Atlas Copco Ranks No. 10 Among 2012 Global 100 Most Sustainable Companies
Atlas Copco ranks No. 10 in the 2012 Global 100 Most Sustainable Companies – a list unveiled during a presentation Jan. 24 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Atlas Copco appeared in the annual rankings for five consecutive years leading up to 2010 and is the top-ranked Swedish company in the 2012 rankings.
CARSTAR Announces ‘Aggressive’ Expansion Effort in California
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced it is bringing its auto body repair services to California – where there are 5,000-plus body shops – to offer select body shop owners an opportunity to join North America’s largest MSO network with over 400 stores in the United States and Canada.
Washington’s Precision Collision Auto Body Converts 18 Shops to Waterborne
Precision Collision Auto Body in Northwest Washington State has converted all of its 18 collision centers to PPG Envirobase paint systems. Precision Collision is a family owned MSO just recently featured in the fall 2011 Volume 70, Number 2 edition of the PPG Repaint Reporter Magazine for their part in working toward a greener industry.
Keenan Auto Body Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in Chester County, Pa.
The repair centers, previously known as Bavarian Collision, are now in operation.
Steering: The Good and the Bad
When a car is snatched away from us, we call it
steering. When a car is steered to us from another shop, we call it a referral. Some would argue, then, that steering isn’t all bad. But what everyone agrees is bad is “deceptive referral.”
CARSTAR Expands Business Development Team
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts has expanded its business development team to position itself for more growth across the U.S. and Canada.
CARSTAR Expands Insurance Team
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts has expanded its Insurance Relations department to serve its growing MSO network.
Carubba Collision Named ‘Verified Quality’ Shop
Carubba Collision Corporation, one of the largest collision repair facilities in Western New York, has announced that it has committed to the VeriFacts verification process for each of its locations. Once achieved, this will designate Carubba Collision Corporation as Western New York’s first Verified Quality (VQ) collision repair organization by VeriFacts Automotive, an independent company
Iowa Insurance Division Responds to Repairers’ Request for Review of Labor Rates
Iowa Insurance Division (IID) concludes that there has been no violation of the law by insurers.
California DOI Proposes Revisions to Code of Regulations Relating to Collision Repair Quality, Aftermarket Parts
The California Department of Insurance (DOI) met Nov. 16 with a select group of collision repairers, insurers, and OE and aftermarket parts representatives to discuss proposed revisions to the California Code of Regulations relating to repair quality and aftermarket part use.