Friday Fun: Fix Auto down under, Maaco teams with Pep Boys and ABRA adds execs
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — February 25, 2016 — Welcome to another edition of Friday Fun! This week we’ve got a recap of Fix Auto’s trip to Australia, four new execs join ABRA Auto Body & Glass and a new partnership between Maaco and Pep Boys. – Fix Auto CEO Steve Leal travelled to […]
‘Biggest part’ of US-lawsuit to go forward
By Jeff Sanford Orlando, Florida — February 25, 2016 — Owners of several independent collision repair centres in the United States are celebrating a legal victory today as a Florida magistrate has allowed the “biggest part” of a major case against a number of insurance companies to go ahead. In essence, the repairers brought suit […]
SEM awarded 52 GM recommendations
Rock Hill, South Carolina — February 25, 2016 — SEM Products has announced it has been awarded 52 recommendations from General Motors, spanning 218 distinct products. The product categories include adhesives, foams, panel bonding adhesives, plastic repair materials, seam sealers, stone guard coatings and undercoatings. According to SEM, the company’s specialty coatings, such as interior […]
National average length of rental declined in Q4 2015
By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — February 25, 2016 — Repairers in Prince Edward Island might be the fastest in Canada at turning work around, based on data from Enterprise Rent-A-Car. The company has just released its fourth quarter length of replacement rental (LOR) data. Enterprises’ length of rental data is often considered a proxy […]
