CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts Names New Insurance Committee Members
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced it has named three new members to its Insurance Relations Committee to help strengthen the lines of communication on the insurance issues facing the company and its shop owners.
New York Body Shop to File $1 Million-Plus Worth of Short Pay Suits
Refusal to pay posted labor rate, P-page denials and arbitrary caps are just some of the accusations behind the suits against various insurers.
Lincoln Renews Money Matters Customer Promotion, Offering Rebates or Free Accessories
Lincoln Electric says it has extended its Money Matters promotion, offering customers their choice of a rebate or free accessories when they purchase one of the company’s six welding machines for common welding or cutting applications.
Increased Floor Traffic, Record Seminar Attendance Reported for NORTHEAST 2012
With a nearly 20-percent jump in show attendance as well as a record number of seminar attendees, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) is reporting that the NORTHEAST 2012 Automotive Services Show was its most successful to date.
State Farm Produces Documentary on Franklin Tech School Tornado Disaster
State Farm has produced a riveting and poignant documentary on the F5 tornado disaster that devastated Joplin, Mo., and Franklin Technology Center last May.
New England Paint, Body & Equipment Expo Exhibitor List Growing
The New England Paint, Body & Equipment Expo, set for April 20-21, 2012, at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Boxborough, Mass., now has 46 exhibitors and counting ready to display the latest and greatest collision repair tools, equipment and technology.
New Jersey Body Shop Owner Takes Paint & Material Issue to State Farm CEO
Don Harvey of International Collision Service says State Farm is ignoring the New Jersey DOI’s recommendation to use paint cost accounting programs and sticking to $28 per paint hour.
Equipment Donation from Atlas Copco Benefits Rock Hill, S.C., School
Compressor, dryer equipment part of educational grant for Applied Technology Center.
Guy Bargnes Promoted to Senior Vice President at Painters Supply & Equipment
Painters Supply & Equipment Co. announced the promotion of O. Guy Bargnes to the position of senior vice president, sales and marketing effective March 12, 2012.
Sullair Launches Newly Redesigned and Comprehensive Website
Sullair Corporation launched its fully redesigned and comprehensive website at www.sullair.com.
Keynote Speakers Named for Women’s Industry Network Conference
The 2012 WIN “Be the Change” Conference will be held May 6-8 in Atlanta, Ga.
U.S. Senate Passes Highway Bill with Auto Safety Provisions
The U.S. Senate has passed Senate Bill 1813, a two-year transportation bill worth $109 billion to go toward highway construction and auto safety initiatives. The House of Representatives has not completed work on its highway bill and may take up the Senate bill. The Senate legislation does the following: revises highway safety improvement programs; directs