Murder-Suicide at Alabama Body Shop Shocks Community
A murder-suicide at an Alabama body shop in which a man killed his brother and seriously wounded his nephew Monday has left family members and the shop’s community devastated. Hoyt Anders and his son Kerry Anders were working at Anders Body Shop in Addison, Ala., on Monday afternoon when Hoyt’s brother Mark Anders reportedly burst
DuPont Performance Alliance to Help Shops with Marketing
DuPont Performance Services (DPS) announced it is re-launching its popular Performance Alliance offering to collision repair center customers. Performance Alliance is one of five DPS business services now available to the collision repair industry and is how DuPont Performance Coatings markets its network of repairers to car owners, insurers, fleets and vehicle manufacturers. Through Performance
BodyShop Business Honors Collision Tech at Annual ASE Meeting
Thirty-three automotive professionals were recognized on Nov. 19, 2009, at the fall board meeting of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) held at the Monteleone Hotel in New Orleans, La. BodyShop Business Editor Jason Stahl was on hand at the awards ceremony to present Eric Rice with the BodyShop Business/ASE Master Collision Repair
GEICO’s Popular Characters Missing from New Ad Campaign
GEICO, which spent $561 million in advertising in 2008 and $473 million through October 2009, has set aside the cavemen, the gecko and Kash, the googly-eyed pile of money, to introduce a new ad campaign entitled, "Rhetorical Questions." The new ads spotlight GEICO’s claim that car owners can reap great savings by purchasing car insurance
Matrix System Announces 2010 ‘Award Winning Finishes’ Calendar Contest Winners
Matrix System Automotive Finishes has announced the winners of its 2010 “Award Winning Finishes” Calendar Contest. Matrix says the competition was close this year with many noteworthy entries. Similar to years past, many of the vehicles were designed and painted by restoration, custom and body shop painters nationwide. The 2010 Calendar Winners include First Place
Efficient Welding
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North Haven Auto Body Named New England Shop of the Year
North Haven Auto Body, North Haven, Conn., has been named the New England “Shop of the Year” by Damage Report magazine, a collision repair trade publication. North Haven Auto Body, founded in 1938, is owned by Bob McSherry. McSherry purchased the business from its previous owner 10 years ago. The shop occupies a 14,800-square-foot building
California Repairers Gear Up for Class Action Suit Against State Farm
Approximately 80 people from 40 Northern California body shops met on Nov. 12 to discuss steering issues related to State Farm, and G & C Autobody owner Gene Crozat made it abundantly clear to those in attendance what he plans to do about it. “My intent is to sue the heck out of State
EDITOR’S NOTES: One Hundred Grand
It probably seems like I’ve been harping on you about customer service lately. Unfortunately, I’m going to do it again. Customer service never fails to intrigue me as a potential gateway to increased sales. To say it’s still an unturned rock under which profits can be found is a huge understatement. Evidence of this is
Drawing for CAR-O-Liner Welder Slated for NACE
For the sixth year in a row, I-CAR, ASE, I-CAR Education Foundation and NATEF will co-sponsor a drawing at NACE to win a Car-O-Liner CM193, a 20 180 Ampere Gas-Metal Arc (MIG/MAG) welder featuring a Remote-On welding torch and a timer for spot and stitch applications. Eligible contestants must be I-CAR trained as well as