WHEELS OF FORTUNE
There’s a lot of collaboration in the collision industry’s future BY DARRYL SIMMONS One of the best things about my job is getting out to events and meeting the incredible people of our industry. Two recent events that I really enjoyed were IBIS and the Driven Brands convention. IBIS is a global summit where we […]
Introducing the Canadian Council of Collision Repairers
A PLATFORM FOR POSITIVE SOLUTIONS. Plenty has happened since we announced the Canadian Council of Collision Repairers (CCCR). To provide initial direction and guidance, an Advisory Board was created. It includes 20 Canadian collision centres; independents, network affiliates and MSOs. The group will be dedicated to representing repairers by identifying and prioritizing business concerns and issues, education and information […]
YOUR VOICE COUNTS. DON’T STAY SILENT.
Unless you speak up, the status quo will never change. The Canadian Council of Collision Repairers is ready to be your voice. BY DARRYL SIMMONS There’s nothing more exciting than getting together a group of shop owners and managers. Collision repair shop owners and operators sure are a passionate group. Since we first started talking […]
IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU
Is it time for a national association? The Collision Repair Bureau might be the answer By DARRYL SIMMONS Now that we’re basically done with the pandemic—or have at least learned how to deal with it—all shops can get back to the real issues facing their business, namely profitability, sustainability, image building and attracting more qualified […]
BREAKING POINT
Let’s hope it doesn’t get there By DARRYL SIMMONS The response to my last column, “The Tipping Point” was a lot greater than I had expected. Thank you for sharing your concerns. Letters via email came from across the country and each one was saying the same thing. As a shop owner or manager, you […]
THE TIPPING POINT
It’s time we put our heads together— for the greater good of the industry I recently made a heated argument against some restaurant service staff making a case they deserve larger tips due to a decrease in wages spurred by COVID. Pardon me? Did I just hear that right? Did they really think everyone else […]
