Collision Repair 19#5

Collision Repair Collision Repair 19#5

What is Lean Thinking?: Dave Luehr’s Elite Body Shop Solutions webinar featuring Rich Altieri

By Maddy Kylie When it comes to understanding the concept of ‘Lean Thinking,’ Rich Altieri finds a Karate Kid analogy particularly helpful. In the 1984 film, Miyagi initially teaches Daniel how to do karate by making him wax his car, and by repeating the popular phrase: “wax on, wax off.” Altieri, the founder of Auto […]

October 6, 2020

Far and Wide: 3M’s ties with the automotive aftermarket date back to the beginning

By Maddy Kylie On August 12, 2020, 3M’s Automotive Aftermarket division Business Manager Craig Jalbert sat down with Collision Repair’s Maddy Kylie to discuss how 3M has helped Canada’s automotive aftermarket survive the pandemic, in an exclusive live webinar. Craig has worked for 3M’s aftermarket division for 16 years now and is currently going into […]

October 6, 2020

The Lazer Legacy: Lazer-focused and ready to thrive

By Max Reid At fourteen-years-old, Bob Heroux painted his mom’s car. From there, he was hooked. High-quality of work, attentive customer service and dedicated leadership have been the keys to Lazer Autobody’s stellar success. Bob Heroux—dubbed ‘Lazer Bob’ in the local collision repair scene—and his wife Jennifer opened Lazer Autobody in October of 1987. “When […]

October 6, 2020

Staying Social: Oh, the days of in-person interactions

By Darryl Simmons If one was ever to look for a Canadian industry that was totally dependent on relationships, they would need look no further than the Auto Claims Economy, or more commonly known as collision repair. Sure, other industries may compete, but my world view and social life is limited, so I’m going to […]

October 6, 2020

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