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ASRW Partners with Muscle Car Network of Florida

Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW) has announced a new partnership for 2011 with the Muscle Car Network of Florida. ASRW, comprised of the International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) and the Congress of Automotive Repair & Service (CARS), is scheduled for Oct. 6-8 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The Muscle

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes A-Plus Network Adds New Estimating Contributor Program

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes A-Plus Network is now affiliated with VehicleOwnersGuide.com, an online provider of blueprint documents that helps collision repair shops identify any missed revenues. Its unique estimating analysis tool, EstimateScrubber.com, can be used in the repair planning process to prompt estimators to include commonly omitted items and better identify the repair cost associated with

SCRS Calls First Quarter Results of Membership Program with Education Foundation a Huge Success

In November 2010, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced that it would sponsor the cost of membership for educational facilities with collision repair vocational or technical programs as part of a partnership with the Collision Repair Education Foundation. To qualify for the sponsored membership, the educational institution simply was required to complete the

Getting Paid for Paint and Materials

Reader’s Choice question: “Why is paint and materials tied to paint labor rate? It should be invoiced and marked up accordingly. How do we change this? We went from a 35 percent profit on paint and materials to 2 percent in the last two years.” – Jim Patrick, collision repair manager, Langs Chevrolet, Beavercreek, Ohio

SCRS Announces Industry Achievement Award Winners

On March 16, 2011 the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) held its Annual Awards Banquet at the Crowne Plaza Meadowlands in Secaucus, N.J. The highlight of the event was the presentation of the SCRS Industry Awards, through which SCRS recognizes those who demonstrate outstanding service and achievement within the collision repair industry. "Two Hawaiian

3M Automotive Aftermarket Launches New Website at 3MCollision.com

3M Automotive Aftermarket has launched a new website – 3MCollision.com – designed to enable users to more easily find products, solution guides, how-to videos, related projects and more. “Automotive professionals are becoming more tech-savvy and demand this information from their shops, home computers and mobile devices. So we created a new site that will help

EPA’s Message to Shops: Move Forward on 6H Even Though Compliance Date Has Passed

At the Collision Industry Conference on March 17, Deborah Craig, EPA Region 2 outreach coordinator, delivered a simple message to those collision repair facilities that have not yet complied with the 6H Rule: "Move forward to comply even though the compliance date has passed." Shops needed to file a notification of compliance by Jan.10, 2011.

ABPA Goes Over Results of Crash Test at CIC

The Automotive Body Parts Association went over the results of its December 2010 laboratory crash test at the Collision Industry Conference in Secaucus, New Jersey on March 17, stating that the test proves that aftermarket crash parts are safe. The CIC presentation was called, "The Truth About Aftermarket Parts: A Scientific Assessment," and was given

Shop Restores, Donates Retro-Mod 1966 Mustang in Raffle to Benefit Tucson Children’s Charities

Tucson-based 911 Collision Centers has just unveiled its 2011 fundraising vehicle, a beautifully restored and modified 1966 Ford Mustang. The company is donating the vehicle as top prize in a raffle to benefit the 911 Collision Centers Community Foundation’s 2011 beneficiaries – Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The vehicle was purchased

March 24 CREW to Tackle Data Privacy with a Panel of Industry Experts

The Collision Repair Executive Webcast (CREW) will look at the proliferation of data collection, protection and distribution as it relates to the privacy rights of consumers and repairers.   A panel of industry experts representing differing perspectives will look at the current situation and future impact of data privacy issues. The panel includes Erica Eversman,