Buckle Up – New year, same challenges
BY ALLISON ROGERS Traditionally, the annual flip of the calendar marks a fresh start. This could not be more welcomed as we leap into 2021. At the outset of 2020, Collision Repair, using several business consolidation models, predicted that the industry was at the tail end of a consolidation storm. According to our interpretation, the […]
ALL THE RAGE – New and hot products for 2021
ADASTHINK For ease in ADAS calibrations Suffering from ADAS pains? This new Canadian company has you covered. The winner of SEMA360’s Best New Collision Repair and Refinish Product, adasThink is a brand-new easy-to-use tool that allows shops to pull a vehicle’s advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) and required calibrations. By analyzing pre-determined estimates, adasThink automatically pulls […]
ROMANS REPORT – Canada’s top 10 collision networks make up 76.1 percent of industry revenue
BY ALLISON ROGERS The Romans Group has released its annual whitepaper, A 2019 Profile of the Evolving U.S and Canada Collision Repair Marketplace, which looks at current, historical and future trends for both the U.S. and Canadian collision repair industries. “For the U.S. and Canada, the North American auto physical damage ecosystem and the entire […]
Cyberhackers on the loose – Top ways to keep your business safe from cyberhacks
BY JULIA LLOYD WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CYBER ATTACKS? MALWARE A general term for any software with intent to damage a computer and/or computer system. This can include, viruses, spyware, trojan horses and other malicious forms of cyber attacks. This is commonly contracted through email links from unknown sources—sometimes even pop-up ads have […]
Report cards issued – Repairers give insurers the grades
BY ALLISON ROGERS Traditionally, collision repairers and auto insurances have a delicate—even quarrelsome relationship. Add a global pandemic into the mix and things become a little more muddled. For the past two years, Collision Repair has asked the Canadian collision repair community to issue grades for the nation’s big players in auto insurance. The areas […]
Holding their own – Haida Gwaii calls on ICBC to solve its collision repair conundrum
BY MAX REID DIY auto repairs in rural Canadian communities are nothing shocking—people know the government’s arms can only reach so far—but for residents on Haida Gwaii, adequate auto repair services might as well be an ocean away. “It looks a little wild west here at times,” remarked Lisa Pineault, counsellor in the village of […]
We The North – Muhammad Sidhu’s climb to the top
“We interact with a wide spectrum of vehicles, because we have the expertise.” – Muhammad Sidhu, general manager of Assured Mississauga North By Julia Lloyd When Muhammad Sidhu and his family made the move from Pakistan to Ontario, Sidhu took a risk anticipating success in the collision repair realm as he knew the automotive industry […]
People on the move
DOUG COATES — UNI-SELECT In the effort of pivoting towards an east/west management model, Uni-Select has named Doug Coates as the vice-president of the newly formed western region, effective Dec. 1. Having made his name as CEO of Lordco, Coates will be working in tandem with Jason Best as he heads up operations in the […]
