CynCast’s Shop Performance Value Rating Program is Topic of Next CREW Webcast
The Collision Repair Executive Webcast (CREW) will feature Doug Kelly, president of CynCast, to discuss CynCast’s rollout of a single value collision repairer scorecard, Shop Performance Value Rating (SPV Rating), on its next program scheduled for Thursday, March 25, at 11 a.m. PST. Kelly will be joined by Eddie Cheskis, CSO, Gerber Collision and Glass,
Boyd Group Names New CEO
Boyd Group Income Fund announced that Brock Bulbuck, president and chief operating officer, has been appointed president and chief executive officer of the Boyd Group. Terry Smith, former CEO of the Boyd Group, was named executive chairman of the Boyd Group. "Brock has played an integral role in the Boyd Group’s growth and success since
I-CAR Recognizes Past Advisory Council Chairs
I-CAR recognized two industry leaders as they concluded serving as chairmen of the training organization’s Industry Segment Advisory Councils (ISACs) at meetings held this month in Las Vegas during NACE. Paul Blaski, training director with Sterling Autobody Centers, served as chairman of the Collision Repair Facility ISAC, and Mike DeVoss, estimatic section manager with State
Recent I-CAR Ed. Foundation Golf Tournament is Most Successful Golf Fundraiser to Date
The Eighth Annual I-CAR Education Foundation Golf Tournament, sponsored by PPG Industries, raised over $20,000 for the I-CAR Education Foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign making it the largest annual golf fundraiser to date. Held at the Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C., on July 30, 72 golfers hit the fairway to raise funds for upcoming
I-CAR Education Foundation Announces 2009 Board of Trustees
The I-CAR Education Foundation announced the slate of trustees and executive committee for 2009. The following are members of the 2009 executive committee: • Chairman: Chris Evans, State Farm Insurance • Vice Chairman: Doug Webb, CSi Complete • Secretary: Bill Daly, Allstate Insurance Company • Treasurer: Chris Northup • Member-At-Large: Steve Seidner, Seidner’s Collision Centers
Going Head to Head
Collision repair consolidators seem focused on customer service as opposed to offering insurance companies even lower repair costs. They’re also concentrated on honing their operations to a razor sharp state of efficiency (which, incidentally, will lower repair costs).
Shop Owner Profile
You can’t go one month without hearing or reading about a consolidator buying an independent collision repair shop. In the past few months alone, ABRA Auto Body & Glass acquired East Marietta Paint & Body in Marietta, Ga., formerly owned by Donnie and Ruth Reeves; Sterling Collision Centers acquired JSI Collision Centers, with four locations
Podcasts of the Week
A review of some of the latest podcasts from BodyShop Business.
Simplifying ADAS Calibrations
Jason Stahl talks with Ryan Gerber of Hunter Engineering on collision repairers’ need for simplicity when it comes to ADAS repairs.
WIN Announces Full Speaker Slate for 2023 Conference
This year’s conference, under the theme of “Reimagining Tomorrow”, will take place May 1-3, 2023 at the Westin San Antonio Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.
