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Friday Fun: Bodyshop owner trades crash for grass

Laura Bertolli sold her shop, Bertolli’s Auto Body, and plans to join the marijuana industry.

By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — August 31, 2017 — In this week’s edition of Friday Fun we look at one bodyshop owner who got out of the collision business and into the world of legalized pot, the boom in dealer repair work, how Hurricane Harvey left behind a vast number of waterlogged vehicles and […]

OEM Summit to highlight how changing technology impacts repairers

SCRS Executive Director Aaron Schulenburg (left) introduces an aftermarket scan tool panel at the OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit at SEMA in 2016. Photo by John Huetter of Repairer Driven News.

By CRM Staff Las Vegas, Nevada — August 31, 2017 — The upcoming SEMA Show will once again offer repairers a chance to get up close with innovators in automotive structural design and technology. The OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit takes place on November 2 during the run of the 2017 SEMA Show. This year’s […]

Kent Automotive introduces new Fasttt-Grind Ceramic Grinding Discs

The new Fasttt-Grind Ceramic Grinding Discs from Kent Automotive. According to the company, the new discs are both thinner and lighter than traditional grinding discs.

By CRM Staff Chicago, Illinois — August 31, 2017 — Kent Automotive has added new Fasttt-Grind Ceramic Grinding Discs to its line of professional refinishing products and accessories. According to the company, the new line combines the high material removal rates of a grinding wheel with the rapid cutting of a resin fibre disc. Fasttt-Grind […]

Fresh talent enters the industry at annual Tropicana Career Fair

A group of Tropicana students at the Career Fair. From left: Michael Samuels, Chris Singhroy, Jahuon Dinnall, Emmanuel Owusu and Rajeev Singh.

By Erin McLaughlin Toronto, Ontario — August 30, 2017 – They’ve spent the last nine months receiving a grounding in the basics of autobody repair and it’s all led up to this: the 2017 Tropicana Career Fair. A total of 16 students made their way into the Tropicana Community Services centre in Toronto for the […]

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