PPG Receives Achiever Award From Uni-Select For Commitment, Support Of Collision Repair Industry
PPG, which supplies automotive refinish products and services to Uni-Select, received the award at the company’s recent Canada VIP Supplier Awards Event in Las Vegas.
VeriFacts Automotive Announces Winners Of The ACE Award For Collision Repair Facility Excellence And The March Taylor Awards
The recipient of the 2018-2019 ACE Award for Outstanding Shop of the Year is Eurotech Refinishing and Collision in Bellflower, California.
BASF Supports Future Technicians Through Donation To Collision Repair Education Foundation
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) received donations from BASF, including spray guns, paint, materials and equipment with an estimated value of $200,000 that will support multiple automotive refinish programs and students around the country.
CARSTAR Collision Repair Facilities Team Up With Progressive To Honor Veterans
Just before Veterans Day, more than 100 veterans and their families received keys to newly refurbished vehicles as part of Progressive’s seventh annual Keys to Progress program.
Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces Winner Of Student Of The Year Award
This year’s recipient is Samantha Welch, a high school senior studying collision repair at Greater Southern Tier BOCES Coopers Education Center in Painted Post, New York.
Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces Winners Of Inaugural Top Technician Mentor/Mentee Competition
The goal of the competition was to recognize the performance of the next generation of collision technicians and their mentors on critical skills necessary to repair today’s high tech vehicles.
Collision Repair Education Foundation Celebrates 10 Years Of PPG As Golf Outing Co-Host
The 2019 event on July 23 included sponsors and participants enjoying a day of golf at the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course located at historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, and generated over $70,000.
Industry Invited To Attend Collision Repair Education Foundation’s Annual Reception During SEMA 2019
During the reception, attendees will hear about the organization’s efforts to support high school and post-secondary collision students, 2019 donors/supporters will be highlighted, and winners of the annual 2019 Collision Repair Education Foundation Benchmark Grants will be announced.
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes, Larsen Motorsports To Address Talent Shortage In Collision Repair With Scholarship Program
With the newly established Blazing Trails Scholarship Fund, Blazing Trails, a 501(c)3, will add a specific focus on automotive service and collision repair programs at the postsecondary level to its existing vocational and technical training in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Mitchell Announces Collaboration With Qualcomm Technologies To Enable XR Smart Glasses Solution For Collision Repair Facilities
The Mitchell smart glasses solution utilizes commercial smart glasses powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR Platform. The solution gives repairers a single tool to access and utilize the resources they need to enable a proper and safe repair, during the repair, without disrupting their workflow.
