SCRS Hires New Executive Director
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has hired Aaron Schulenburg as its executive director, filling the position left vacant by Dan Risley in August. The SCRS believes Schulenburg’s combined experience in collision repair businesses, associations and interindustry relations will be a great asset for the association and its affiliates. Schulenburg currently serves as the
ASA Offering Free Service Information Workshops in Nevada
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced it will host two free Service Information Workshops in Nevada. The workshops will be held Tuesday, Aug. 19, in Reno at the Fairfield Inn and Suites Reno Sparks, and Wednesday, Aug. 20, in Henderson at the Residence Inn Las Vegas Henderson/Green Valley. These workshops are designed to educate shop
CARSTAR Celebrates Top Shops With Awards at Annual Conference
CARSTAR, the largest group of independently owned and operated auto body repair stores in North America, celebrated its top award winners at an opening night dinner June 29 at its 2008 annual conference titled “Breaking Away” held in Baltimore, Md. The winners are as follows: Longevity Awards Five-Year: Pomeroy CARSTAR Collision Center; Autobody Resurrection CARSTAR;
ASA Member Shop Donates Car to School PTA
Brad’s Deer Valley Collision Center of Phoenix, Ariz., recently donated a 2005 Dodge Stratus that it repaired to the Boulder Creek High School PTA. Tickets were sold for $10 each to raise money for the PTA, which provides funding for school materials in order to provide a quality learning environment for students. The collision repair
ASA Honors Member Achievements at “Celebration of Excellence”
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) held its annual “Celebration of Excellence” May 3 at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, Calif. The special awards dinner honors the achievements of ASA members and its industry partners. Bill Haas, AAM, ASA’s vice president of education and training, hosted the program, which opened with the introduction of ASA’s
Joint-Venture Motorcycle Project
WIZARDS Products/RJ Star Inc. and ChromeFusion LLC/Sanjoy Engraving are creating a one-of-a-kind Joint-Venture Motorcycle Project. Work has begun on a Harley Davidson Road King that’s a platform for the artful creations of ChromeFusion, which involves engraving into metal, “show chroming” and custom paint together on the same surface. The project will be on display in
List of Auto Body Trade Associations
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP) Minneapolis, Minn. Tel: (612) 270-6696 www.autoserviceproviders.com Automotive Service Association (ASA) Bedford, Texas Tel: (800) 272-7467 www.asashop.org Coalition for Collision Repair Excellence (CCRE) Bainbridge Island, Wash. Tel: (877) 700-7743 www.theccre.com Collision Industry Relief Mechanicsville, Va. Tel: (888) 667-7433 www.collisionindustryrelief.com Independent Auto Body Association (IABA) Raleigh, N.C. Tel: (336)
Your (sic) An Idiot
Below is an e-mail received by Charlie Barone, one of BSB’s contributing editors: Charlie Barone: Your an idiot. I will not waste anymore time explaining why. Sincerly, Emil Belich Concours Auto Works West Allis, Wis. A few things about this e-mail: Charlie Barone is not an idiot. He’s been in this industry for decades and
The Fox and The Hens
Systems that have checks and balances.
Fight Steering With Steering
It’s legal for insurers to tell consumers about preferred shop programs. Problem is, if you’re not one of the shops on these programs, you likely won’t get the work. Fight back by developing other sources of referrals that steer consumers to you. While insurers are permitted to make consumers aware of the "programs it has