Caliber Collision Awards Scholarships and Tool Grants to Two Students
Donations made possible through the Collision Repair Education Foundation.
I-CAR Announces 2014 Board of Directors and Executive Committee
Bob Keith of CARSTAR named chair of Executive Committee, which was announced at I-CAR’s annual membership meeting in San Diego, Calif.
Profit in the Paint Shop Series: Sanding Fundamentals
Sanding is not a haphazard application of various pieces of
grit-impregnated parchment, but a very deliberate and fundamental task of the refinish process.
I-CAR Announces 2013 International Board of Directors and Executive Committee
William Brower of Liberty Mutual will lead as chair of the Executive Committee.
ABRA Awards Eight Students with Tool Grants Through Collision Repair Education Foundation
ABRA Auto Body & Glass awarded eight collision students each with $2,000 in tools through a spring tool grant opportunity with the Collision Repair Education Foundation. The tool grant was made available to select high school seniors and post-secondary students studying in collision repair programs. The winning students were able to select $2,000 (retail value)
Collision Repair Education Foundation Grants Tools to Dozens of Students
The Collision Repair Education Foundation, with the help of GEICO, ABRA Auto Body & Glass and Craftsman, recently awarded spring tool grants and scholarships to dozens of collision repair students throughout the United States. GEICO The Collision Repair Education Foundation and GEICO Philanthropic Foundation announced the winners of the GEICO Spring Scholarship and Tool Grant.
Chicago Pneumatic Donates $23,000 in Tools Through I-CAR Education Foundation
Chicago Pneumatic has donated $23,000 in tools that will be distributed to 12 automotive collision schools across the country through the I CAR Education Foundation. The donated tools include Chicago Pneumatic orbital sanders and two different types of impact wrenches. The recipient schools include: Rolla Technical Institute (Rolla, Mo.), Eden Career Technical (Ashville, Ala.), Yuba
I-CAR Board Elects New Officers and Executive Committee Members
The I-CAR International Board of Directors elected new officers and executive committee members after the organization approved a change in the I-CAR fiscal year from July 1 to June 30 to Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. This change required an interim fiscal year of July 1, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008, termed “F’08.5.” The first
Strategies for Preparing – and Presenting – Your Estimate
The insurance industry’s reluctance to pay what I consider to be fair and proper damage appraisals concerns me greatly. It also concerns me greatly that many shops aren’t doing anything about it.
What Happens in Vegas..International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) at Mandalay Bay Convention Center Nov. 2-5.
What’s happening is NACE. Where else can you explore 2,000 trade show booths, hang out with peers and gamble away your life savings? Not to mention, marry a complete stranger with Elvis as a witness?