Arizona Shop Offering ‘Cash for Claims’
Program offers $500 repair credit or $100 cash for referrals.
NYSACTA Calls for Recall of Aftermarket Crash Parts
Group joins growing number of organizations pointing out potential safety issues related to non-OEM parts.
Body Shop Profit Tips
Five successful collision repair executives share their secrets to success in 2010.
BASF Refinish Expands Customer Lean Program
BASF Automotive Refinish announced that it has expanded its lean educational program for customers to include additional workshops. Originally launched as part of BASF’s VisionPlus University (VPU) in 2008, BASF’s lean program offered customers a half-day introduction to lean, giving collision centers a high-level overview of lean concepts. BASF’s lean education component of VPU now
Chief Automotive Technologies Is Newest SCRS Corporate Member
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced that Chief Automotive Technologies has become an SCRS corporate member. The company, which first made its name in the collision repair industry with its Chief pulling system, is an equipment supplier with close to 40 years of experience serving the collision repair industry. Chief’s long-term presence serving
CAPA to Establish New Certification Standard for Aftermarket Bumpers
The new standard will enable the market to identify high quality bumpers as the industry responds to recent disclosure of bumper quality problems, CAPA says.
DuPont Performance Services Officially Launched
DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) officially launched DuPont Performance Services (DPS) at NACE 2009, celebrating its debut with a day of learning and demonstrations at 911 Collision Center in Henderson, Nev., with close to 500 people in attendance. DPS is a consolidation of prior DuPont Performance Coatings services. The DPS offering now includes: • Education •
Making the Most of a Body Shop’s Space
Before you add more space to your body shop, ask yourself if you’re making the most of what you have. Eliminate waste first and you’ll soon find out how large your facility actually is or could be.
Featheredge, Prime and Block is Not a Body Procedure
The EPA’s new 6H Rule proves that Featheredge, Prime and Block (FPB) is a paint procedure, not a body procedure. Here’s how the 6H Rule applies to FPB and what the possible penalties are for failing to comply.
Sherwin-Williams Training to Cover Business Building, Productivity and Lean Practices, Painting Techniques
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes will offer more than two-dozen classes and training sessions designed to help automotive collision professionals in the first quarter of 2010. The upcoming business-building and production-excellence courses are being provided through classroom, Web and hands-on settings at numerous Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes training centers located in metropolitan areas across the United States and