In Search of a Good Technician
All too often, an owner’s solution to low production is to hire more people. However, if the shop is not properly organized for production, more employees will only add to the confusion and adversely affect your income.
Refinish: Separating Your Body Shop from the Competition
How can we showcase our refinishing skills in a manner that separates us from other shops and drives business to our door?
National Auto Body Council Announces Call for Nominations for 2019 NABC Awards
This is the seventh year that NABC has held these awards. Entries in the NABC Body Shop Image Award and NABC Award of Distinction categories can be submitted online here.
Can I Ask Them to Sign That? An Introduction to Employment Agreements
Today, our question is, “Can I ask my employees to sign that?” You may be thinking, “Wow – contracts? I think I’m already asleep.” However, it is worth spending a few minutes to discuss the ins and outs of the most common employment agreements.
Paint & Materials Management: Get the Habit Started
It’s no revelation that the paint labor hours directly affect the P&M reimbursement dollars on every estimate. When you think about that formula, you have to wonder how we got here.
Scanning and Recalibration: Have a Plan
What’s the best way to handle scanning, purchasing a scan tool or subletting your scanning or recalibration? Unfortunately, there is not one plan or program that fits all.
National Auto Body Council Seeks Nominations for 2019 NABC Awards
The National Auto Body Council (NABC) has announced that the 2019 NABC Awards are open for nominations.
New Study Highlights Cybersecurity Risks in Automotive Industry
A survey conducted by Ponemon Institute indicates that an alarming number of automotive professionals (84 percent) have concerns that their organizations’ cybersecurity practices aren’t keeping pace with evolving technologies.
CARSTAR CollisionTec Launches in Clearwater, Florida
CARSTAR announced the opening of 14,000-square-foot CARSTAR CollisionTec in Clearwater, Fla.
Scanning for Proper Collision Repair Planning
Scanning is one of the hottest topics in the collision repair industry today. I believe the best way to approach this subject is not from a repairer’s perspective but a post-repair inspector’s.
