WHAT’S RIGHT TO REPAIR ALL ABOUT?
Demystifying one of the industry’s most vexing issues—and its ramifications BY STEVE LEAL If you have been following the news and developments taking place across the world, chances are you would’ve come across the term Right to Repair more often in recent times than before. Over the past few years, a great deal of steam […]
Insurance News
A MASS-IVE STATEMENT The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP-MA) has issued a statement confirming it will represent both direct repair program (DRP) and non-DRP shops, while simultaneously calling DRP conditions a “detriment to [the] industry” in its position statement. “AASP-MA is a pro-consumer association representing all collision repairers and mechanical repair shops, […]
Industry Insights
DOUBLE WHAMMY A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has more than doubled a fine imposed on a former auto body shop owner, who pleaded guilty to workplace safety violations that contributed to the death of an employee. The court announced the decision saying the sentence for one of the violations was “demonstrably unfit.” On June […]
A SUMMER TO REMEMBER
A new start is on our horizons BY DARRYL SIMMONS Summer has arrived. Pandemic restrictions are loosening from coast to coast. Brighter days are ahead—and Collision Repair’s 20th Anniversary edition is right around the corner. The question on everyone’s mind is what exactly has changed in the last 16 months—and where do we go from […]
COMMITTED TO THE CRAFT
How Raj Johal’s passion paved his way to success BY MAX REID It may not seem like it these days, but the collision repair industry is very lucky. Few industries still allow room for the passion and personality that’s present in this field. Managers can build reflections of their values and ideals in the shops […]
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
ADAM CEIFETS | DRIVEN BRANDS CANADA CARSTAR has announced Adam Ceifets has been appointed vice president of insurance for Driven Brands Canada. Ceifets has more than 27 years of industry experience with vehicle rental partners. Although he spent time on both the operations and sales teams, Ceifets spent the last 14 years driving the insurance […]
Craftsman Collision and Pro Spot International
Over the past 2 months, Pro Spot International has been helping Craftsman Collision expand their aluminum repair capabilities. All of Craftsman Collision’s 43 locations are now qualified to repair aluminum vehicles. Pro Spot, through their distributor Color Compass, supplied all of the Craftsman shops with PR 5 riveting systems, Aluminum Dent Repair Stations, new Glue […]
