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Insurance News – CRM 19#5

UBER INSURANCE DEAL Economical Insurance has announced a new and significant relationship with Uber in Canada. The relationship will provide insurance coverage to every Uber Rides and Uber Eats trip in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. The relationship will officially launch September 1, 2020. This announcement came after Economical Insurance announced its plans to […]

October 8, 2020

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Industry News – CRM 19#5

SEMA SET-UP With SEMA going virtual this year, SEMA events vice president Tom Gattuso said many vendors plan to make representatives available from the typical 9 to 5 p.m. show day. However, Gattuso learned that many exhibitors intend to man their virtual booths beyond the regular hours, to make up for the different time zones […]

October 8, 2020

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Business News – CRM 19#5

PDR PROGRESSION Dented Canada has finalized an agreement with Vale Training Solutions, which will allow the company to administer the Vale PDR Certification Program throughout Canada. The program will be administered by Dented on Vale Training Solutions’ behalf. Depending on the level of certification a technician is attempting to achieve, the certification will begin with […]

October 8, 2020

HOW FESTOOL HELPS EXTRACT DUST IN AUTO BODY SHOPS

In order to help protect worker health from the dust that is formed when sanding vehicle surfaces, an ideal solution for the body shop worker is to prevent dust particles from entering the air by extracting dust where it originates at the surface of the vehicle while sanding. This is one of the reasons why […]

October 8, 2020

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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

John Griffin – AkzoNobel AkzoNobel has appointed John Griffin as regional commercial director for Automotive and Specialty Coatings in the Americas. Griffin has held various sales, management and executive roles across the company’s global and regional automotive aerospace, packaging, yacht and film coatings segments. Griffin will also continue to be AkzoNobel’s regional director for North […]

October 8, 2020

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Collision Repair

Understanding ADAS: Level5Drive shares the ins and outs of ADAS calibration

Understanding how to calibrate today’s advanced-driver assistance systems (ADAS) is critical in collision repair operations. If you disagree, ADAS experts John Marlowe and Giuliano Bernabei can prove you’re wrong. The two-man team, founders of ADAS calibration centre Level5Drive in Burlington, Ontario, have made it their mission to provide the automotive aftermarket with valuable ADAS knowledge […]

October 8, 2020

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Autel US Expands ADAS Calibration Coverage

Autel’s release of three calibration expansion packages for its Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) calibration frame systems, the Standard Frame Calibration System and the MA600 Mobile Calibration System continues to signify the company’s aggressive commitment to ensuring its customers have the latest OEM-compliant targets, calibrations components and software to calibrate the ever-growing number of ADAS-equipped […]

October 8, 2020

Collision Repair

Spray Gun vs Spray Can: SprayMax breaks it down

Peter Kwasny GmbH has achieved breakthrough solutions in small damage repairs with the SprayMax system. Professional repairers will appreciate the process flexibility with both 1K and 2K technology options and how they can reduce cycle time and add thru-put to their operations. SprayMax provides spray gun-like results while saving time and material costs. This Benchmark […]

October 8, 2020

ProColor Collision forges ahead with Canada expansion

It’s been little over a year since Fix Network acquired the Quebec-based Carrossier ProColor from Uni-Select. The acquisition of the iconic 20-year-old brand has made Fix Network Canada’s largest aftermarket franchise network. Since then, Fix Network has been actively expanding ProColor Collision’s brand presence across Canada and recently, into the United States. Collision Repair caught […]

October 8, 2020

Leading the Way, Their Own Way

The best leaders have an innate ability to articulate a vision, embrace the values of that vision and create an environment where everyone can reach their goals and perform at their best. Leadership requires clarity, decisiveness, courage, passion, humility and the ability to inspire. If you have checked a calendar lately or opened your eyes […]

October 8, 2020

Pre-SEMA Plans: What some of the top brands have planned for SEMA360

As SEMA360 draws nearer, the automotive aftermarket is on the edge of its seat waiting to see what this year’s virtual event has in store. While this year’s SEMA Show won’t place us all in the same room for its typical networking extravaganza, show organizers have been working hard to make SEMA360 as close to […]

October 6, 2020

Digital Dilemma: Lean in to the world of online tradeshows!

Any normal October would see members of the Canadian collision sector working hard to complete any last-minute SEMA Show plans. Plane tickets would be purchased, plans all set in place and products stowed away for travel to the bright lights of Las Vegas. 2020, however, is no normal year. While the 2020 SEMA Show has […]

October 6, 2020

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