LORD Corporation Announces Top Representative Awards
LORD Corporation, maker of Fusor atomotive repair adhesives, recently recognized three representative agencies for their sales, service and marketing efforts. The LORD Fusor rep agency of the year for 2008 is BC Marketing of Appleton, Wis. Caruk & Associates of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, took second place, and Total Sales and Marketing of San
Shops Claim Business Is Booming Despite Slow Economy
The economy is lagging, but some body shops are reporting booming business as vehicle owners choose to take care of their existing vehicles rather than shop for new ones. In Molalla, Ore., Price Auto Body owner Terry Price says that although the Ford dealership across the street from his shop has closed down, Price Auto Body
New I-CAR Live Training Hybrid & Alternative Fuel Program Available
I-CAR’s live training program Hybrid Electric and Alternative Fuel Vehicles (ALT02), a follow-up to the Electric and Electric Hybrid Vehicles (ALT01) program, is being offered throughout North America in the coming months. This program prepares technicians to service and repair emergent new technologies on hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles. Topics covered by the course include: •
ASA and ASE Honor Collision and Mechanical Technicians of the Year
Michael Loy, owner of Mike Loy’s Collision Inc. in Lewisburg, Ohio, has been named the Automotive Service Association (ASA)/National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Collision Technician of the Year. The award recognizes the ASA Collision Division member who received the highest score on the 2008 ASE master collision repair/refinish certification test. “I feel honored
Green & Mean
More and more consumers are seeking out green businesses that help the environment, and a growing number of body shops are seizing the opportunity.
SCRS Members Share Industry Concerns, Ideas at Affiliate Leadership Conference
The third annual Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) Affiliate Leadership Conference held recently in Chicago gave the association’s national board and state affiliate groups an opportunity to exchange ideas and information. "Representatives from more than 15 of our state affiliate groups attended the event to hear what’s being done in other states that
Legislative Lowdown
Federal – The Insurance Information Act of 2008, HR 5840, was recommended for passage by a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on July 9. The bill, introduced in April, would create a federal-level Office of Insurance Information within the Department of the Treasury that would provide legislators with expertise and guidance on insurance issues and
New Insurance Commissioner Appointed in Pennsylvania
Joel S. Ario, Pennsylvania’s acting insurance commissioner, was appointed insurance commissioner by a unanimous state senate vote July 3. Gov. Ed Rendell first nominated Ario for the position in June 2007. “Joel Ario is a highly qualified and seasoned administrator with a strong and proven record of fighting to protect the rights and needs of
Lithia Body & Paint Converts to Waterborne
Lithia Body & Paint of Medford announced today that it has converted its shop from a solvent-based system to the Glasurit 90 Line waterborne refinish system by BASF – The Chemical Company. Two months prior, the shop was certified as being “Eco-Logical” by the Department of Environmental Quality’s Pollution Prevention Outreach team. Lithia‘s goal is
Ohio Body Shop Owners Association Pushes Consumer Education, Quality Repairs
It was just a low-key meeting at a Mexican restaurant, but the subject matter was anything but low-key. Members of the Ohio Body Shop Owners Association (OBOA) met March 10 in Oregon, Ohio, to discuss their latest consumer education ad campaign and also to go over some legislative strategies aimed at countering what they believe