Chicago Pneumatic Donates $23,000 in Tools Through I-CAR Education Foundation
Chicago Pneumatic has donated $23,000 in tools that will be distributed to 12 automotive collision schools across the country through the I CAR Education Foundation. The donated tools include Chicago Pneumatic orbital sanders and two different types of impact wrenches. The recipient schools include: Rolla Technical Institute (Rolla, Mo.), Eden Career Technical (Ashville, Ala.), Yuba
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Associations Take Issue with Mitchell Refinish Materials Calculator
The Massachusetts Auto Body Association (MABA), the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP) have jointly issued a statement saying that the Mitchell Refinish Materials Calculator (RMC) is lagging behind current paint and materials prices despite the associations’ efforts to work with Mitchell to resolve the issue. The
PPG Repaint Reporter Celebrates 75 Years
The PPG Repaint Reporter is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, making it one of the automotive refinish industry’s longest-running publications. The magazine is circulated to PPG Automotive Refinish distributors and users throughout North America. The Repaint Reporter was first published in 1936, debuting at a time when the introduction of the spray gun and
Repairers Win Lifetime Subscriptions to Provide Mobile Phone Apps to Customers
Summit Mobile Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Summit Software Solutions, announced three winners of the company’s drawing at NACE 2009 for lifetime subscriptions to Help I Crashed My Car and MarketPlace, a customer service, sales, marketing, advertising and communication software platform. Paramount Auto Body of Reno, Nev., Auto Tech and Body of Pompano Beach,
SCRS Says Industry’s Voice Heard After Airbag Model Act Passes with Amendments
Last week, the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) met in New Orleans, La., to discuss a proposed model act on airbag fraud that eventually was passed by the NCOIL Property and Casualty committee after opposing testimony provided by collision repairers and others led to amendments. The airbag fraud model act establishes criminal penalties for
CCC Uses Viral Marketing (and Humor) to Spread Message
The collision repair industry is serious business, but it can be pretty funny, too. And the team at CCC Information Services has captured some of the best stereotypes and inside jokes and turned them on their head in a series of humorous videos called “The Shop,” which it’s billing as a series on “how NOT
PPG Launches Color Formula Program for Mobile Phones
PPG has introduced ColorMobile, a tool providing fast Internet access to all color formulas for domestic and import vehicle colors. ColorMobile is designed for repairers who work away from collision centers and need access to color formulations wherever they travel. To use ColorMobile, a password and a mobile device with access to the Internet are
ASA-Arizona Is Newest SCRS Affiliate
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced that the Automotive Service Association of Arizona (ASA-AZ) has become an SCRS affiliate. Founded in 1963, ASA-AZ is a statewide association composed of body shops, mechanical service facilities and industry suppliers. The group provides training, legislative representation and networking opportunities to collision repairers. “The common denominator
Fax Scam Latest to Target Body Shops
A scam involving fraudulent faxes to body shops has police on alert in Saskatoon, Canada, and similar scams carried out by e-mail and phone have continued to plague shops all over North America throughout 2009. The Saskatoon Police Service Fraud Section said this week it has received complaints from body shops regarding a fax they’ve