2017 SEMA Memorial Scholarship and Loan Forgiveness Award Winners Announced
The SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund awarded $160,000 to 60 individuals this year, including 53 SEMA scholarships to current students and seven loan forgiveness awards to employees of SEMA-member companies.
National Automotive Service Task Force Head Skip Potter to Retire
Potter has begun working with NASTF leadership on the transition to new management.
PNC Riverarch Capital Acquires Painters Supply & Equipment Co.
Founded in 1952 and headquartered in Taylor, Mich., Painters Supply & Equipment has grown to 21 branch locations across Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.
SEMA Charter Member Vic Edelbrock Jr. Passes Away
Vic Edelbrock Jr., 80, passed away June 9 at his home in Rolling Hills, Calif., due to complications from a cold, SEMA announced.
Women’s Industry Network Announces Winners of 2017 Scholarship Program
Each recipient will receive a $1,000 scholarship to continue their postsecondary education in collision repair; a one-year WIN membership; and 2017 WIN Educational Conference registration fee including travel.
AASP-Minnesota Recognizes Retired Body Shop Owner Roger Bonn as Honorary Member
Bonn, recently retired from Peter’s Body Shop in St. Cloud, Minn., is only the third AASP-MN member to receive honorary membership.
asTech Appoints Chief Technology Officer, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
Repairify, maker of the asTech diagnostic scan tool, recently announced the addition of Frank Terlep as chief technology officer and Todd Balan as senior vice president of corporate development, respectively.
Automotive Body Parts Association Posts Full Schedule for Annual Meeting in Atlanta
Speakers for the 2017 ABPA Annual Meeting & Convention include Brandon Eckenrode of the Collision Repair Education Foundation, Dave Smith of Caliber Collision, Jack Gillis of CAPA and others.
SCRS Pittsburgh Repairer Roundtable to Focus on Crash Avoidance Systems, Vehicle Safety Technology
The evolution of vehicle safety technology – and its impact on the collision repair industry – will be the focus of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ annual Repairer Roundtable in Pittsburgh.
AkzoNobel Signs on as Platinum Sponsor for Women’s Industry Network
AkzoNobel is celebrating Women’s History Month by announcing that it is the Platinum Sponsor for the nonprofit Women’s Industry Network (WIN), a $25,000 commitment.
