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New York’s H&V Collision Center Hiring at All Three Locations

H&V expects to fill about 10 positions, with the jobs stemming from an increase in business at the company’s Troy, Colonie and Queensbury, N.Y., locations.

New York Body Shop Owner Selected for Business Review’s “40 Under Forty”

H&V Collision Center’s Vartan Jerian Jr. has been selected for the Capital District Business Review‘s "40 Under Forty" list that recognizes young business leaders. Jerian joined the collision repair business started by his father, Vartan, after completing service with the U.S. Marine Corps in the mid-1990s. He has spearheaded H&V’s expansion over the past several

How to Sell Your Body Shop

So you’re thinking about selling your shop. Times are tough, and you’ve had just about enough of this crazy industry. How much is your business worth? How can you maximize its value? Read on and perhaps your retirement can be that much rosier.

Task Force Miffed by CCC’s Reversal on ‘Bumper Refinish Prompt’ Decision

The Collision Industry Conference Database Task Force (DTF) recently expressed its displeasure over CCC’s reintroduction of the "Bumper Refinish Prompt" in its Pathways 4.5 release, saying it was "shocked" and "disheartened," considering the many years it took to convince CCC that the bumper refinish prompt in its estimating system was in direct conflict with paint

Implementing Lean

An increasing number of body shops are eyeing lean manufacturing processes as a solution to their business woes. How do you implement such processes in a collision repair setting and break out of the “old way”? Here’s a step-by-step guide.

Achieving Consistent Volume

“With 21 DRPs, we still see peaks and valleys. What’s the best approach to having a consistent flow of work?”

Your Lungs, Your Skin, Your Life

Many collision repairers still aren’t properly protecting themselves from isocyanates. It’s time that changed.

Apathy

A massive segment of repairers – wallowing in yesteryear’s thinking and uninterested in learning anything new – are driving themselves out of business. Do you fit this description?

DRPs: Don’t Go Away Mad, Just Go Away

Since so many changes are taking place on the repairer-insurer-consumer horizon, all anyone can do is speculate about the future. Not being a betting man (I’ve never even bought a lotto ticket), I’d venture that the answers to Bill O’Keefe’s questions might be “yes” and “no”–but not necessarily in that order. At a recent NACE,

Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: Training is Cheap

Think you don’t have the time or money to train your administrative and management employees? When you see what training does for your office’s productivity, training is cheap compared to what ignorance costs you.