By CRM staff
Toronto, Ontario — December 21, 2018 — A lot of events have happened over the course of 2018. From conferences, to charity events, the automotive industry is always attending to something. To wrap up the year, Collision Repair has prepared some of the top event headlines that resonated with the Canadian collision community.
4. CSN makes a wish come true
CSN Collision Centres held its 12th annual golf tournament at Piper’s Heath Golf Club in Milton, Ontario on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Every year CSN shops, insurance and vendor partners meet for a day on the course to raise money for Make-A-Wish Canada. During the evening program a cheque in the amount of $10,000 was presented to Alyson Geary of Make-A-Wish Canada. “The team at CSN Collision Centres have been dedicated and proud supporters of Make-A-Wish, raising over $250,000 since our partnership began seven years ago,” says Alyson Geary, associate director, National Corporate Alliances, Make-A-Wish Canada. “Because of the generous support of the donors who attended CSN’s annual golf tournament, we are able to grant a wish to Sam – a child with a serious heart condition.”
3. Simplicity talks leadership and teamwork at the 2018 Performance Conference
Simplicity Car Care held a Performance Conference in Mississauga, Ontario in April. The event, which had in attendance franchise owners, two paint distributors and the company’s corporate team, explored how Simplicity and its franchise partners could heighten success and growth through various strategies focusing on great leadership, engagement and continuous learning. Speakers shared different insights about the consumers of today and how to run a repair facility in accordance with new consumer standards. One of the speakers was Larry Jefferies, President of Jefferies Consulting. He shared with the audience a number of key tips in order to thrive within a banner system—both for the franchisees and those in corporate positions.
2. CARSTAR Momentum 2018 raises over $230,000 for the Fight Against Cystic Fibrosis
In August, CARSTAR franchise partners, vendors and insurance leaders from both the U.S. and Canada came together at the annual North American conference in Calgary and raised an astonishing $230,000 for cystic fibrosis research, care and advocacy. Franchise partners mobilized, almost instantly, with a colossal showing of generosity raising $200,000 in that room alone. CARSTAR Ontario locations put forward a donation of $75,000. The Colorado Business Group closed out the fundraising frenzy with an $11,000 donation to push CARSTAR over the $200,000 threshold for the evening. This was on top of their $500 donation from Wednesday’s Shine Month Award prize money. All proceeds going toward helping the quest to end CF. The annual CARSTAR cystic fibrosis fundraising target for 2018 was $375,000. Thanks to the CARSTAR Momentum 2018 conference, the network shattered its goal, with raising over $470,000.
1. Industry-wide communication at CCIF 2018 Toronto
In January various banners, engineers, paint giants and just about almost everyone from the industry attended the CCIF conference in Toronto. With a record-breaking 916 registrants, it was named as the biggest CCIF ever. New products, methods and and a new udnerstanding was around every corner in the array of booths. The conference highlights the changes expected to be coming, as well as the future of the industry. But the theme of younf people came up repeatedly throughout the event. By 2020 our workforce will look completely different,” said Marie Artim, VP talent & Acquisition, Enterprise, during her presentation. Artim suggested shops should adopt a different approach to hiring the millennial generation. “Don’t focus on cars,” she said. “Encourage people to know your culture, your attitude – what makes you different.” That, she said, is what is going to attract a new generation of talent.
