Caliber Collision Centers Opens Collision Repair Center in North Texas
Caliber Collision Centers, an Irvine, CA-based operator of collision repair facilities in California and Texas, has opened a 14,000-square-foot collision repair center located in Plano, TX. This is the second Caliber facility to open in Plano.
PPG to Exhibit at Industry Week Venues
PPG Automotive Refinish, in support of the automotive refinish industry, will exhibit at all three industry trade shows during Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week in November in Las Vegas.
NACE Live Action Theater Tackles Rekeying Issue
The International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) has announced that this year’s Live Action Theater will conduct a “Profit Clinic” to tackle the issue of rekeying. The Live Action Theater (formerly known as the Action Demos), which will be located inside the Exposition, will feature both Profit and Process Clinics, designed to enable attendees to take away real practical knowledge.
Mitchell Offers Relief to Customers Hit by Katrina
Mitchell International, a provider of information and workflow solutions to the automotive insurance and collision repair industries, has established a toll-free number for customers impacted by Hurricane Katrina to report storm-related business losses. Customers can call 866-773-4458 to obtain replacement software, manuals, account credits and other relief.
BASF to Increase Prices Across All Product Lines in North America
Citing increases in feedstock and energy costs, BASF announced yesterday it is increasing prices for its entire product line in North America in order to address the rising costs it continues to experience in North America.
Automotive Collision Repair Industry to Offer Employment, Housing and Aid to Families Affected by Hurricane Katrina
The National Auto Body Council (NABC) and Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) are spearheading an effort by national, state and local collision repair associations and organizations to help individual families employed within the automotive collision repair industry displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Transtar Introduces QuarterPanel Newsletter
Refinish materials manufacturer Transtar Autobody Technologies has introduced the Fall issue of its quarterly QuarterPanel newsletter. QuarterPanel contains current news and views from Transtar.
AMI Announces 2005 BodyShop Business Magazine Scholarship Recipient
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) and Babcox Publications announced jointly that Frank Paschal, auto body instructor, Tuscola Technology Center, Caro, MI, is the recipient of this year’s “BodyShop Business Magazine Scholarship.”
Quincy Automotive Supply Sells Specialty Paint Operations to Chicago Company
Quincy Automotive Supply has sold its Specialty Paint operations to a Chicago company, but the decision did not come easily. Chicago-based Hyman Brothers has purchased the four Specialty Paint shops in the Illinois cities of Springfield, Peoria, Jacksonville and Decatur.
BASF Presents Six Educational Seminars and Workshops at NACE
At NACE 2005, BASF will present six educational sessions, including informational seminars and interactive workshops that address topics of vital interest to collision repair businesses and jobbers. BASF’s sessions are part of an extensive collision-industry education program offered at NACE.
Collision Industry Advancement Initiative Targets to Help Displaced Workers After Katrina
The Collision Industry Advancement Initiative (CIAI) Advisory Council members agreed in a special meeting held last week to donate $50,000 in aid toward re-equipping and re-tooling workers affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Valspar Celebrates Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week
Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week in Las Vegas, NV sets the stage for two significant milestones in Valspar’s history. A long time exhibitor of SEMA, NACE and AAPEX, Valspar will celebrate the corporation’s 200th anniversary as a global coatings manufacturer – while House of Kolor marks its 50th Anniversary as the “original” custom-finishes manufacturer.