I-CAR Education Foundation Launches $50,000 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover Program
The I-CAR Education Foundation announced it’s offering the largest grant award in its 17-year history. “The Ultimate Collision Education Makeover Program” will award one school with a $50,000 grant to overhaul its current collision repair program. The $50,000 grant will be used to purchase equipment, curriculum, instructor training and supplies for the winning school. The
I-CAR Education Foundation Recognizes Top Volunteer Committees
In 2009, the I-CAR Education Foundation will award over $150,000 in student scholarships, instructor training grants, and curriculum grants. While part of the grant funding was provided by donations from industry members and organizations, a portion of that grant funding was raised by I-CAR Volunteer Committees who hosted local fundraisers. These events have included car
BASF Celebrates 90 Years of R-M Automotive Refinish Paint
BASF Automotive Refinish announced that it’s celebrating the 90th anniversary of one of its automotive refinish paint brands, R-M, founded in the summer of 1919. Today, the R-M product line includes like DIAMONT, ONYX HD and CARIZZMA. BASF says it all started with a duck decoy made and painted by the Mason Decoy Factory in
AkzoNobel Opens 2009 Most Influential Women Nominations
AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Americas announced it will begin the process for accepting nominations for the 2009 Most Influential Women (MIW) award. The recognition program – typically held during the first week of November in Las Vegas – will be staged in 2010. “2009 has been an extraordinary business year,” said Tim Loden, Director of
AMI Presents Awards at ASA Celebration of Excellence
The Automotive Training Institute (ATI), Savage, Md., received the Automotive Management Institute’s (AMI’s) most prestigious honor – the AMI Annual Recognition Award. The award is presented to an organization or individual who has taken specific and significant action to encourage, enhance and support opportunities for automotive service industry professionals to improve their management and business
Florida Auto Body Students Restoring ’69 Mustang for Scholarship Auction
WURTH USA Inc. and Sheridan Technical Center have partnered to restore a 1969 Ford Mustang in celebration of WURTH’s 40th Anniversary in the United States. The restoration will be performed by the auto body repair students at Sheridan Technical Center in Hollywood, Fla. The refurbishment process and progress updates will be available for viewing at
Scuderi Auto Body CARSTAR Celebrates One Year Using BASF Waterborne Automotive Refinishing System
In January 2008, Scuderi Auto Body CARSTAR of Rockville, Md., converted its automotive refinishing systems from a solventborne paint to the Glasurit 90 Line waterborne system by BASF – The Chemical Company. The shop is celebrating the one-year anniversary of what it dubbed an "environmentally sound decision." BASF says its Glasurit 90 Line waterborne paint
Car-Part.com Says Service Keeps Improving
Car-Part.com, a management system and online service for auto parts recyclers, has announced several improvements to its services on the heels of the fifth anniversary of its acquisition of the Checkmate management system. Car-Part says it recently formed a Checkmate features group, built Checkmate add-on products that simplify recyclers’ workflow, enhanced interchange, grown Checkmate to
AkzoNobel Honors Most Influential Women in Collision Repair Industry
Five industry leaders were honored at the 10th annual Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair Industry awards program held at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas on Nov. 6. Judell Anderson, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Denise Caspersen, Bedford, Texas; Lillian Maimone, Monterey Park, California; Gloria Mann, Thornhill, Ontario; and Rochelle Wicklund, Liberty, Missouri, were honored as
911 Collision Expands With New Scottsdale Location
911 Collision Centers is celebrating its 10th year of business and has opened another Center at 15450 N. 84th Street in Scottsdale, Ariz. “The Scottsdale location is key to our growth and outreach,” 911 co-founder Michael Quinn said. “Our expansion to this third market has been on our radar and will provide customers with another