Collision Repair Education Foundation Offers $200,000 in Scholarships and Grants
Secondary and post-secondary collision students can apply for a number of awards through the organization and its industry supporters.
SCRS to Host Open Board Meeting in Boston
Two-hour meeting will feature a talk on current and future SCRS work initiatives, a technical presentation on aluminum repair methods, and an update on AASP-MA activities.
Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces Spring 2013 Scholarship Recipients
Organization grants $300,000 in opportunities to students.
Chicago Pneumatic to Offer $10,000 in Grants to Collision Repair Education Foundation
Chicago Pneumatic has announced that it is providing 10 $1,000 tool grants to the Collision Repair Education Foundation. These grants will allow students entering the workforce to have the best pneumatic tools available to enhance their new skill sets. Secondary and post-secondary collision students attending career and technical schools and colleges have the opportunity to
Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces Spring 2013 Scholarships
More than $300,000 available to students through awards, tool grants.
Mass. Body Shops Hope to Pass Labor Rate Bill in 2012
The bill, which would establish an 11-member advisory committee on auto body labor rates, is expected to be considered this month by the legislature’s Joint Committee on Financial Services.
Industry-Wide OEM Repair Standards Gaining Support
More than 20 regional and state collision repair groups have endorsed OEM collision repair standards as the official basis for an industry-wide standard.
Antitrust, Lawsuits, Labor Rates and More Discussed at Northeast Forum
Representatives of various state associations met at the Meadowlands Exposition Center on March 18 in Secaucus, New Jersey to update the collision repair industry on various legal and legislative goings-on in their respective states. California I-CAR Southwest Regional Manager Gene Lopez talked about how OSHA is cracking down on shops in the Golden State. In
AASP Elects New Leadership
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP) has elected its Executive Committee for 2011-2012. The election was held at AASP’s board of directors meeting on November 3, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Massachusetts shop owner Rick Starbard will serve a second term as president. The following AASP board members will join Starbard on the
Massachusetts Bill Would Classify Automotive Repair Shops, Set Hourly Labor Rates
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering two bills – S.B. 122 and H.B. 1043 – that would regulate the minimum labor rates for body, paint, unibody/frame and mechanical repair shops. The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts and Rhode Island (AASP-MA/RI) supports the legislation. The association says that for over a decade, Massachusetts collision shops have