AutoBody America Names Michael P. Bernard as New CFO
AutoBody America announced that Michael P. Bernard has joined the company as chief financial officer. He will take over for Will Johnston, who continues to serve as the company’s chief operating officer. Bernard most recently served as midwest regional president as well as vice president of finance for True2Form Collision Repair Centers prior to its
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
I-CAR Announces 2011 International Board of Directors
I-CAR has announced its 2011 International Board of Directors and Executive Committee following the I-CAR Annual Membership Meeting in Dallas (Grapevine), Texas on Feb. 10. The 2011 Executive Committee consists of: • Chair Elise Quadrozzi, Crawford & Company • Vice Chair William Brower, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company • Secretary Dustin Womble, Roger Beasley Collision Center
Mike Anderson to Serve as Industry Consultant through Hawaii Jobber
Hi-Line Distributors, Inc., a DuPont Performance Coatings Champion jobber serving the state of Hawaii, announced that Mike Anderson, former owner of Wagonworks Collision Centers and owner and founder of CollisionAdvice.com, will be coming on board in March 2011 to offer consulting services to the auto body repair facilities in Hawaii. Anderson brings with him
Survey Confirms Consumers Intend to Keep Cars Longer
Collision repairers are well aware that the average age of vehicles on the road today is near 10 years old, which doesn’t bode well for business. But a new survey is even more discouraging in that it revealed that consumers with vehicles 10-years-old or more will keep their cars another five years, on average. The
Collision Repair Education Foundation Gets $1.1 Million in Support in 2010
The Collision Repair Education Foundation says it would like to thank the inter-industry for providing $1.1 million in support to collision schools, instructors and students in 2010. Through monetary and in-kind product donations, the 2010 Collision Repair Education Foundation donors helped to provide student scholarships, student tool grants, school equipment and supply grants, the 2nd
Oregon Shops Rate State Farm Top Insurer; Give Allstate Lowest Grade
Oregon collision repair shops say that State Farm and two smaller Northwest-based auto insurers continue to be among the best at taking care of their customers after an accident, while GEICO, Allstate, Farmers Insurance and Safeco are among the worst. That was the finding of a new survey conducted by the Northwest Automotive Trades Association
ABRA Opens Five Repair Centers in Three States
ABRA Auto Body & Glass announced the opening of five repair centers. In keeping with its strategic plan of opening corporate centers in major markets and awarding franchises in mid-size cities, three of the centers are corporate owned, and two are franchises, the company said. The corporate centers were opened in Tucker, Ga. – part
WMABA Exec Director a Hero After Talking Girl Down from Jumping
It was a holiday, Martin Luther King Day. The young girl looked to be about 14 or 15 years old. She was standing in the middle of an overpass, leaning against the barrier. For some reason, Jordan Hendler knew this spelled trouble, and that the girl was preparing to jump. She pulled over, told her
Michelle Sullivan Elected President of Pro Finishes PLUS
Michelle Sullivan has been named president of Pro Finishes PLUS effective Feb. 1. An authorized DuPont and BASF distributor of automotive paint and supplies, the company is based in Temple Hills, Md., with 17 branch stores serving five states in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S. As president, Sullivan’s duties will include management of sales, operations,