Caliber Collision Centers Donates Recycled Ride to Single Mother of Cancer Patient
Vanessa Daum, a single mother of a small boy diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, received some holiday cheer on Dec. 23 at Caliber Collision Centers’ Riverside location, when she took possession of a refurbished 2006 Honda CRV donated by Caliber. Vanessa is a single parent of four sons and faces the incredible challenge of getting
Part Distributor and Insurer Elected to CAPA’s Board of Directors
The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) announced the election of John Palumbo of PartsChannel, Inc. and Bill Brower of Liberty Mutual Insurance to its Board of Directors. Palumbo is a widely recognized leader in the collision repair industry, CAPA says. Palumbo’s 15 years of experience began in 1996 as chief financial officer at Keystone. His
Craftsman Auto Body Brings National Vehicle Donation Program to Leesburg, Va.
Craftsman Auto Body of Leesburg, Va., donated two vehicles as part of the National Auto Body Council’s (NABC) Recycled Rides program this Thanksgiving.
Toyota Head Named Champion of the Year by SkillsUSA
From his teenage days doing odd jobs to his climb through the ranks at Toyota, Jim Lentz says his willingness to learn and tackle new projects have been the keys to his success.
2011 VeriFacts Outstanding Quality ACE Award Winners Honored
The winners of VeriFacts Automotive’s outstanding quality awards, known as the ACE Awards (Achievement in Collision Repair Excellence), were presented at the 2011 Collision Industry Achievement Awards Luncheon, held in conjunction with the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The VeriFacts ACE Awards were established to recognize outstanding performance from individual technicians and collision repair centers
PPG Donates $55,000 to COSI for Innovations in Energy Project
The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $50,000 to COSI, the Center of Science and Industry, located in Columbus, Ohio, to help fund its Innovations in Energy project, along with $5,000 to assist COSI in covering general programming expenses. Additionally, PPG experts assisted in the development of the center’s Innovation Showcase: Innovations in Energy exhibit, which
Caliber Collision Centers Donates $10,000 to Collision Repair Education Foundation
Caliber Collision Centers has joined the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s Industry Leadership Circle donor recognition group through a $10,000 donation. This donation will help provide educational support to post-secondary collision students at Universal Technical Institute in Houston and Sacramento this spring. "We are proud to support collision repair students at Universal Technical Institute in Houston
SCRS Hosting Silent Auction at SEMA for Collision Repair Program Supporting Wounded Soldiers
Auction will benefit Operation Comfort, a non-profit organization located in San Antonio, Texas, with a mission to provide support to service members who have been wounded in Afghanistan or Iraq and are receiving treatment at the Brooke Army Medical Center.
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts Adds Seven New Stores
This spring and summer, seven independent collision centers around the country joined CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts. CARSTAR has some 400 stores in the United States and Canada. As a member of CARSTAR, these new franchisees will offer an array of services and products for collision repair, including the latest in repair technology, rental vehicles,
Chip Foose Creating Illustration Live at 3M’s SEMA Booth
At this year’s SEMA show, 3M will be hosting Chip Foose, one of the world’s top car designers, in its booth for a live presentation. Foose will be at the 3M SEMA Booth 12025 on Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. as he puts pen to paper and illustrates automotive history in