The Labor Rate: Where We Stand in 2020
With labor rates still suppressed in 2020, it’s time for shops to understand their economics and get paid for all the procedures they do.
Axalta Offers Expanded Live Virtual Training
Axalta announced it has expanded its live virtual continuous learning courses for refinish customers globally while they follow shelter-in-place orders during the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19: How My Three Shops Are Managing the Pandemic
Strategies my shops are employing to serve customers while preserving the business and protecting my employees.
Budgeting Time and Resources to Keep Training on Track
In order to make training a reality in body shops, you have to budget time and money for it.
Advanced Materials: Planning for Your Body Shop’s Future
No matter where your collision repair facility is located, advanced materials like composites, high-strength steel and aluminum are in your future.
Eliminating Bottlenecks in the Paint Booth
The key to achieving continuous flow through the booth is to manage the prep process to match the booth cycle.
Measuring P&M Sales and Expenses in Your Body Shop
In this column, I’ll share my benchmarks and my math for the one management number that every body shop spends at least some math time on – paint and material (P&M) sales and costs.
PPG Announces Investment in Cleveland Automotive Adhesives and Sealants R&D Facility
PPG recently announced an investment in a 2,100-square-foot automotive adhesives and sealants laboratory on the company’s existing 42-acre manufacturing and research complex in Cleveland, Ohio.
Reducing Your Paint & Materials Cost
Today’s mission is focused on how PBE distributors can help reduce P&M cost in order to improve P&M profitability and increase output.
Young Painters Compete at WorldSkills Competition 2019 in Kazan, Russia
After an exciting competition, the world champions in the “Car Painting” category have been determined at WorldSkills Kazan 2019.
