Certified Collision Group Launches Aggressive National Expansion

Certified Collision Group Launches Aggressive National Expansion

CCG added an additional 18 new affiliate locations along with securing 93 additional DRP agreements during Q3, expanding its countrywide network towards their goal of 100-plus locations by year-end 2016.

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Certified Collision Group (CCG), the OE certifications and KPI-focused solutions provider to the automotive collision repair and insurance communities, recently announced both continuing results and the group’s outlook relative to further expansion. CCG added an additional 18 new affiliate locations along with securing 93 additional DRP agreements during Q3, expanding its countrywide network towards their goal of 100-plus locations by year-end 2016.

“With the success of our initial growth objectives now in the rearview mirror, we have set our sights on a new target of adding 30 locations this quarter,” said Bruce Bares, president and CEO of Certified Collision Group. “High-performing, OE-certified repairers and forward-thinking insurers looking to move their DRP networks towards the future continue to seek out CCG as the link to meeting these objectives.”

The new CCG locations include:

  • A&D Auto Body (Avondale and Arrowhead, Ariz.) operated by Sue Cerqua and Pam Counts
  • Absolute Auto Body (Everett and Lynwood, Wash.) operated by Troy Peterson
  • Auto Square Collision Centers (El Monte and Arcadia, Calif.) operated by Gerry Enders
  • Body Shop Express (San Diego, Calif.) operated by Patrick O’Neill
  • Higgins Body & Paint (Salt Lake, West Jordan and West Valley Utah) operated by Gerald Higgins
  • Kelly’s Auto Body (Bellevue, Wash.) operated by Al Kelly
  • New Look Collision (Las Vegas and Henderson, Nev.) operated by Michael Whittemore
  • Phil Long Collision Center (Colorado Springs, Colo.) operated by Steve Lacy and Duane Meszler
  • Premiere Coach (Camarillo, Thousand Oaks and Oxnard, Calif.) operated by Cliff Sullivan
  • South Riding Collision (Chantilly, Va.) operated by Sadiq Hafiz

“CCG proudly welcomes our new affiliates, and we look forward to sharing our robust network buying power and rebate offerings going forward,” said Bares. “We continue to vet out the industry’s best: those who are committed to proper repairs, respected in their communities, coveted by insurance partners and fully understand the importance of collaboration with like-minded repairers within our network – while maintaining their individual brand names and market identities.”

For more information on becoming an affiliate, call (888) 367-2240, email [email protected] or visit www.certifiedcg.com.

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