ABRA Auto Body & Glass Donates to I-CAR Education Foundation
ABRA Auto Body & Glass contributed $2,500 in July to the I-CAR Education Foundation’s Industry Partners Annual Fund, which supports many foundation activities that promote and enhance career opportunities in the collision repair industry. “The future of our industry relies on a having properly trained pool of employees to choose from,” Rollie Benjamin, president and
OSHA Proposes New Respirator Noncompliance Regulation
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a proposed regulation to amend the Remedy for Violation of Requirements to Provide Personal Protective Equipment and Train Employees regulation currently in place. Specifically, this proposal clarifies that “noncompliance with the personal protective equipment (PPE) and training requirements in safety and health
Pennsylvania Shop Named to Inc. Magazine’s ‘Inc. 5000’ Growth List
Pennsylvania-based Dutch Valley Auto Works, in business for 35 years, has been named to the Inc. magazine “Inc. 5000” list as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States and the third-ranked collision center. Every year, the magazine honors the top 500 and top 5000 growth companies in the country. Founded in 1971
No Waste Here
DCR Systems, built on over 50 years of family tradition in collision repair, is a lean business that’s onto something big after announcing an exclusive partnership with Toyota. The editors of BodyShop Business visited DCR Systems’ Classic Accident Repair Center in Mentor, Ohio, on August 7, 2008 to talk to DCR Systems President and CEO
911 Collision Expands With New Scottsdale Location
911 Collision Centers is celebrating its 10th year of business and has opened another Center at 15450 N. 84th Street in Scottsdale, Ariz. “The Scottsdale location is key to our growth and outreach,” 911 co-founder Michael Quinn said. “Our expansion to this third market has been on our radar and will provide customers with another
Time to Strategize
Many repairers still don’t truly comprehend the real purpose of ‘lean.’ Understanding that it’s simply a strategy and nothing more will go a long way toward beginning the process of implementation.
5 Marketing Ideas to Heat Up Your Business
Consumers should become familiar with your shop long before they get in an accident. Here are some ways to make sure they do.
Sell That Job!
More often than not, your estimators don’t want to sell because they view selling as an unsavory activity. But there is a professional, effective way to go about it that could
lead to a higher close ratio.
From Red to Black
We lost more than $150,000 on paint and materials last year. The reason is because the old dollars times paint labor hours formula is outdated. The
solution is invoicing.
Substandard Standards
The ‘substandard standard’ is quickly becoming the measuring stick all other repairs are judged by. It’s time to do proper repairs according to OEM specifications.