by Eli Greenbaum It is no secret that collision centres often find it difficult to attract qualified technicians, and with COVID-19 turning life upside down, the search is even tougher. Whether a shop is looking for a repair or refinish tech, it seems there are not enough good ones around to fill the demand. With the […]
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Mike Anderson and David Willett to Present CIECA (Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association) announced that its next CIECAST webinar is scheduled for Monday, October 26 at 11 am CST: “Cybersecurity for the Collision Repair Industry.” Mike Anderson, owner of Collision Advice, and David Willett, underwriting (VCE) value creation executive at ProSight Specialty Insurance, will present. All industry
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Craftsman Collision has teamed up with Viral Defense Solutions’ DrivePur sanitization treatment to take cleanliness to a new, microscopic level. Joining a growing group of North American body shops, Craftsman becomes the first body shop chain in Western Canada to offer the DrivePur treatment, and the only chain to offer it at all its locations.
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Photo: Sarah Bruce With the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show joining the growing list of canceled events, its organizers announced an online solution—SEMA360, a virtual marketplace taking place November 2-6. As SEMA official explained, this online platform was created out of an industry request for a marketplace where manufacturers and resellers in the specialty
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Celebrated artist Sacha Jafri is attempting to create the largest painting ever created on canvas, using AkzoNobel‘s Dulux products. The project Humanity Inspired aims to raise $30 million for charitable causes within health and education and connect a billion people around the world. The final painting is expected to be 160 metres long (larger than
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On August 17, the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) announced that, after many years of involvement with the association, Neil James, from Empire Abbotsford Recycled Auto & Truck Parts, is stepping down from the board of directors. In the late 1980s, James, then president of Ralph’s Auto Supply, was impassioned with the idea of practicing
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CSN COLLISION CENTRES AND 1COLLISION NETWORK ANNOUNCE TRANSFORMATIONAL MERGER CSN and 1Collision merge their business operations in historic deal CSN Collision Centres (CSN) and 1Collision Network (1Collision) have announced the merger of their business operations. The agreement will allow the organizations to offer a unified collision repair experience and claims management solution to the driving
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CSN Collision Centres (CSN) and 1Collision Network have announced the merger of their business operations. The companies say the agreement will allow them to offer a unified collision repair experience and claims management solution to the driving public and insurance industry throughout Canada and the United States. “Part of what makes the merger so unique
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Tuesday, July 28th technical CIECAST webinar will highlight new process CIECA (Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association) has completed the 2020R1 Release of the CIECA Standards for the collision industry. “The highlight of the release is a new automated build process for the publication of CIECA Standards,” said Charley Quirt, CIECA’s technical project coordinator. “This is
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Having best disinfecting practices in place is key to getting back into business after the first wave of COVID-19. Originally published in Collision Quarterly, Summer 2020 by Sarah Bruce Even as COVID-19 restrictions ease, the damage has been done and glass and collision shops across the country have seen a decrease in business. The best
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