Pump Up the Volume
Can you increase volume by 35 percent without compromising quality while still working within insurance companies’ guidelines? This shop manager says, “Yes.”
Multiple Shops, Multiplied Profits
Name: Alamo Body & Paint, Inc. Location: San Antonio, Texas Owners: Wayne Baker Established: 1973 Square Footage: 80,500 (total of three locations) Number of Employees: 152 (total of three locations) Repair Volume: 1,150 cars per month (total of three locations) Average Repair Ticket: $1,300 They say everything’s bigger in Texas. Take Alamo, for instance. (No,
Singin’ the Blues in Montana: Blue Body Paint
Name: Blue Body & Paint Location: Billings, Mont. Owner: Delane Langton Established: 1989 Square Footage: 4,320 Number of Employees: Two Repair Volume: 10 per month (collision) Average Repair Ticket: $2,000 Delane Langton has the blues. It’s not that he’s sad … it’s just that, well … he likes the color! All of his cars are
Think BIG
The honeymoon was definitely over when Darryl "The Moose" Johnson returned to a demolished home. The Dallas Cowboys fullback, while vacationing with his bride, was having a tree removed from his yard. Taking the tree out in sections, a 195,000-pound crane picked up a hunk too large to hold, swung to the center of the
New Products of the Week
A review of some of the latest products featured on bodyshopbusiness.com.
ITW Evercoat Wins SEMA New Product Award for Collision Repair & Refinish
SEMA announced its Best New Products Award winners at the 2018 SEMA Show, including OPTEX Color Changing Body Filler and Putty from ITW Evercoat.
Vehicle Service Group Names New Vice President and General Manager
Vehicle Service Group (VSG) has named Kirk Dawson vice president and general manager of the Americas effective Dec. 1, 2018.
Vehicle Service Group Using Augmented Reality to Connect Trade Show Attendees with Collision Repair ‘Works of Art’
The Rotary and Chief booth at the NADA Expo and ATD Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center may resemble a trip to Paris more than a trip to a trade conference, thanks to the brands’ new augmented-reality (AR) art gallery installation.
CIF Extends Assistance to Irma Victims, Explains How Industry Can Help
The Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) announced that its current relief efforts to Hurricane Harvey victims will be extended to Hurricane Irma victims as well.
Moller Flying Car for Sale on eBay: Buy It Now for $5 Million (Just Don’t Fly It)
For sale on eBay: a gently used 2001 Moller International G90 M400 Skycar, dubbed as the original VTOL (vertical-takeoff-and-landing) flying car.
