NABC Pride Award Nomination Deadline Is Sept. 15
The National Auto Body Council (NABC) is reminding collision repairers that nominations for the 15th annual Pride Awards are due Sept. 15. "Please help us find the industry’s unsung heroes in 2010," says Pride Co-Chair Janet Chaney. "It’s important to keep a bright light shining on the good men and women of this industry." To
BB&T Capital Markets to Discuss the Investor’s View of the Collision Repair Space on July 29 CREW Webcast
The Collision Repair Executive Webcast (CREW) will welcome Tony Cristello, senior vice president, equity research, BB&T Capital Markets, who exclusively follows the automotive aftermarket covering suppliers, distributors and repairers. BB&T is one of the country’s largest financial holdings companies, with over $166 billion in assets. Cristello will discuss the automotive aftermarket in general, economic trends
ASA Announces Dates, Location for 2011 Annual Business Meeting
‘Taking the Hill’ Day to wrap up event.
PPG Hosting MVP Business Conference at Disney World
Theme is ‘Visionary Leadership: A Call to Action’
Don’t Get Lured into the Hype About SOPs
You might think creating standard operating
procedures (SOPs) to standardize work is a good thing until you realize that no improvement is going on. Only once the need exists to find a better way to work will a work standard actually be used as an effective tool by employees.
Fixing Loose GM Garnish Moldings
Often, it’s the small things that eat up time. For example, let’s say you repair a 2010 Buick that had been in a minor fender bender. When you’re done, the owner is happy and drives away. One week later, however, she returns to complain about a poor-fitting interior garnish molding. She’s sure your shop overlooked
The Functions of Fasteners
Self-piercing rivets, solid shank rivets, blind rivets, Dacromet bolts and so on. Understanding how these one-time fasteners work and what function they play are vital to producing a quality and safe repair.
AMI Announces Applications for $1,000 Scholarship to Attend the AVI Training Conference in Las Vegas
Application deadline is Sept. 10.
Mike O’Neal And Diamond Standard Companies Awarded ABPA Presidential Award for Bringing Forth a Standard For Structural Parts
At the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) Awards Ceremonies held in Indianapolis, Mike O’Neal, president of Reflexxion Automotive and Diamond Standard, was honored when his companies were named recipients of the Presidential Award. The award is bestowed by the president of the ABPA to the company selected as the outstanding Member Company of ABPA that
‘Right to Repair’ Legislation Debated in New York
The Senate Standing Committee on Consumer Protection and the Assembly Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection held a joint hearing June 9 to hear testimony on the proposed New York State Automotive Right to Repair Act (SB 7302 and AB 6634). The Automotive Service Association (ASA) opposes the New York State Right to Repair