SCRS Guide to Complete Repair Planning Pairs with EstimateScrubber.com
In April, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) released its first public edition of the Guide to Complete Repair Planning to the collision repair industry. Two notable features of this guide were the extensive amounts of operational reminders listed in the 800-plus items, coupled with the significant factor that it was offered to the
APU Solutions Issued E-Commerce Patent for Online Auto Parts Sourcing, Purchasing
APU Solutions, a web-software developer for the auto insurance, collision repair and alternative part industries, announced the issuance of patent claims covering the parts sourcing trend growing within the insurance industry. The patent for invention number 7,945,480, issued May 17, 2011, by the U.S. Patent Office, covers the technology in APU’s PartsNetwork, a platform for
Don’t Get Hung Up
Lessons learned from a successul dry-cleaner.
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes A-Plus Network Announces Safe Driving Affiliation with Collision Guard
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes announced that its A-Plus Network members will be among the first collision repair facilities to join the Collision Guard online safe driving community. Collisionguard.com posts collision repair facility profiles and provides monthly e-coupons to members, thus creating consumer traffic at its affiliated body shops while spreading the word about safe driving. Collision
3M Automotive Aftermarket Launches New Website at 3MCollision.com
3M Automotive Aftermarket has launched a new website – 3MCollision.com – designed to enable users to more easily find products, solution guides, how-to videos, related projects and more. “Automotive professionals are becoming more tech-savvy and demand this information from their shops, home computers and mobile devices. So we created a new site that will help
Class Is In Session
chool and conducting our business lives. Fall is the time when we should be checking to make sure we’ve been achieving all of our goals for the year. It’s the time when we should be making any final corrections and keep working our plans for the year. It should also be a time when we
Ammo to Fight Steering
I don’t know if you noticed (and I hope you did because that would mean you’re an avid reader of our weekly e-newsletter, BodyShop News, which is e-mailed to over 24,000 shop owners and managers every Thursday), but steering took the spotlight in the August 26 edition. The lead story concerned a new anti-steering law
NAPA Paint & Supply-Martin Senour Announced as SCRS Corporate Member
NAPA Paint & Supply-Martin Senour, since 1925 a distributor of parts, refinishing products, tools and equipment to the automotive service industries, is the most recent corporate member announced by the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS). Though most closely identified with the automotive parts portion of their business, NAPA’s role as a supplier of Martin
Latest Mitchell Industry Trends Report Examines Hybrid Vehicle Claims Costs
Mitchell International, Inc. has released the third quarter 2010 edition of its Industry Trends Report (ITR) — the company’s quarterly publication that highlights industry-related trends, news items and statistics. This edition’s Quarterly Feature, "Are Hybrids as Green When it Comes to Their Claims Costs?" by Mitchell’s Vice President of Industry Relations Greg Horn reveals
Front-Desk Fender Bender
Every day, Ashley Hill sits for hours on end behind the wheel of a candy pink ’65 Ford Mustang customized just for her. It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Hill, a receptionist at Brasher’s Auto & Truck Collision in Wood Village, Ore., is one of five shop employees whose desk has
