Process Centered Environment Seminar to be Held in Cincinnati
The Building Blocks of Processed Centered Environment (PCE) course is designed for collision center managers and owners who are interested in learning the benefits and challenges of pursuing a PCE journey. The session – to be held Wednesday, June 3, at 6 p.m. in Cincinnati – presenter John Beckworth will explain: • Lean Manufacturing •
Keenan Auto Body is First DuPont Shop in Delaware to Switch to Waterborne
Keenan Auto Body of Middletown, Del., announced it became the first Dupont Performance Coatings (DPC) collision repair facility in Delaware to switch from solventborne to waterborne paints. The Middletown location is the first of Keenan’s eight shops to make the switch. “This is just one part of our overall goal to stay ahead of the
State Farm Revises Select Service Agreement
There are new changes in store for Select Service shops, but State Farm spokesperson George Avery says they’re minor and shouldn’t concern shops too much. Avery made the announcement at the Collision Industry Conference held Jan. 15-16, 2009 in Scottsdale, Ariz., emphasizing that the new provisions being added to the Select Service agreement simply are a revision that
CAR-O-LINER Enters Operating Agreement with DCR Systems
CAR-O-LINER Company and Mentor, Ohio-based DCR Systems, which offers turnkey collision repair facility operations to dealerships, signed a long-term global business partner operating agreement during NACE 2008. Under this agreement, CAR-O-LINER Company, with its 26 distributor locations in North America, will work closely with DCR Systems by supplying and installing CAR-O-LINER collision repair systems in
ESAB Opens New Flux Plant
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has added a new flux plant to its filler metal manufacturing facility in Hanover, Pa., providing the company with a significant upgrade in manufacturing capacity. The company already operates one flux plant, which was opened in 2002. The addition of the new, larger flux plant, which opened in June, will
Time to Strategize
Many repairers still don’t truly comprehend the real purpose of ‘lean.’ Understanding that it’s simply a strategy and nothing more will go a long way toward beginning the process of implementation.
ESAB Demos Welding, Cutting and Safety
Proving that even an editor can effectively – and safely – use a plasma cutting torch, ESAB Welding & Cutting Products, North America recently allowed members of the media to try out its welding and cutting devices after the company’s experts exhibited them. The demos were part of ESAB’s press event on April 23 in
Re-Inventing Collision Repair
DCR Systems is using standard operating procedures to drive consistency, quality and continuous improvement.
An Incident at the Courthouse
Eighteen years ago, this stay-at-home mom got an auto body shop in her divorce settlement. Today, the story seems funny. Back then, not so much.
Leading You Through the Storm
It’s no secret our industry is undergoing a phenomenal phase of change. Here at BodyShop Business, we too are changing right along with you. Some changes are obvious, such as new managing editor Jason Stahl joining our staff for this issue. But most others are less obvious, and I’d like to bring a few to