Top Scoring SkillsUSA Females Score WIN Scholarships to NACE
For the third year in a row, the Women’s Industry Network (WIN) has awarded scholarships to attend NACE to the two top-scoring female winners of SkillsUSA. This year’s recipients are Kalya Toncik, who was the first female gold medal winner in automotive refinishing technology in the history of SkillsUSA, and Jennifer Nix, the highest-placing female
Mitchell Plans for 20th Anniversary of AutocheX
Mitchell AutocheX, a provider of customer satisfaction measurement and performance management solutions to the collision repair and claims industries, announced that it will honor collision repair facilities that have achieved exceptional customer satisfaction ratings in 2009 at its eighth annual Premier Achiever Awards ceremony. This year’s event will again take place during NACE on Nov.
ESAB Appoints New President and CEO
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has announced the appointment of Andrew Masterman as president and CEO of ESAB North America. Masterman, whose appointment was effective Aug. 17, is based in Florence, South Carolina. He replaces Brendan Colgan, who will be assuming the role of chairman of The ESAB Group, Inc. (North America) and will also
LEAN & MEANER: Building a Lean Front Office
You’ll find that the greatest opportunity for eliminating waste in the collision repair business exists not on the shop floor but rather up front in the office. Here’s how to do it.
SUPER TECHNOLOGY ISSUE: Pedal to the Metal
Carmakers are introducing exotic metals to vehicle
structures at an alarming rate for the sake of fuel efficiency and passenger safety. Understanding their properties is key to quality repairs.
No Airbag Supplements
Simplify air-bag repairs and reduce cycle time with Airbag Solutions. It provides photos displaying the most accurate information for replacing and servicing airbag systems. Using pictures from every vehicle rather than drop-down screens or sketches, you can see immediately which components are required and where they’re located. Visit www.airbagsolutions.com.
Total Repair Platform
The CCC ONE Total Repair Platform is the industry’s first single desktop solution that combines estimating, shop management and DRP performance into one simple solution. Improve your shop performance, capture more business, reduce costs and consistently deliver the ideal customer experience. Plus, because CCC ONE is modular, you can start with what you need and
Turnkey Marketing Tools
Assured Performance Network has released five customizable marketing packages designed to boost shop sales. The packages are designed as turnkey solutions that are easy to customize and implement. The packages include: Retail & Consumer Pay Marketing & Sales, Wholesale Marketing & Outside Sales, Corporate Image Makeover, Customer Retention and Media Advertising. Visit www.assuredperformance.net or call (877)
Bumpercheck.com
Bumpercheck.com is a real-time Web platform that consolidates the marketplace for parts procurement. Free to sign up and use, Bumpercheck allows shops to consolidate all quotes, supplier responses and orders in one place. Bumpercheck replaces telephone, fax and multi-supplier Web site ordering with a seamless platform. It also has a high-resolution color database. Bumpercheck guarantees
AMI Announces 2009 BodyShop Business Magazine Scholarship Recipient
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) and Babcox Publications announced that John Fugate, estimator, Lehman’s Garage, Inc., Savage, Minn., is the recipient of this year’s BodyShop Business Magazine Scholarship. AMI and Babcox present the scholarship annually to recognize management-oriented members of the Automotive Service Association Collision Division. The recipient receives $1,000 to be applied toward expenses