I-CAR Spot Welding Course Now Includes Live Demonstration
I-CAR, the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, has announced that on May 21, it will integrate a live demonstration component into its classroom-led Squeeze-Type Resistance Spot Welding (WCS04) course. While the overall course content will remain the same, some of the modules of the course will be enhanced by demonstrations on properly setting
Peter Vann Joins Urethane Supply Company Sales Team
Peter Vann, collision repair consultant and trainer, has joined Urethane Supply Company (USC) as the West Coast sales representative. Vann comes to USC with much aftermarket experience, including as a consultant for Caliber Collision Centers and a technical trainer for VeriFacts Automotive, Cerritos College, 3M, Pro Spot and Car Bench. He was also an estimator
ASA Announces New, Renewing Associate Members for First Quarter 2012
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has announced that its newest associate member is Cornerstone Auto Parts. The associate category of ASA membership is designed for companies or groups that supply goods, services or equipment to the industry, especially to ASA’s regular category of membership businesses that perform automotive repair services. "The decision to become
Iowa Collision Repair Centers Raise $1,329 for Charity
BODYPROS Collision Repair, a group of Des Moines-based collision repair centers, has raised a total of $1,329 for the Iowa Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Team in Training during the Arena Football League Iowa Barnstormers’ home games. BODYPROS Collision Repair will hold a a 50/50 raffle at all Iowa Barnstormers home games
Matrix System Launches MP-1000 Peel to Win Contest
Purchase a gallon of Matrix System’s MP-1000 “Coast to Coast” DTM Primer Surfacer Sealer and you could walk away with an iPad 2 and various other prizes. Matrix System presents "Peel to Win" a contest exclusively for Matrix System customers. This promotion will run till September 2012, offering prizes including iPads, Iwata Air Gunsa
NHTSA Proposes New Safety Standard for Brake-Throttle Override
The proposal would require manufacturers to install a Brake-Throttle Override (BTO) mechanism in all vehicles.
Miller Electric Launches ‘Job Weld Done’ Giveaway
More than $60,000 in Miller products and other prizes to be awarded.
New England Paint, Body & Equipment Expo Launching This Weekend
Door prizes, sold-out exhibitor space, show-only specials promised at expo in Boxborough, Mass.
Maryland Finalizes Vehicle Refinishing Regulation
This regulation will be applied to anyone who, after July 1, 2013, supplies, sells, offers for sale, or distributes an automotive coating or cleaning solvent for use within the state; manufactures an automotive coating or cleaning solvent for use within the state; or uses or applies an automotive coating or cleaning solvent within the state.
More Than 60 Collision Repairers Attend Florida Legal Seminar
One organizer says State Farm parts procurement program was talk of the event.
SCRS Interviews New Zealand Collision Repairer on PartsTrader
Interviewee answers ‘definitely’ when asked by SCRS if the parts procurement system has impacted profit margins.
AkzoNobel 2012 North American Independent Distributor Conference to Honor History of Excellence
AkzoNobel Automotive & Aerospace Coatings Americas (A&AC) is putting the final touches on the upcoming 2012 North American Independent Distributor Conference to be held April 24-26 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, Fla. Automotive paint and supply distributors from across the U.S. and Canada will rally together under the event’s “Win