Nearly 200 collision repair industry professionals representing some of the largest and most progressive collision repair centers, dealerships and distributorships in North America gathered at Nashville, Tenn.’s Opryland Hotel Sept. 17-19 for the 19th annual AkzoNobel Sikkens Acoat selected Summer Conference.
The three-day event featured breakout sessions, customized performance group and individual consulting opportunities, and workshops on topics such as technology hardware, managing and leading change, building employee accountability, and negotiating successful communication strategies – all designed to help propel business productivity, profitability and sustainable growth to new levels.
Conference highlights included industry keynote speaker Edward G. Campbell’s presentation on Motivational Leadership, a group dinner at the landmark Wildhorse Saloon, and the annual customer awards luncheon. Top Sikkens Acoat selected shops were recognized for their business excellence, sales performance and active contributions to their community and industry at large. The 2012 award recipients are:
Action Awards
Golden Collision Center – Little Rock, Ark.
Effingham Truck Sales, Inc. – Effingham, Ill.
Pride Award
Kuroda Autobody Inc. – Waipahu, Hawaii
Business of the Years
Rusty Eck Ford – Wichita, Kan.
Special Recognition
Oka’s Auto Body – Waipahu, Hawaii
Growth Awards
Moody’s Collision – Portland, Maine
Moody’s Collision – Springvale, Maine
White Auto Body – Florissant, Mo.
Zara’s Collision Center – Springfield, Mo.
Southeast Auto Body – Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Pride – Oxnard, Calif.
Conn’s Body Shop – Louisville, Ky.
Conn’s Body Shop II – Louisville, Ky.
Dave Gill Chevrolet – Columbus, Ohio
Givens Collision Repair Center – Frederick, Md.
“We are very proud of the quality and depth of content provided to our customers at the Acoat selected conferences, and the feedback we’ve received so far has confirmed that we’ve again ‘hit-the-mark,’” said Barry Rinehart, North American services manager of AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Americas. “The high level of knowledge shared amongst colleagues and the business tools gained during those three days will have a direct impact on their businesses going forward. It’s no wonder that the Acoat selected program continues to be one of the industry’s most enduring business services programs of the last 30 years.”
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