Ergodyne Provides Safety Gloves to Collision Students via Collision Repair Education Foundation
Ergodyne has donated 600 pairs of their ProFlex model gloves to the Collision Repair Education Foundation that will be distributed to secondary/post-secondary collision students across the country. Through this $15,000 in-kind product donation, Ergodyne joins a growing list of industry members who are supporting the Education Foundation’s at a high level and becoming a member
Connecticut Collision Repair Specialists Host DMV Commissioner
Newly appointed Connecticut DMV Commissioner, Melody A. Currey, was the keynote speaker at the recent Connecticut Collision Repair Specialists (CCRS) membership meeting in Hartford, Conn. Currey, former mayor of East Hartford, Conn., met with the CCRS members and gave an overview of her goals and objectives for the Department of Motor Vehicles. Currey shared
CARSTAR President Dan Bailey to Step Down from Corporate Role to Pursue Ownership in CARSTAR Franchise System
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced that President Dan Bailey has chosen to step down from his current position. After running family collision repair centers for nearly 23 years, the Baileys sold their stores to CARSTAR in 1998, and Dan Bailey joined the CARSTAR corporate team. Since then, he has played a key role
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