BodyShop Business Interviews Former State Farm Employee on Parts Procurement Initiative
Former estimating team manager believes State Farm stumbled in the way it introduced the parts program, but also believes the program will ultimately prove to be a good thing.
Glass Replacement: Do It Yourself to Save Time
Bringing glass work in-house has become a necessary adaptation for the modern day body shop that wants to improve cycle time and increase sales.
Surefire Marketing Tactics
Once you understand what marketing is, you can better formulate a strategy to take your market by storm.
Sherwin-Williams Introduces All-Digital Training Programs
Switch from standard, printed manuals to digital textbooks saves paper and enhances learning process.
Get Fixed with Apps
With growing smartphone usage, some body shops are betting that mobile apps will be big business drivers of the future.
Texas Independent Automotive Association Becomes Affiliate Member of SCRS
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced that the Texas Independent Automotive Association (TIAA) has become its newest affiliate member. Headquartered in San Antonio, TIAA was created to serve the needs of its Texas-based membership, which consists of independent owners of automotive or collision repair facilities. United by a commitment to a code of
Team PRP Adds Brandywine Automotive Parts to Network
Team PRP, the largest national network of independent auto recyclers, has announced that Brandywine Automotive Parts, headquartered in Brandywine, Md., joined its network on July 15. Brandywine’s 11 facilities located throughout Maryland and Virginia increase Team PRP’s network to 130 members. Brandywine becomes Team PRP’s first partner in Maryland. In addition, Brandywine serves Northern Virginia and
Las Vegas Body Shop Receives Perfect Google Plus Local Rating
New Look Collision Center, in the Henderson and Las Vegas Valley area, announced that it has received a perfect score, 30/30, on Google Plus Local, a web service that asks customers to rate and review businesses based on their experiences. This means that even after numerous reviews, they have no negative ratings and 100 percent
LKQ Announces Winner of GetGreen Sweepstakes
Parts manager at Fender Mender in Charleston, S.C., wins new Chevy Cruze.
GAINSCO Auto Insurance Selects Mitchell as New Provider of Physical Damage Claims Solutions
GAINSCO Auto Insurance has selected Mitchell as its new long-term provider of auto physical damage claims processing solutions. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, GAINSCO will implement Mitchell WorkCenter Total Loss, developed in conjunction with customer satisfaction and vehicle pricing expert J.D. Power and Associates, as well as Mitchell’s repairable estimating and reporting solutions.