Buyers GuideStandard Auto Wreckers-SCARBOROUGH, Ontario M1X 1S1Company OverviewContact1216 SEWELLS DRIVESCARBOROUGH, Ontario M1X 1S1CAAbout Standard Auto Wreckers-Latest from Standard Auto Wreckers-EventsBlaze of Glory: Standard Auto Wreckers hosts vehicle rescue competitionStandard Auto Wreckers-Markham, Ontario -- Last week, an auto recycling facility played host to some of the top vehicle rescue teams. The 2025 TERC Regional Vehicle Rescue...June 6, 2025Events2025 TERC Regional Vehicle Rescue ChallengeStandard Auto Wreckers-June 5, 2025June 6, 2025ProductsGold Standard Citizen: Standard Auto Wreckers owner David Gold honoured with Outstanding Citizen awardMarkham, Ontario — David Gold, the owner of Standard Auto Wreckers, has received the Outstanding Citizen Award from the Markham Fire team for his involvement in the local auto extrication training program. “It was very humbling for me to receive this award,” David Gold told Canadian Auto Recyclers. Gold has offered his facility in Scarborough, […]December 6, 2023Collision RepairExtrication Excitement: Pfaff Autoworks in Markham, Ontario hosts firefighters to raise fundsMarkham, Ontario – On September 23, 2023, Pfaff Autoworks in Markham, Ontario helped orchestrate a demonstration teaching guests how to safely extricate a vehicle. The event was hosted by Jeff Pabst of Pfaff Autoworkers and included community members as well as Fleets Coffee and the Call2Recycle company in attendance. Leading the demonstration was Fire Chief […]September 27, 2023Auto InsuranceGlory to OARA: Recycler convention and trade show held in Mississauga, Ont.Mississauga, Ontario — Various verticals of the automotive industry were in Mississauga for the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) annual Convention and Trade Show, which saw more than 400 attendees—not including the last-minute registrations at the venue. While OARA did not officially kick off until Friday morning, plenty of delegates arrived a day early for […]March 31, 2023Collision RepairRECYCLING NEWSMISAPPLIED PRESSURE The Protecting Alberta Industry from Theft Act is nowFebruary 10, 2023RecyclingRECYCLING NEWSAUTO RECYCLERS IN ORLANDO Recycling delegates from all corners of the globe gathered in Orlando, Florida, in September for the annual Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) Convention and Trade Show. With almost 1,000 in attendance, this was the world’s largest auto recycling event for auto recyclers. One of the highlights from the event came from eBay […]December 22, 2022ProductsAnother Use for the Used: Standard Auto Wreckers leads Markham firefighters to Miami auto-extraction competitionMiami, Florida — The Markham, Ontario fire crew was in Miami last month to show off the emergency auto extraction skills the team has gained through its regular training sessions at Scarborough, Ont.’s Standard Auto Wreckers. The team trains on-site at the auto recycling yard every week—twice a week when the competitions come close. Training […]December 7, 2022ProductsEnough Fluff: Standard Auto Wreckers owner calls for better plastic recycling procedure from OEMsScarborough, Ontario — A Toronto-area auto recycler has received some mainstream attention for his calls to automakers to develop recycling procedures that properly account for non-metal waste, which often winds up in a landfill. In a story published to the Toronto Star last Friday, president of Scarborough’s Standard Auto Wreckers, and known quantity to Canadian […]November 23, 2022RecyclingSetting a Standard: Standard Auto Wreckers honoured by City of MarkhamToronto, Ontario — Standard Auto Wreckers owners Ken and David Gold were recently presented with a certificate of appreciation from Markham, Ont. mayor Frank Scarpitti, for the company’s work with the Markham Fire crew. The Golds accepted the honour at Standard’s Toronto location alongside Fire Chief Brad Sterling and the rest of his crew. “I […]October 12, 2022Collision RepairSaws and Symposiums: Standard Auto Wreckers hosts Ontario Rescue Challenge and Training SymposiumScarborough, Ontario — The auto extrication teams from Markham and Oakville Fire were back at Standard Auto Wreckers in Scarborough over the weekend for another day full of friendly competition and vehicular dissection. Organized by Oakville firefighter Chad Roberts, the two departments took over the salvage yard east of Toronto on Friday and Saturday for […]June 13, 2022EventsFirefighter Festivities: Standard Auto Wreckers to host auto extraction demo this SaturdayToronto, Ontario — If you’ve been vying for a chance to sit in a real-life firetruck, Standard Auto Wreckers may be able to deliver that opportunity this Saturday, when the Scarborough, Ontario, auto recycler will host the Markham Fire Department for a meet and greet and general auto extraction demonstration. The Markham Fire Department conducts […]May 13, 2022Collision RepairThis Weekend: See SATA Canada, BASF and more at Toronto’s Motorama Custom Car and Motorsports ExpoToronto, Ontario — Auto enthusiasts in Ontario have had this weekend blocked off for months, as the 2022 Motorama Custom Car and Motorsports Expo hits Toronto’s International Centre. Beginning Friday morning at 10 a.m. with a designated Students Day, this year’s Motorama is sure to draw a crowd as the last time the show occurred […]April 28, 2022HomeA CUT ABOVEFirefighters compete in Auto-Extrication competition at Standard Auto Wreckers Story by ALLISON ROGERSPhotos by MAX REID It may have been one of October’s chilliest mornings yet, but that did nothing to dampen the vigour of Markham, Ont. and Oakville, Ont.’s firefighter crews, who competed in the annual Auto-Ex Competition at Standard Auto Wreckers on October […]December 6, 2021RecyclingA Cut Above: Firefighters compete in annual Auto-Ex competition at Standard Auto WreckersScarborough, Ontario — It may have been one of October’s chilliest mornings yet, but that did nothing to dampen the vigour of Markham, Ont. and Oakville, Ont.’s firefighter crews, who competed in the annual Auto-Ex Competition at Standard Auto Wreckers last Friday, October 22. David Gold, the owner of Standard Auto Wreckers, was generous enough […]October 27, 2021
