ASRW Expands with Inclusion of Automotive Service Councils of California
The Automotive Service Councils of California (ASCCA) has signed an agreement to co-locate with Automotive Service and Repair Week (ASRW) 2010, bringing the number of events held under the ASRW umbrella to four. In addition to the ASCCA event, ASRW includes NACE, the Congress of Automotive Repair & Service (CARS) and Auto Glass Week. ASRW
I-CAR to Announce New Role-Based Training Model at July 21 Event
I-CAR will host the 2010 I-CAR Industry Conference at the InterContinental Chicago O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Ill. The event will be held on July 21 from 8 a.m. until noon. This year’s event will coincide with several other industry meetings being held during the same week. I-CAR will introduce details of the new curriculum model
Editor’s Notes: Let’s Take the Lead
rned it from Noah Rickun of BuyGitomer, Inc., who gave a presentation on sales mastery at the Paint, Body & Equipment Specialists Spring Conference held April 28-29 in Phoenix. But it lets me also chime in on the aftermarket parts controversy stirred up by a demonstration at January’s Collision Industry Conference that gave people the
AASP/NJ Holds Sixth Annual Lou Scoras Memorial Golf Outing
More than 100 golfers turned out for the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ)’s sixth annual Lou Scoras Memorial Golf Outing last week. The event took place at the prestigious Bamm Hollow Country Club in Lincroft, N.J. “Everything fell into place to make this our best outing yet,” says AASP/NJ Executive Director
Mass. Shop Owner Organizing Mustang Restoration to Benefit Youth Education Program
Carl’s Collision Center of Fall River, Mass., announced a unique fundraising effort to benefit the Katie Brown Educational Program (KBEP). KBEP, which was founded in 2001, provides an educational curricula to middle and high school students, both in public and private schools and alternative settings, dedicated to the recognition and prevention of relationship violence. Carl
Three Massachusetts Repair Associations Merge
On May 24, the Massachusetts collision repair and automotive service industries united by merging all three of the state’s major automotive repair industry associations. During a special industry dinner meeting held at the Courtyard by Marriott in Marlborough, Ma., the three associations – the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA), the Massachusetts Auto
New SCRS Member Benefit to Help Shops Manage Social Media
Aware of the upside social media marketing can bring to a collision repair business, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced its newest member benefit: social media management services offered at a preferred rate. Made available through an agreement with Admin Concepts, Inc. – marketing specialists with over 10 years of experience serving the
Mitchell’s Tom Fleming to Retire
Mitchell International, Inc., announced that Tom Fleming, vice president of Database Development and a 25-year veteran of the company, recently retired. Fleming will continue to work as a private consultant in the collision repair industry as part of his newly formed consultancy, Pelham Business Advisors, where he will continue his efforts to advance the marketplace.
Women’s Industry Network 2010 Enjoys Record Attendance
The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) annual conference had record attendance this year, with 142 women traveling from throughout the United States and Canada to Orlando, Fla. The largest segment of attendees was collision repairers. Now in its fourth year, the conference continues to appeal to a broad cross section of women in the industry, from
Record Number of Students Apply for Craftsman Tool Grant from I-CAR Ed. Foundation
Nearly 100 students applied for a Craftsman tool grant through the I-CAR Education Foundation this spring, a record number of applicants for a foundation grant and/or scholarship. Out of the student applicants, 17 were selected to receive a set of Craftsman tools valued at $575 each. The donated tool kits included a 268 piece Mechanic