Three California Body Shops Join CREF’s Industry Leadership Circle as Donors
Chilton Autobody, Crockett’s Premier Autobody and Oakland Autobody have all joined the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s donor Industry Leadership Circle through recent donations that will specifically assist the collision program at Cypress College in Cypress, Calif., as part of the Solera Matching Makeover grant. Through their contribution level, these repair facilities will join a select
Early Bird Rates Extended for 2012 I-CAR Industry Event
I-CAR has announced that early bird rates for the 2012 I-CAR Industry Event July 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio on the River Walk in San Antonio, Texas, have now been extended through June 15. Are you interested in hearing what various segments of the industry are doing to drive excellence industry-wide and business-specific?
Registration Now Open for 2012 I-CAR Industry Event
Early bird registration with reduced pricing is available now through May 31, 2012.
School Earns $25,000 ‘Matching Makeover Grant’ from Solera Holdings and CREF
$25,000 grant is part of $100,000 donation from Solera and CEO Tony Aquila.
Clark Plucinski Elected President of CAPA Board of Directors
Plucinski has more than 40 years of collision industry experience and served on CAPA’s board from 1996-2000.
State Farm Produces Documentary on Franklin Tech School Tornado Disaster
State Farm has produced a riveting and poignant documentary on the F5 tornado disaster that devastated Joplin, Mo., and Franklin Technology Center last May.
Equipment Donation from Atlas Copco Benefits Rock Hill, S.C., School
Compressor, dryer equipment part of educational grant for Applied Technology Center.
Meguiar’s Donates $600,000 in Product to 676 Schools
Meguiar’s Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of the 3M Company) has come to the aid of 676 secondary and post-secondary collision programs across the country by donating sets of their Unigrit Fine Grade Blending and Finishing Discs through the Collision Repair Education Foundation. The donation, in total equaling a retail value of $600,000, will ease
Registration Open for CREF 2012 Summer Golf Fundraiser in San Antonio
Registration and event sponsorship is now available for the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s (CREF) 11th annual golf fundraiser event taking place the morning of Thursday, July 19, 2012 in San Antonio. Golfers will enjoy a round of golf at the La Cantera Resort’s The Palmer Course, a championship-class, 18-hole golf course created by golf legend
AkzoNobel Opens 2012 Most Influential Women Nominations
Nominations for the 2012 Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair Industry (MIW) awards are now being accepted by AkzoNobel Automotive & Aerospace Coatings Americas.