CARSTAR Holding Annual Nationwide Car Wash Fundraiser June 12
The second annual CARSTAR Soaps It Up! Car Wash, North America’s largest car wash event – which last year set the Guinness World Record for "Most Cars Washed – Multiple Venues" by washing more than 4,000 vehicles in eight hours – is slated for June 12. Themed “Making Magic Happen – One Car at a
Sherwin-Williams EcoLean Level 1 Workshop Slated for Nashville
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes will hold its next A-Plus EcoLean Level 1 workshop July 14-15 at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. The EcoLean Level 1 workshop is exclusively designed to educate attendees about maximizing profitability by improving productivity and eliminating waste throughout their facilities. The company recently completed its first A-Plus University EcoLean Level 2
Maaco Franchisee Testifies Before Congress on Behalf of Small Business
Committee members support SBA funding.
House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Passes Bill to Strengthen NHTSA
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, Energy and Commerce Committee, held a mark-up session on the "Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010." The bill would expand the authority of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., chairman of the subcommittee, opened the mark-up session
Alliance of Automotive Service Providers Selects Summit’s Digital Marketing Platform as Member Benefit
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP) and Summit Mobile Solutions announced today that Help I Crashed My Car – the collision industry’s customer service, sales, marketing, advertising, communication and digital marketing platform – is now available to all AASP affiliates and members as a special member benefit. According to Summit, Help I Crashed My
Mitchell’s Tom Fleming to Retire
Mitchell International, Inc., announced that Tom Fleming, vice president of Database Development and a 25-year veteran of the company, recently retired. Fleming will continue to work as a private consultant in the collision repair industry as part of his newly formed consultancy, Pelham Business Advisors, where he will continue his efforts to advance the marketplace.
SCRS Announces Drawing for Hotel Suite During 2010 SEMA Show
At the 2010 SEMA Show, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) will showcase the collision industry’s presence with the REPAIRER DRIVEN EDUCATION (RDE) series to help collision repair facilities to find growth opportunities for their businesses. Everyone who registers for the RDE series prior to Aug. 31 will be entered into a drawing to
ICC Collision Centers Opening Second Arizona Store
ICC Collision Centers, a California-based MSO with locations in California and Arizona, announced the upcoming grand opening of its second Arizona shop in El Mirage, which will be held on June 5. The event, which is open to the public, is scheduled from 10 a.m. 2 p.m. at 12555 Northwest Grand Avenue Suite C El
Kadel’s Auto Body is First MSO to Receive CCAR Recognition for GreenLink Shops
The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) announced that Kadel’s Auto Body has received the “GreenLink Shop” recognition for all its locations, becoming the first multi-shop operator to earn this distinction. The GreenLink Shop status, an extension of CCAR’s CCAR-GreenLink Environmental Compliance Assistance Center and S/P2 (Safety and Pollution Prevention) E-learning Program, is designed to
PPG Donates $5,000 to Recreation Unlimited to Support Development of Indian Run Trail
The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $5,000 to Recreation Unlimited, a nonprofit organization serving individuals with disabilities and health concerns through sports, recreation and education, for its efforts to develop an accessible environmental and historical trail honoring the Native Americans who lived in the local area. "We are very pleased to have received support from