3M Awards First VIP Grand Prize in ‘Your Ticket to the Track’ Sweepstakes
For Rich Hottle, his passion for NASCAR and his love of his job as an automotive painter and body repair expert just delivered the experience of a lifetime – a winning ticket in the 3M Automotive Aftermarket “Your Ticket to the Track” sweepstakes. Hottle, who works for an automotive repair company called Lewis Auto Body
3M Sweepstakes to Award Instant Prizes, Chance to Win VIP NASCAR Prize Packages
3M says its professional refinish products now come with a special bonus inside: a chance to win great prizes and a dream NASCAR experience in the 3M Automotive Aftermarket “Your Ticket to the Track” sweepstakes.
$60,000 Raised for Scholarships at Education Foundation Fundraiser
The 10th annual Collision Repair Education Foundation industry fundraiser, co-hosted by PPG Automotive Refinish, raised $60,000 through the support of the attendees and sponsors, doubling the amount raised during the 2010 event in Chicago. Sponsors and participants enjoyed a day of golf at Stonebridge Golf Club in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 21, and
AkzoNobel Acoat Selected Titanium NPG Champions DEG and March Taylor Educational Fund
AkzoNobel Acoat selected Titanium NPG is sponsoring two special initiatives designed to impact two crucial needs within the collision repair industry, database integrity and industry training. A total of $3,000 will be donated as “seed investments” to spur others to follow. The first initiative salutes the improvements that the Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) has made
Build a Better Mousetrap, and the World Will Beat a Path to Your Door
7 strategies for quality-driven shops to maintain profitability in a marketplace fixated on “fast” and “cheap.”
Through the Looking Glass – Head First?
Considering the complex nature of collision repairs compared to those of glass, it’s debatable whether networking collision shops will be doable. It’s also debatable whether networks are in the best long-term interest of the collision industry, consumers or even insurers.
Lobbying for Your Livelihood
In one of his fables, Aesop tells the story of a farmer who was able to unite his quarrelsome family despite their individual differences. After trying in vain to reconcile his family by talking to them, he thought an example might work. So he called his sons together and asked them to gather a stack
Letters to the Editors
Does Your Shop Measure Up? Your article was incredible [“Does Your Shop Measure Up?” March 2002, pg. 40]! I found (literally) my first UMS the same way your picture showed it in early 1980 in a Toyota dealership in upstate Vermont. I had just closed my small shop because of the recession and was amazed