Reader’s Choice: What Can Be Done to Recruit and Retain Young People in Our Industry?
Like many other technical trades, our industry is facing an aging workforce, and many students are being urged to go the traditional four-year college route and not consider a technical trade as a career option.
Gerber Collision & Glass Donates $50,000 to Collision Repair Education Foundation
Through the monetary support from donor companies such as Gerber, the Education Foundation is able to provide support to high school and college collision school programs, instructors and students.
What Keeps You Up At Night?
We asked several body shop owners what industry issues are keeping them from getting a good night’s rest. Their answers may (or may not) surprise you.
READER’S CHOICE: Attracting New Talent
“How do we draw more technicians into this business? We’re making less profit and doing more work for the insurance companies. The insurance companies are going to force themselves into a situation where they won’t have qualified shops.” – Bob Showers, body shop manager, Bentley Pontiac-GMC, Huntsville, Ala.
Send Me Your Best Student – Partnering with Vo-Tech Schools
Looking to take the local vo-tech school’s best and brightest? Fat chance – unless you’ve been partnering with that vo-tech school all along. If you’re all take and no give, don’t expect instructors to do you any favors when you suddenly need to hire.
Creating a Farm System of Future Employees
In baseball, a farm system is essential in creating a pipeline of successful players for the major leagues. The same goes for the collision repair industry.
SEMA Announces Retirement of CEO Chris Kersting
Following more than 30 years of service to SEMA, President and CEO Chris Kersting will be stepping down at the end of January 2022.
CREF TopGolf Fundraiser to Benefit Chicago’s Kennedy-King College Collision Program
Kennedy-King College’s collision program will receive half of the funds raised during the CREF event at TopGolf Schaumburg Nov. 20 from 6-9 p.m.
Cristo Rey High School Educator Named 2019 Axalta All-Pro Teacher of the Year
Axalta and the Philadelphia Eagles honored 10 Delaware Valley teachers for their commitment to students, school and community.
Maaco Welcomes Veterans with Open Arms
Earlier this year, U.S. Congressman Richard Hudson recognized Maaco for its program of helping military members become business owners with a letter of commendation.
