CARSTAR Announces ‘Aggressive’ Expansion Effort in California
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced it is bringing its auto body repair services to California – where there are 5,000-plus body shops – to offer select body shop owners an opportunity to join North America’s largest MSO network with over 400 stores in the United States and Canada.
Gerber Collision & Glass Acquires Repair Center in Washington
The Boyd Group Inc. has announced the December 2011 acquisition of a collision repair center in Kent, Wash. The Boyd Group now owns and operates 11 locations in Washington, which brings the total number of U.S. locations to 137. The new repair center will operate under the Gerber Collision & Glass trade name and is
Fix Auto Expands in Washington State
Fix Auto USA announced the addition of two franchise locations, bringing Fix Auto’s expansion in the Seattle market to five locations and increasing its presence in the Pacific Northwest to 11 shops. The new Fix Auto locations include: • Fix Auto Bellevue, previously Lakeside Collision of Bellevue • Fix Auto South Seattle, previously Alki Auto
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Opens New Collision Center in Roswell, Ga.
ABRA Auto Body & Glass, based in Minnesota, announced the opening of a new repair center in Roswell, Ga. The new facility increases the total number of ABRA repair centers to 113 in 12 states. Charlie Drake, vice president of ABRA’s Georgia market, said, “We are looking forward to servicing customers in the Roswell community.
Service King Collision Repair Founder Appoints New Leadership Team
Service King Collision Repair Centers, the nation’s largest employee-owned operator of collision repair centers, announced that Service King President Cathy Bonner will become CEO of the company. Current CEO and Service King founder Eddie Lennox will continue as chairman of the board. Moving into the president’s role is Chris Abraham, currently vice-president of the Houston
Washington’s Precision Collision Auto Body Converts 18 Shops to Waterborne
Precision Collision Auto Body in Northwest Washington State has converted all of its 18 collision centers to PPG Envirobase paint systems. Precision Collision is a family owned MSO just recently featured in the fall 2011 Volume 70, Number 2 edition of the PPG Repaint Reporter Magazine for their part in working toward a greener industry.
Boyd Group Income Fund to Acquire U.S. Collision Repair Company with Eight Locations
Boyd Group Income Fund announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Master Collision Repair, Inc. (MCR), which owns a total of eight collision repair centers in the Tampa, Fla., market area under the trade name Master Collision Repair.
Maaco Parent Company Driven Brands Plans for Growth with Recapitalization
Driven Brands, Inc. — the parent of Maaco Collision Repair & Auto Painting, Meineke Car Care Centers, Econo Lube N’ Tune, AutoQual, Aero Colours, Drive N Style and Tortal.net — announced the addition of Harvest Partners as the new primary stakeholder in the Driven Brands recapitalization effort. Carousel Capital will remain invested at a modest
Caliber Collision Centers Expands Coverage in the Houston Area
Caliber Collision Centers announced its continued expansion in the Houston region with the grand opening of a new collision repair facility located in Cypress, Texas. "Today’s announcement is the latest example of how Caliber continues to expand our capacity to meet the needs of our customers and insurance clients in high growth markets across the
Maaco to Donate Shoes and Socks to More Than 300 Children at MAACO Bowl
Maaco franchisees will help the Goodie Two Shoes Foundation provide more than 300 area youngsters with shoes and socks prior to the MAACO Bowl in Las Vegas on Thursday, Dec. 22. The children will also attend the 5 p.m. PST game after the distribution from 1-4:30 p.m. at the Maaco tailgate party tent. “Maaco
Keenan Auto Body Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in Chester County, Pa.
The repair centers, previously known as Bavarian Collision, are now in operation.
Jacobus CARSTAR Celebrates 35 Years in Business
For the past 35 years, Jacobus CARSTAR has been serving the residents of Clark County, Wash., with reliable, quality auto body repair. To celebrate the shop’s 35th anniversary, Dave Jacobus, owner, went whole hog – literally. He held an authentic luau celebration at Jacobus CARSTAR to mark the milestone, complete with music, an entire roasted