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Consolidator news from the week of May 16.

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Caliber Celebrates 25 Years in Automotive Industry

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Caliber is celebrating 25 years by joining with USAA and NABC to gift 46 vehicles in 2022 to individuals in need of reliable transportation across the country.

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1Collision Adds Four All Magic Paint & Body Locations

1Collision has announced the addition of All Magic Paint & Body’s four locations in Southern California to their organization.

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Classic Collision Acquires Five ABRA Locations in Tennessee

Classic Collision has announced the acquisition of five ABRA Auto Body repair facilities in Chattanooga, Cleveland and Hixson, Tenn.

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Keene Auto Body: Since 1928

Ensio Piispanen immigrated from Finland to the U.S. and founded Keene Auto Body in 1928.

Jason Stahl
By Jason Stahl
Jason Stahl has 30 years of experience as an editor, and has been editor of BodyShop Business for the past 18 years. He currently is a gold pin member of the Collision Industry Conference. Jason, who hails from Cleveland, Ohio, earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from John Carroll University and started his career in journalism at a weekly newspaper, doing everything from delivering newspapers to selling advertising space to writing articles.
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When Ensio Piispanen immigrated from Finland to the United States, he settled in Keene, New Hampshire, fell in love with the town and its people and, as a result, founded Keene Auto Body in 1928. Ensio began Keene Auto Body after growing to love the town of Keene and its people. Photos on Keene Auto Body's website show Ensio proudly posing next to Shell gasoline pumps in 1932 and also show Ensio's wife, Ellen, and son Paul, who would one day become a second-generation owner. The business is still located on the original site of 543 Main Street and, although the building has been expanded throughout the years, Keene's dedication to excellent quality workmanship and customer satisfaction has continued to be their compass throughout the years.

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