SCRS to Offer Free Vehicle Technology RDE Session at SEMA Show
Kim Hazelbaker of the Highway Loss Data Institute will answer the question, “Is New Vehicle Technology Endangering Your Business?”
BASF Hires New Distribution Services Manager for Automotive Refinish Business
Karen Broccardo will be responsible for sales forecasting, ColorSource distribution administration and other duties.
CollisionSystems to Host ‘Competing in 2013 and Beyond’ Seminar Sept. 19
Seminar aimed at showing body shop owners how other successful shop operators and groups are gaining market share in a challenging business environment.
AASP-MA Offers Tool Grants Through Collision Repair Education Foundation
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP-MA) will offer tool grants through the Collision Repair Education Foundation next spring that will be available exclusively to Massachusetts collision students. The tool grants will be funded by AASP-MA members and local industry through several fundraisers the organization has planned. Massachusetts collision students will be able
Sherwin-Williams Digital Marketing Seminars to Take Place in Omaha and Minneapolis
The Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes A-Plus Network University, along with Summit Software and Marketing, will again conduct their successful Digital Marketing advanced business classes Sept. 26 in Minneapolis and Sept. 27 in Omaha. Designed specifically for collision repair facilities, both classes will be held in the afternoon from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Embassy Suites
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.
AASP-MA to Offer Parts Procurement ‘Straight Talk’ at Statewide Meeting
Sept. 12 meeting will offer updates, reactions to parts bidding issue from SCRS’s Aaron Schulenburg, CCRE’s Tony Lombardozzi and others.
CARSTAR of Northwest Indiana Raises $18,000 for Make-A-Wish Foundation
Annual charity golf outing generated enough funds to grant three wishes.
Cooks Collision Centers Adds Location in Fremont, California
MSO now operates 27 collision repair facilities throughout Northern and Southern California.
Virginia Body Shop Manager Restores Teen’s Vandalized Vehicle
Richard Henegar, Jr., of Quality Auto Paint & Body rounds up community help to restore college student’s ride.
Nebraska Collision Repair Survey Yields Surprising Results
Approximately 58 percent of respondents reported no DRP affiliations; 92 percent reported no change or a decrease in sales in first quarter of 2012 compared to 2011.
BODYPROS Collision Repair Raises More Than $3,000 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
BODYPROS Collision Repair, a group of Des Moines-based collision repair centers, has raised a total of $3,346 for the Iowa Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) Team in Training during the Arena Football League Iowa Barnstormers’ home games. The donation was met by holding 50/50 raffles at all Barnstomers’ home games. “BODYPROS Collision