Mass. Shop Holds Drawing for Safe Driving Course
Plymouth, Mass.-based King Collision Centers, along with Plymouth Police Department, Plymouth Public Schools and Commerce Insurance, awarded two local high school students with a free safe driving course through its community service partnership, the Plymouth Safe Driving Campaign. Plymouth South High School sophomore Thomas Cipriano and Plymouth North High School junior Nicholas Tosi were recently
I-CAR Chevorlet ZR1 Structural Repair Students Win Corvette Driving Experience
I-CAR chose seven students at random to participate in a two-day Bob Bondurant High Performance Driving School – Corvette Driving Experience. Students were given the choice of taking the Corvette Driving Experience at different times over the course of two months. Students chosen received training over the past year in the I-CAR Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
Over 100 Participate in University of Toyota’s Estimator Certification Program with Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes
With more than 115 of it s estimators and managers attending the University of Toyota “Estimating Solutions for Profit” classes last year, the company recently announced its continued relationship with Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes to offer the program as part of Toyota’s Estimator Certification Program. “Estimating Solutions for Profit” is a seven-hour, hands-on workshop that provides
PPG’s MVP Business Solutions Launches New Marketing Portal
Online portal will allow users to develop targeted marketing lists and conduct direct mail, telemarketing and e-mail campaigns, all from one system.
I-CAR Exhibiting at SEMA Show 2010
I-CAR will join the SEMA Show as an exhibitor Nov. 2-5 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The decision marks the first time that the not-for-profit training organization has appeared as an exhibitor at the show, which has been steadily growing its paint, body and equipment area over the past few years. In addition to
PPG’s MVP Business Solutions Launches New Marketing Portal
PPG’s MVP Business Solutions team has launched a web marketing portal designed exclusively for use by PPG collision repair shop customers. The announcement was made by Norm Angrove, senior manager, PPG Value Added Programs, at the recent MVP Business Solutions Conference at the Paradise Point Hotel in San Diego. The portal, developed in conjunction with
CCAR Recognizes Kadel’s Auto Body of Beaverton as ‘GreenLink Shop’
The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) announced that Kadel’s Auto Body of Beaverton, Ore., has been recognized as a “GreenLink Shop.” The GreenLink Shop status, an extension of CCAR’s CCAR-GreenLink Environmental Compliance Assistance Center and S/P2 (Safety and Pollution Prevention) E-learning Program, is designed to promote consumer confidence in local automotive repair facilities’ environmental/safety
Lincoln College of Technology Opens Collision Repair and Refinishing Program
The Lincoln College of Technology in Melrose Park, Ill., held a grand opening on April 21 for its Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology program. “Lincoln College of Technology has expanded its current facility to offer a Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology program,” said Shaun McAlmont, president and chief executive officer of Lincoln Educational Services
SCRS Announces 2010-2011 Officers and Board of Directors
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced its 2010-2011 board of directors and officers. The new leadership team was sworn in during the SCRS annual meeting on April 13 at the Crowne Plaza Ravina in Atlanta, Ga. The makeup of this year’s group of officers and national directors is a mix of veteran and
AkzoNobel Honors Most Influential Women in Collision Repair Industry
Six industry leaders were honored at the 11th annual Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair Industry awards program held at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta on April 14. Janet Chaney, Stevensville, Mt.; Erica Eversman, Bath, Ohio; Kimberly Hicks, Highland Park, Mich.; Beth Ann Meckel, Glen Burnie, Md.; Linda Sommerhauser, Kansas City, Mo.;