CONSOLIDATOR REPORT: Gerber Collision, ABRA Announce New Locations
The Boyd Group Inc. has acquired Diamondback Collision Center in Glendale, Ariz., which will now operate under the Gerber Collision & Glass name. This acquisition was completed on Aug. 10, 2009. The new location is approximately 18,000 square feet and will serve consumers and insurance clients in the northwest suburban Phoenix area. Including this acquisition,
Innovation Auto Establishes Partnership with Gerber Collision and Glass
Innovation Group’s Innovation Auto division for accident management services for the property and casualty industry has announced that it has finalized an agreement for collision repair services with Gerber Collision and Glass. The new partnership expands Innovation Auto’s U.S. Network to over 1,900 shops. Innovation Auto says Gerber proved to be an especially good choice
Are Aftermarket Parts Good or Bad for the Collision Repair Industry?
Point Counterpoint with Ronald Baker, Jr., and Tim O’Day
MLOs on the Grow
New research suggests that consolidation will continue and multiple-location collision repair operators will continue to gain favor as insurers push DRP performance.
Profits: Not A 4-Letter Word: State Farm’s New Pilot Direct-Repair Program Impacting Shops
State Farm’s new pilot direct-repair program is impacting shops large, medium and small. And the bigger the shop, the bigger the hurt. Canada’s Boyd Group Income Fund — operator of Boyd Autobody & Glass and Gerber Auto Collision & Glass in the United States — recently announced that they expect to be impacted $431,555 to
Going Head to Head
Collision repair consolidators seem focused on customer service as opposed to offering insurance companies even lower repair costs. They’re also concentrated on honing their operations to a razor sharp state of efficiency (which, incidentally, will lower repair costs).
The Incredible Shrinking Industry
After a buying spree in the late ’90s and a struggle to integrate acquired shops into a “corporate” culture, consolidators are getting back on track and preparing to grow again. But this isn’t a death sentence for all independents.
The Incredibly Shrinking Industry
Until three years ago, the prospect of some Wall Street investor teaming up with a body shop owner was incomprehensible. Today, it’s reality. Welcome to the brave, new — consolidating — world of collision repair.
BASF Sponsors 2022 RDE Series at Highest Level
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has recognized BASF as the longest-continuous supporter of the Repairer Driven Education (RDE) series at the SEMA Show.
Focus Advisors: Consolidators Catch Their Breath in First Half of 2022
A slowdown in acquisition in the first six months was attributed to general industry conditions experienced by every operator that put more of a focus on current production rather than future growth.
