Connecticut Collision Repair Association Hosts Insurer-Repairer Panel
The Connecticut Collision Repair Specialists (CCRS) recently hosted a panel of insurers and repairers to discuss the needs of today’s consumers and the collision repair industry’s responsibility to adapt to those needs through best business practices, enhanced communication, continual education and technical training. Representatives from MetLife Auto & Home, Amica Mutual Insurance and Travelers answered
NABC Opens Nominations for 2009 PRIDE Awards
The National Auto Body Council (NABC) PRIDE committee has opened nominations for the 2009 PRIDE Awards, which recognize those in the collision industry who donate their time, energy and financial resources to worthy causes outside the industry. As the NABC anticipates the next round of nominations, the organization would like to recognize the four PRIDE
I-CAR Announces 2009 International Board of Directors
I-CAR announced its 2009 International board of directors and executive committee following the I-CAR Annual Membership Meeting in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The 2009 executive committee consists of: Chairman Tom Moreland, AkzoNobel; Vice Chairman Mike Schoonover, Schoonover Bodyworks Inc. for Automotive Service Association (ASA); Secretary Bill Stage, AkzoNobel; Treasurer Elise Quadrozzi, Crawford & Company; Immediate Past
Repairers Say Detroit Three’s Troubles Could Affect Parts Pricing, Availability
With record losses, restructuring in progress, government bailouts and hundreds of dealerships closing across the United States, the Detroit Three automakers – Ford, Chrysler and GM – are far from in the black these days, and it’s having a trickle-down effect on everyone connected to them, including collision repairers. Repairers Jeanne Silver and Neal Cummings
I-CAR Announces 2009 International Advisory Committee
The I-CAR International Advisory Committee (IAC) added four new members in December who will assist the committee. The IAC serves as a communication link between the I-CAR International Board of Directors and staff and the volunteers who deliver training to the collision inter-industry. The new members of the committee include: Leo Maki, Michigan Appraisal Service;
NABC’s Recycled Rides Helps Needy Families Across the U.S.
On Nov. 24, close to 50 collision repair centers nationwide provided transportation for needy families during the National Auto Body Council’s (NABC) Recycled Rides 2008 Ride Away Day. The event was the culmination of a year’s worth of efforts by those participating in the community awareness project that gives NABC members the opportunity, working with
AkzoNobel Honors Most Influential Women in Collision Repair Industry
Five industry leaders were honored at the 10th annual Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair Industry awards program held at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas on Nov. 6. Judell Anderson, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Denise Caspersen, Bedford, Texas; Lillian Maimone, Monterey Park, California; Gloria Mann, Thornhill, Ontario; and Rochelle Wicklund, Liberty, Missouri, were honored as
Top Female Skills USA Competitor Honored by Women’s Industry Network
In keeping with its mission to support and encourage women who are entering the industry, particularly those in the technical ranks, the Women’s Industry Network (WIN) honored Rachel Fonseca of New Bedford, Mass., with the organization’s second annual NACE educational scholarship. Fonseca finished in second place in the secondary collision competition at the SkillsUSA National
QPC Says Growing Number of OEM Crash Part Design Patents Could Threaten Industry
The Quality Parts Coalition (QPC) says that repairers it talked to at the recent International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE) expressed their concern that a car company “monopoly” in the collision repair parts market could harm the future vitality of the industry, especially in light of recent economic turmoil. “Consumers are doing all they can
VeriFacts ACE Award Finalists Announced
VeriFacts Automotive announced the finalists for its annual Achievement in Collision Repair Excellence (ACE) Awards, which recognize outstanding quality of work. One award honors individual technicians (the March Taylor Technician ACE Award) and the other honors collision repair centers attaining higher repair quality as measured through the VeriFacts Shop Coaching Program. To qualify for an