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NACE Announces New Partnership with IBIS

The International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) announced it will be one of the sponsors of the International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS), scheduled for May 16-18 in Barcelona, Spain. NACE, the flagship event of Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW), is co-located with the Congress of Automotive Repair & Service (CARS) and is scheduled for

Collision Hub Partners with BASF on Live Waterborne Panel Broadcast

Collision Hub announced a partnership with BASF Automotive Refinish Solutions for the live video broadcasting of BASF’s Waterborne Panel Discussion at this year’s AASP Northeast Tradeshow. The Waterborne Panel Discussion is scheduled to air live on Friday, March 18, at 8 p.m. EST on CollisionHub.com. The program will be presented by Tom Hoerner, Strategic Initiatives,

New Jersey Body Shop Owner Sentenced for $52K Insurance Scam

A New Jersey body shop owner has pleaded guilty to defrauding more than a dozen insurers of nearly $52,000 by submitting fake invoices for repair parts. Prosecutors say Divyakant Patel, owner of J&R Body Masters in Perth Amboy, admitted to including fraudulent invoices in bills his body shop sent to insurers from November 2006 through

Writing More Accurate Estimates

In my experience, the No. 1 reason for a vehicle not being delivered on time is usually something related to parts. I’m going to share some helpful websites that you might consider using to write a more accurate estimate.

Back to Basics: Financials

Gross profit percentage, breakeven point, accrual accounting…these are all things you need to understand to get ahead and stay ahead in our rapidly changing industry.

Collision Repair Education Foundation Launches New Website

To better support the new philanthropic mission of the Collision Repair Education Foundation, the organization has launched a new website, www.CollisionEducationFoundation.org. The new site allows for secondary and post-secondary collision students and their technical school and college instructors to quickly view the available scholarship and grant opportunities made possible by the Education Foundation and its

Sterling Autobody Centers Conducts Safety Training for Collision School Programs

Sterling Autobody Centers recently kicked off its new "Techs of Tomorrow, Safety & Environmental Training Series" for schools across the country. With support from safety consultant Environmental, Risk Management & Safety, Inc. (ERS), Sterling offers training to local market secondary and post secondary collision schools via the Collision Repair Education Foundation. Topics covered include: Hazard

STRANGE BUT TRUE: Missouri Shop Owner Appears in Oscar-Nominated Film

Small-town body shop owner and aspiring actor Brandon Gray, 29, of Marshfield, Mo., hit the jackpot, sort of, when he signed on to play a small role in a low-budget movie filmed in his home state. The film, "Winter’s Bone" — the story of a young woman hunting down her meth-addicted father in the Ozarks

New Chair Quinn Talks About His Vision for CIC on Feb. 10 CREW Webcast

The Collision Repair Executive Webcast (CREW) will feature Mike Quinn, the incoming chairman of the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) for 2011-2012. Quinn is also the co-founder of 911 Collision Centers, with locations in Arizona and Nevada. Among Quinn’s goals for CIC are to develop efficiencies in the work product developed by the various committees which

Q&A: CARFAX Answers Questions About New Collision Repair Data Reporting

Ever since CARFAX unveiled its new Repair Advantage Program (RAP) that will enable it to include collision repair data provided by data partners in its well-known vehicle history reports, repairers have been eager for more specifics. BodyShop Business recently conducted an interview with Nancy Fiorino, director of RAP, and Gerry Bayer, vice president of data,