Assured Performance Adds American Honda Recognition Program
Assured Performance has announced that American Honda’s ProFirst body shop recognition program has been added as an available option for its Assured Performance Certified Collision Care Providers (www.CertifyMyShop.com). Nearly all of the body shops that are certified under the Assured Performance requirements can qualify for the additional recognition provided by Honda’s new program. Both programs
Island Clean Air’s Duster 3000 Certified by California Air Resources Board
Certification states product meets strictest air quality standards.
Consolidation
The pace of consolidation has quickened within the last few years. What does it mean for the industry and the single-store independents that must compete with multiple-shop operators?
ASRW Unveils Industry Forum Agenda
Automotive Service and Repair Week (ASRW) has released the agenda for this year’s Industry Forum. The ASRW Industry Forum is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 12, from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. and will again feature collision- and mechanical-specific sessions. Tickets for the forum are included in the purchase of a Super Pass or may be purchased
Sherwin-Williams Introduces All-Digital Training Programs
Switch from standard, printed manuals to digital textbooks saves paper and enhances learning process.
Collision Repair Data Mining: Is It a Threat to Your Business?
Collision repairers are becoming increasingly concerned that their data is being used in ways they’re unaware of. They also feel it’s being used against them to control market dynamics.
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Announces 2012 Third Quarter Training Schedule
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes has announced it will offer more than two dozen classes and training sessions in the third quarter of 2012. According to Rod Habel, director of training pperations for Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes, Sherwin-Williams professionals will provide instruction on a number of class topics, including: • Lean shop production and waste elimination • Painter
Collision Repair Standards Should be Established by Collision Repairers
Scott Biggs argues that collision repair standards based upon OEM standards should be established and overseen by collision repairers.
New Look Collision Center of Las Vegas Now Certified by Nissan Collision Repair Network
Shop now has factory certification standing with seven major automakers.
EMC Insurance Companies Announces Support of NSF International’s Automotive Collision Replacement Parts Program
EMC Insurance Companies has declared its support for the NSF International Collision Replacement Parts Certification Program, which tests and certifies reinforcement bars, steel bumpers, step bumpers, brackets and absorbers, sheet metal parts, external vehicle lighting and exterior plastic body parts as equivalent in form, fit and function to OEM parts. “The program will increase the