Recent news items
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 (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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Disruption in parts supply, the need to social distance staff and customers, sanitization of vehicles before and after servicing, and numerous other COVID-19-related changes to business have been challenging the collision industry for over two months now. Fortunately, the automotive industry was declared an essential service in most provinces, allowing body shops to keep their doors
Ipsos Survey Reports Vehicle Intenders More Likely to Purchase Because of COVID-19 Read More »
The country seems poised to emerge from weeks of reduced activity and CSN is wasting no time preparing for the next phase of its growth plan. The role of president & CEO now belongs to Ryan Bruno. After joining CSN two years ago as the company’s chief financial officer, Bruno now finds himself leading the
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Color Compass is hosting a free online webinar “Capturing in a Crisis” on Wednesday May 13, at 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM (PST). Color Compass’ own Ryan Bellows will be welcoming well-respected industry representatives Mike Anderson, CEO Collision Advice, and Ryan Taylor, CEO BodyShop Booster Inc., to discuss how to navigate your business and staff
Free Webinar Guides Body Shops to Capture in a Crisis Read More »
PPG has launched its new Automotive Refinish training website in Canada. Designed to serve as a comprehensive source of information about the company’s robust training program and supporting material, the site went live on March 26. It replaces the Training section of the current PPG automotive refinish website. The new website was designed with the customer in
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“How Our Industry is Addressing Challenges Created by the Coronavirus” CIECA announced that it will be holding a special CIECAst webinar on Monday, April 6 at 11 am CST: “How Our Industry is Addressing Challenges Created by the Coronavirus.” The webinar will feature business leaders from all segments of the collision repair industry and highlight
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All of us here at Automotive Retailers Publishing, publishers of Collision Quarterly magazine, are following the advice of the health authorities and directives from the government in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, we wish to assure our readers, writers and advertisers that in most respects, at this time it is “business as usual.” Our
UV curing systems that dry in seconds eliminate pre-paint wait times and inconsistencies in primer application to increase collision repair shop capacity, quality and profitability Ask an automotive collision repair shop owner about how to increase productivity and chances are you will hear about the need to reduce pre-paint wait times. Each laborious step can
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