Event Organizers Report Strong Support for 2010 ASRW Partnering Program
The ASRW 2010 events will take place Oct. 10-13 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Nick Notte Named President of Sterling Autobody Centers
Notte brings more than 25 years of product knowledge and leadership to his new role as president of Sterling Autobody.
Society of Collision Repair Specialists Hires New Executive Director
Schulenburg currently serves as the administrator of the Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG).
Executive Interview with Chris Northup, VP, Keystone Automotive
Christopher Northup joined Keystone Automotive in 1983, working in the corporate office as the marketing manager. Today, as vice president, he continues to have various nationwide operation, sales and marketing responsibilities. He continues to function as the primary industry spokesperson for the company and currently serves on the I-CAR Education Foundation Board and various other collision industry committees and boards.Join us as Northup brings us up to speed on the latest details regarding Keystone’s recent merger with LKQ and what the future holds for the two newly combined companies.
Brandon Eckenrode Promoted to I-CAR Supervisor of Marketing Communications
I-CAR employee Brandon Eckenrode has been promoted from senior marketing communications specialist to supervisor of marketing communications. In this new role, Eckenrode will largely be responsible for and will oversee advertising, media relations and the marketing of all I-CAR training deliveries – live, online and qualification tests including Mobile Qualification Tests. He will also continue to lead the marketing efforts of the I-CAR International Annual Meeting and the I-CAR presence at NACE.
I-CAR’s Brandon Eckenrode Earns 2006 Pride Award
-CAR Senior Marketing Communications Specialist Brandon Eckenrode was one of three 2006 PRIDE Award recipients honored on Oct.31 at the Industry Night of Achievement in Las Vegas. Every year the National Auto Body Council (NABC) recognizes industry members who perform exceptional humanitarian and benevolent acts of kindness.
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.
National Auto Body Council Ignites Industry Raffle for Camp Mak-A-Dream
Camp Mak-A-Dream needs a bus, and two lucky raffle ticket winners will get to see some very fast cars, as the collision industry once again steps on the gas to serve those in need.
Executive Interview with Guy Bargnes, Director of Marketing, North American Operations for BASF Corp. Refinish Group
Guy Bargnes has spent his entire life in the collision repair industry. He was born and raised in Buffalo, NY, where his father ran a family business, V. H. Bargnes Co., Inc., which distributed automotive paints, supplies and equipment to area collision shops. In 1992 Bargnes joined BASF full-time, and he is now director of marketing, North American Operations, for the Refinish Group. Bargnes recently sat down to a phone interview with aftermarketNews and shared with us some of the insights from his lifelong career in the industry. Join us as Bargnes talks about BASF’s four leading principles, trends in the refinish business and the return of paint companies to industry trade shows.
BodyShop Business Presents Scholarship and Award at NACE
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) and Babcox Publications have honored Loren Estwick – owner of Loren’s Collision Plus, LLC, in Foley, Minn. – as the recipient of the 2004 BodyShop Business magazine Scholarship. The award was presented at the General Session held during NACE by BodyShop BusinessPublisher Denise Lloyd.