisdale says 2024 is a year of action for ASE as the challenges of repairing vehicles and the pressures facing technicians have never been greater.

CIF Announces National Coatings & Supplies/Single Source as Repeat Annual Donor

This marks National Coatings & Supplies/Single Source’s fourth consecutive donation at the First Responder tier.

CCG Acquires Square One Systems, Coyote Vision Group

For over 40 years, Square One Systems has delivered effective solutions to collision repairers centered around analytics, collaboration and accountability.

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