Undervalued Work: Blending takes 31.6 percent more labour and receives 50 percent less compensation than total refinish, says SCRS data
Toronto, Ontario – Think its harder to blend several colours and tones on a panel compared to a single colour? You’re probably right, and new data from the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS)’s contradicts the belief of some OEMs that blending can be completed in half the time as creating a new coat. On […]
Gilded Guidelines: CIC approves new ‘golden rule’ concerning data rights
Cleveland, Ohio — The U.S.-based Collision Industry Conference has decided on a new “golden rule” by which the organization will operate following the organization’s meeting on Thursday. The rule aims to help collision repairers and other third-party sources get better access to data from application providers. The rule states, “Application providers should allow end-users unfettered […]
Back to Reality: CIC April meeting to be in-person/virtual hybrid
Pheonix, Arizona — The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) will be hosting its first in-person meeting in more than a year this April 20 and 21, though attendees do have the option of registering for the sessions virtually. The CIC said the April meeting would discuss supplemental restraint system inspections, calibrations and electric vehicles. “The agenda […]
The CIC wants answers
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — November 22, 2018 — The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) has released a survey seeking answers to some of the important issues that exist within the industry. The CIC chairman of 2019-2020, Jeff Peevy, presented this survey to gather feedback to present at the upcoming CIC planning meeting that will be […]
Haiti ARISE closing in on trade school goal
Calgary, Alberta — September 28, 2016 — The collision repair industry can be a great place to make a career. Thanks in part to the efforts of Canadian repairers, citizens of Haiti are closer than ever before to having a school where they can learn and develop their autobody repair skills. Haiti ARISE partnered with […]
CIC needs diversity of voices, more action, according to committee
By Mike Davey Palm Springs, California — January 15, 2015 — More voices are needed in the Collision Industry Conference (CIC), according to one of the organization’s committees. The CIC is a US-based forum made up of participants from all industry segments. It can be viewed as somewhat analogous to the Canadian Collision Industry Forum […]
Buy a brick and support Haiti Arise at NACE
Toronto, Ontario — July 9, 2015 — Buy a brick, and you can change someone’s life. The Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) and the Collision Industry Council (CIC) are selling bricks at NACE to support Haiti Arise Technical School. The organizations are working together on this important charitable project. Buy a brick at the CCIF […]
