Women’s Industry Network Welcomes Board of Leadership for 2016-2017
Serving on this year’s Executive Committee are Petra Schroeder, Axalta Coating Systems (chair); Melissa Miller, CARSTAR, Administrative (vice chair); Jessica Rob, AkzoNobel Coatings, Inc. (vice chair); Beverly Rook-Twibell, Safelite Solutions (treasurer); and Michelle Sullivan, FinishMaster, Inc. (secretary).
Audatex and Maaco Extend Strategic Relationship
The relationship extension follows on the recent strategic partnership agreement with Driven Brands, and AudaExplore now offers solutions to both the Maaco and CARSTAR brands.
Women’s Industry Network Acknowledges 2016 Sponsors
Corporate sponsors, MIW sponsors and WIN educational conference sponsors support WIN’s mission of engaging women in the collision repair industry.
Chief Marks 30th Anniversary of SkillsUSA Competition Sponsorship
Chief will provide two different measuring and pulling systems for the contest, which is a collection of 100 competitions showcasing thousands of the best career and technical education high school and college students in the nation.
I-CAR Announces New 19,000-Shop Goal
I-CAR aims to provide training, knowledge and solutions to 10,000 more shops than the 9,123 shops it trained in 2015 through expanded and improved training courses, topic areas and learning methods.
CIC Parts & Materials Committee Addresses ‘Opt-OE’ Parts
Collision repairers have been seeing more and more parts in the estimating systems slugged “Opt-OE” or “Alt-OE” and are confused as to exactly what that means.
Class A Shop Debate Continues at CIC
The decision was made to eliminate a “cosmetic collision” category in the definition but not altogether kill the document, which many repairers at the meeting had been in favor of.
Audatex and Driven Brands Announce Strategic Relationship
Audatex’s technology solutions simplify the claims process by enabling collision repair companies like Driven Brands and insurance carriers to communicate on one platform with little variability.
Collision Repair Education Foundation Hosts Denver Cars, Careers and Celebrities Event
Over 200 tech students visited the Garmat USA manufacturing facility April 14th for the event and witnessed the unveiling of Garmat USA’s new R&D and training facility.
2016 MSO Symposium Agenda and Topics Announced
Now in its sixth year, this popular and exclusive event draws attendance from dynamic and fast-growth multi-shop operators throughout the collision repair industry.
