Mitchell’s Tom Fleming to Retire
Mitchell International, Inc., announced that Tom Fleming, vice president of Database Development and a 25-year veteran of the company, recently retired. Fleming will continue to work as a private consultant in the collision repair industry as part of his newly formed consultancy, Pelham Business Advisors, where he will continue his efforts to advance the marketplace.
PBE Jobbers Flocked to Phoenix for Business Education
Over 100 paint, body and equipment jobbers gathered in Phoenix, Ariz., April 28-29 for the annual Paint, Body & Equipment Specialists Spring Conference. The theme this year was “Boosting Your Bottom Line.” Attendees were treated to special presentations such as: • “Sales Mastery: How to Dominate Your Market in Any Economy” – Noah Rickun, BuyGitomer,
From the Field: PBE Jobbers Flocked to Phoenix for Business Education
Over 100 paint, body and equipment jobbers gathered in Phoenix, Ariz., April 28-29 for the annual Paint, Body & Equipment Specialists Spring Conference. The theme this year was “Boosting Your Bottom Line.” Attendees were treated to special presentations such as: • “Sales Mastery: How to Dominate Your Market in Any Economy” – Noah Rickun, BuyGitomer,
White Bumper & Cladding Coat Adhesion Primer
Urethane Supply Company’s Bumper & Cladding Coat adhesion primer is now available in white in addition to the light and dark gray colors already available. Virtually any basecoat requirement can be met by adjusting gray Bumper & Cladding Coat Primer with white. This solvent-based coating makes automotive base-clear topcoat systems stick to unprimed TPO and
Manage Your Paint Inventory
The Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Lean Stock Inventory System helps collision shop owners and managers improve productivity, product availability and consistency. With Lean Stock, shops can lower inventory dollars, better manage product shelf life, reduce waste and increase profits. The inventory manager scans the barcodes on the kanban trigger to place replenishment orders through www.sherwin-automotive.com. The
Track Key Performance Indicators
The Indicators Dashboard from CCC ONE and Intellisphere Standard Indicators is designed to provide repairers with a visually intuitive display of key performance indicators by location, insurance company and vehicle condition. With the introduction of the dashboard, the Estimatic Indicators product has been enhanced to provide information that’s easy to use, actionable and integrated with
Two New Low-VOC Primers
U.S. Chemical has added two new low-VOC primers to its lineup – 2520 DTM Primer and 2720 2K Urethane Primer. The 2520 Primer is a fast-drying, high-build, direct-to-metal primer with excellent adhesion to bare metal. The 2720 2K Urethane Primer is a two-component acrylic urethane that’s easy to sand and can be applied to a
Eyewear/Faceshield Cleaning Station
3M’s Super Clear™ Lens Cleaning Station (3M product 83735) includes a 16 oz. spray bottle for cleaning solutions and 1,520 lens tissues that dispense out of the sides of this station. The station is wall-mountable and complements 3M’s line of safety eyewear.
Quality-Assured Aftermarket Parts
CAPA is the only independent crash part certification program in the U.S. Parts that achieve CAPA certification meet comprehensive testing requirements to ensure comparability to car company brand parts, giving collision repairers parts that fit. Most aftermarket parts do not meet CAPA quality standards. The only way to be sure that the part has been
Association Condemns Alleged Lawsuit Threat that Stifled CIC Presentation, Plans to Investigate Parts Quality
The Choice Autobody Repair Association says it’s “outraged” by the “attempt by elements of the aftermarket parts industry to prevent vital information affecting repairs and parts safety from reaching collision repairers” at the recent Collision Industry Conference (CIC) held in Atlanta, Ga., and that it will independently investigate the quality and safety of aftermarket parts