CONSOLIDATOR REPORT: ABRA, Caliber, Collision Revision Expand U.S. Footprint
Three collision repair multi-store operators have recently expanded. Caliber Collision Centers Caliber Collision Centers, which has 79 locations in California and Texas, has announced the opening of a third center in El Paso, Texas. Its new El Paso-Mesa facility is located on North Mesa Street; the other two facilities are located on Gateway Boulevard East
ALLDATA Donates Over $12,000 to Collision Repair Education Foundation in 2010
ALLDATA has donated over $12,000 to the Collision Repair Education Foundation (formerly the I-CAR Education Foundation) in 2010. The funds will go toward the Education Foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign (CREC) fund, which allows the organization to provide its annual grants, scholarships and the Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant. ALLDATA makes a contribution to
SCRS Says Repairer Driven Education at SEMA a Success
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) is thanking and acknowledging the group of sponsors that provided significant financial support to get the inaugural Repairer Driven Education (RDE) program off and running. RDE’s introduction proved to be a success, according to SCRS, cycling over 125 individuals through two days of educational offerings targeted for the
Mitchell AutocheX Celebrates Top-Performing Shops at Ninth Annual Premier Achiever Awards Ceremony
AutocheX, Mitchell International’s customer experience management service, honored collision repair facilities from throughout the U.S. and Canada at the ninth annual Premier Achiever Awards ceremony held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in conjunction with NACE. The Premier Achiever Award recognizes top-performing shops that use the AutocheX service to measure customer satisfaction.
ABRA Opens Collierville, Tenn., Center
ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based damaged vehicle repair company, announced the opening of a new repair center in metro Memphis, Tenn. The facility, located at 430 East Winchester Blvd. in Collierville, will increase the number of ABRA repair centers to 101 in 12 states. According to Tim Adelmann, ABRA’s executive vice president of
NCOIL Defeats Amendment Equating Aftermarket Crash Parts to OEM Parts
At its annual meeting held this year in Austin, Texas, the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Property and Casualty Insurance Committee defeated an amendment to the Model Act Regarding Motor Vehicle Crash Parts and Repair that equated certified aftermarket crash parts with OEM parts. Robert L. Redding Jr., ASA’s Washington, D.C., representative, spoke on
Collision Repair Education Foundation Provides 2,000 Tech Uniforms to Students
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (formerly the I-CAR Education Foundation) has provided 2,000 Cintas technician shirts to automotive collision students nationwide this fall through the support of Audatex, a Solera company; AutoZone; Chicago Pneumatic; Craftsman; I-CAR and PPG Automotive Refinish. In addition to providing uniforms to collision students, the project helped raise $20,000 for the
Repairer Who Helped Solve Rape/Murder Named One of Five NABC Pride Award Winners
In the July 2010 issue of BodyShop Business, 45-plus year collision industry veteran Sam Metz told the story of how he was able to assist Reno, Nev., police in solving the abduction, rape and murder of Santa Barbara City College student Brianna Denison by James Biela, who was ultimately convicted and sentenced to death by
NJ Motor Vehicle Chief Chimes In on Mobile Body Shop Controversy
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJ-MVC) Chief Administrator Raymond Martinez touched upon the controversial mobile body shop issue in front of nearly 100 automotive repairers and industry supporters at the Crowne Plaza Hotel of Clark for the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey’s (AASP/NJ) annual membership meeting held Oct. 28. AASP/NJ Executive Director
AASP Announces 2010 Industry Improvement Grant Recipients
At its Nov. 3 meeting, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP) Board of Directors selected the first recipients of its new Industry Improvement Grant program. The program, established earlier this year, funds initiatives that demonstrate innovative and collaborative projects and programs that address unmet needs within the mechanical and collision repair industries. The first