ASA Honors Member, Industry Achievements at 2015 ‘Celebration of Excellence’
The traditional awards dinner honors the achievements of ASA members and its industry partners.
NACE | CARS Improves Over 2014, Eyes Bigger Growth for Anaheim in 2016
Automaker and industry support already lined up for NACE | CARS 2016 in Anaheim, Calif., Aug. 9-13.
ASA President and Executive Director Welcomes NACE | CARS Attendees Back to Detroit
Dan Risley reported the show had 40 percent growth in 2014, and it is on the upswing again in 2015 with 20 percent growth.
Ray Bishop to Design Hockey Helmet at NACE | CARS for Breast Cancer Fundraising
Bishop’s demonstration will take place during Expo hours at the Anest Iwata booth during the exposition.
1Collision Network Announces NACE |CARS Speaker Lineup
Dan Risley, ASA president and executive director, and Jim Keller, 1Collision Network president, will kick off the event, with an industry message.
AMI Announces 2015 Tom B. Babcox Memorial Scholarship Recipient
Benno Ceyer, owner of Weimer Machine/Automotive Repair Specialists in Berwyn, Ill., has worked in the automotive service industry for 43 years and has been a shop owner for the past 35.
AMI and ASA Announce Emil Stanley Merit Award Recipient
Preston Osborn, service manager for Seyfer Automotive in Wheat Ridge, Colo., will receive $1,000 to be applied toward expenses to attend educational sessions and view the latest repair technologies and equipment during NACE | CARS 2015.
ASA Announces Scholarship Award for Young Technicians Symposium
The winner of this year’s scholarship is 23-year-old Artur Bercan, who works at Larson’s Quality Automotive Service in Peabody, Mass.
ASA Publishes Updated ‘Not-Included Operations’ Charts
The publication is available free to the industry and designed to ensure collision repairers consider all of the possible operations when they write an estimate.
U.S. House Subcommittee Looks at Proposed Changes to Ozone Standard
Proposed regulations would tighten the level of the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) from its current level of 75 parts per billion (ppb) to a level between 65 and 70 ppb.
ASA Addresses EPA Over Potential Aerosol Spray Degreaser Rule
Association’s mechanical leaders discussed, with the EPA, the potential effects of the proposed rule on automotive repairers.
ASA Congratulates AudaExplore on Feather, Prime and Block Estimating Solution
Whenever a panel is repaired and a user-judgment time is entered, AudaExplore’s new feature will allow an estimator the option of allocating some of the repair time to a new labor operation – feather, prime and block – that will calculate as refinish labor.