AASP/NJ Schedules New Technology Training
Larry Montanez of P&L Consultants will be conducting an overview/training seminar covering metallurgy, new repair technologies and modern joining processes.
Assured Performance Appoints New VP of National Certification and Network Development
Industry veteran Aaron Clark to help drive certification program.
Second Annual MSO Symposium at NACE Doubles in Size
Sold-out crowd of more than 250 attendees heard educational sessions geared toward multi-store collision facilities.
NACE Is In N’awlins!
Who dat say dey gonna be at the 30th annual NACE? Only all of your collision repairer friends looking for the latest training, technology and networking opportunities.
Body Shops, Insurers Still at Odds Over Feather, Prime and Block
Collision repairers should be charging for feather, primeand block as a paint procedure, not a body procedure. Yet that is not happeningin Jon Griesenbeck’s area, and he is not happy about it. Griesenbeck of Euro Specialty, Inc., in Roanoke, Va.,recently had trouble getting reimbursed properly for feather, prime and blockfrom State Farm and says he’s
AMI Announces 2010-2011 Board of Trustees Officers
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) has announced the recently elected board of trustees officers for 2010-2011: Tony Passwater, Chair Tony Passwater, president of AEII, has worked in the collision industry since 1972. He comes from a third generation family in the collision repair business. During his involvement, he has worked and managed his family
Fix Auto Names New VP of Client Services
Fix Auto USA appointed Ron Guilliams its national vice president of client services. Previously, Guilliams served as Southern California business development vice president, working for Fix Auto members in the Los Angeles area. Guilliams will oversee all of Fix Auto’s national and local insurance relationships and will coordinate local marketing efforts with business development managers
Insurer-Owned Shops: Anomaly or Trend
er relationships?”– Johnny Reyes, operations specialist, Pacific Collision Center, Inc., Placentia, Calif. Question answered by: Charlie Barone Among the greatest concerns of body shop owners in the United States is the possibility of a developing trend toward insurance company ownership of body shops. While the advancement of the Sterling/Allstate venture appears to be rapid in
Protecting the Consumer – and You
Whether it’s health care or the collision industry, the bills California Sen. Jackie Speier sponsors always have one thing in common: doing what’s best for the consumer. As luck would have it, what’s good for the consumer is often good for the repairer.
All In a State Over Allstate
Dear Georgina, After reading your Editor’s Notes in the current issue (June 2001, “All in a State Over Allstate”), I felt compelled to share what we’ve done concerning Allstate. On Feb. 14, 2001, we had a meeting with our Allstate DRP representative. Her boss was also invited but didn’t come to the meeting. Our agenda