BodyShop Business Conference Lining Up Industry Heavyweights for Educational Sessions
BodyShop Business has selected industry heavyweights John Sweigart and Hank Nunn, among others, to present educational sessions on lean manufacturing and smart business strategies for the 2010 BodyShop Business Conference. The conference, which has the theme of “Succeeding Through Change,” will be held at the Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites in downtown Indianapolis Sept.
I-CAR to Announce New Role-Based Training Model at July 21 Event
I-CAR will host the 2010 I-CAR Industry Conference at the InterContinental Chicago O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Ill. The event will be held on July 21 from 8 a.m. until noon. This year’s event will coincide with several other industry meetings being held during the same week. I-CAR will introduce details of the new curriculum model
Kaeser Names New Director of Sales
Ed Smiley to head sales efforts for all three divisions.
BodyShop Business Conference Will Help Repairers ‘Succeed Through Change’
For 28 years, BodyShop Business magazine has guided collision repairers to better repairs and bigger profits. Now, it will be holding its second conference to further assist shops, this time to excel in an increasingly hostile business environment. The 2010 BodyShop Business Conference will be held Sept. 17-18 in Indianapolis. The theme is “Succeeding Through
Shop that Scammed Chicago in 1980s Gets $11 Million in New City Work
Body shop owner John Szybkowski was involved in a billing scam that shook up the Chicago Police Department (CPD) in the 1980s, but a Chicago Sun-Times investigation recently revealed that since the scandal passed, Szybkowski’s shop has performed $11 million in fleet work for the CPD. In 1981, Szybkowski, owner of Central Auto Body Shop,
EPA Compliance Deadline Approaching Quickly for Body Shops
By Jan. 11, all body shops must file an Initial Notification with the EPA and/or their state identifying their compliance status with the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, Subpart HHHHHH (NESHAP or the 6H Rule), which became effective in January 2008. The notification should either certify that the shop is currently in compliance
Employee Retention is Key to Continued Success
Companies that build and maintain a superior workforce will have a long-term competitive advantage in their marketplaces. Here are some strategies for doing just that.
Multi-Store Collex Collision Experts to Host Job Fair
Collex Collision Experts, a multi-shop operator with locations in Florida and Michigan, is holding a job fair Aug. 1 to fill about a dozen positions within the company. At the job fair, Collex says qualified candidates will be given an on-the-spot interview and an upfront view of one of the company’s state-of-the-art facilities. Available
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Celebrates 25th Anniversary
ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based company, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. In June of 1984, Rollie Benjamin, ABRA’s President and CEO, co-founded ABRA’s first repair center in Fridley, Minn., in an upscale, commercial development. ABRA says the success of its business format created growth opportunities that led to the opening of a second
Hydrate Your Business
A recruiting and training plan now can stave off your thirst for employees later.
