Bertrand Supplies holds demos at Tony Graham Collision Centre
By Mike Davey Nepean, Ontario — September 21, 2016 — Getting the most up-to-date information on equipment is vital, and it often falls to the local jobbers and distributors to get that information out to the shops. Bertrand Supplies recently held a demo of new equipment at Tony Graham Collision Centre in Nepean, Ont. Staff […]
Alberta task force shuts down alleged chop shop
By Mike Pickford Lacombe, Alberta — September 21, 2016 — An Alberta man is facing multiple charges after police recovered more than $400,000 worth of stolen goods at an alleged chop shop in Lacombe County, Alta. Having spent months investigating and building their case, the Blackfalds RCMP called in the Priority Crimes Task Force to […]
Ontario updates auto body curriculum to include new materials, fundamentals of PDR and electronics
Toronto, Ontario — September 21, 2016 — The repairs and component replacement of motor vehicles has evolved and so have the ways in which we teach those skills to apprentices. The world of automotive repair has come a long way in the last 150 years. Technological advances, safer vehicle construction and better fuel efficiency are […]
Could recyclers sell electronics as parts instead of scrap?
Hamilton, Ontario — September 21, 2016 — Electronic components are everywhere in modern vehicles, and buying new ones is often extremely expensive. Could automotive recyclers sell these components, not as scrap, but as parts? John Norris thinks so. He administers the Vehicle Security Professional (VSP) program, a data exchange system designed to allow eligible automotive […]
Recycling convention to showcase technology
Washington, DC — September 21, 2016 — There has never been a time when technology wasn’t a major force in business, but its impact and effects have increased in recent years. That might be why the upcoming Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) convention will feature an all-day Technology Forum for the first time. Taking place at […]
PBE Distributors’ 20th anniversary Golf Classic raises funds for Children’s Hospital
London, Ontario — September 21, 2016 — PBE Distributors held its annual Charity Golf Classic at Glencairn Golf Club in Halton Hills, Ont. This year’s tournament was the 20th anniversary of the event, which drew stakeholders from across a number of segments of the auto claims economy. All proceeds from the Charity Golf Classic go […]
PBE Distributors Golf Classic 2016
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