Michael VavaroutsosFrom Michael VavaroutsosHomeMENTORSHIP MOLDS MASTERYJean-Marc Julien is the collision instructor at the Canadian Collision Repair Academy (CCRA) in Milton, Ontario. THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTORSHIP IN THE COLLISION REPAIR INDUSTRY Story by MICHAEL VAVAROUTSOS Leadership is critical in our industry. Being properly trained and prepared for a role is one of the biggest contributing factors to ensure a shop’s success. […]October 16, 2024HomeTHE STATE OF ALBERTA AUTO INSURANCEHOW WILL IT IMPACT THE COLLISION MARKET Story by MICHAEL VAVAROUTSOS There will now be two more companies following in Zenith Insurance’s footsteps to end their auto insurance coverage in Alberta. Aviva Direct and Sonnet Insurance have separately announced each will withdraw its auto insurance services from Alberta, effective early January 2025 for Aviva and […]August 12, 2024EventsESTIMATION STATIONAkzoNobelAKZONOBEL HOSTS TRAINING SESSION TARGETING SKILLS RELATIVE TO COLLISION REPAIR ESTIMATING Story by MICHAEL VAVAROUTSOS AkzoNobel hosted a class of 15 students for an Acoat Estimating, Consistency and Documenting Damage course in late July. The course, designed to review and refine estimator skills relative to collision repair estimating, was held at AkzoNobel’s Ontario headquarters and […]August 12, 2024EventsCHIPPING FOR CHARITYFix Network WorldFIX NETWORK HOLDS ITS 15TH ANNUAL ONTARIO GOLF TOURNAMENT Story by MICHAEL VAVAROUTSOS The 15th annual Fix Masters Golf Tournament was a great success. The event, which was held at the iconic Glen Abbey Golf Course, saw 37 teams of four from around the automotive industry compete to help raise donations for the Ronald McDonald […]August 12, 2024Page 1 of 1
