AASP Elects New Leaders
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP) elected Massachusetts shop owner and educator Rick Starbard to lead the association when it voted for its executive committee Nov. 7 in Las Vegas. Starbard is president of Rick’s Auto Collision in Revere, Mass., and a collision repair instructor at Lynn Technical High School in Lynn, Mass. He
DuPont is DEG’s Newest Platinum Sponsor
The Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) announced that DuPont has become a platinum sponsor and the first paint supplier to sponsor the DEG. Platinum sponsorship of the DEG requires a donation of at least $4,000 a year. “We were encouraged by Joe Mattos, on behalf of our Champion Jobber Network, to take a leadership role in
The Unofficial Collision Repair Dictionary: Part II
Class is back in session, students, as we take another look at terms used every day at our shops to figure out their true meanings.
DEG Announces 2008 Sponsors
Several key industry players are now sponsoring the Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) project for 2008. CARSTAR Franchise Systems and ABRA Auto Body & Glass are Platinum sponsors, the highest level of sponsorship. Gold sponsors are Auto Body Hawaii, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) and the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association
One Voice – Body Shops’ Business Climate
Body shop profits are being squeezed like never before, but not all repairers agree on the proper fix. One thing most repairers do agree on, however, is that more of them will have to do a better job of working together in order to effect change.
