Refinish Reparations: New ‘Who Pays For What’ report tackles refinish invoicing, advanced procedure compensation
Toronto, Ontario — Bust out your books and take a few deep, meditative breaths, as Mike Anderson’s most recent “Who Pays for What” report has been released; this time with its sights set on the use of invoicing systems for material costs. This latest report from the CEO of Collision Advice builds off findings from […]
Courtesy Calibrations: 2 out of 5 U.S. shops don’t pursue insurer payment for inspections, new billing report says
Toronto, Ontario — The latest “Who Pays for What?” report is out, courtesy of Collision Advice and the CRASH network, and is, for the very first time, centred around billing practices for scanning and calibration work. Of the more than 400 U.S. repair shops that responded to the survey from industry expert Mike Anderson, two […]
The DL on DTCs: Dave Luehr webinar features ADAS advice from asTech and Collision Advice experts
Toronto, Ontario — Collision industry icon Dave Luehr was back on Tuesday morning with another edition of his Elite Body Shop Academy webinar series, featuring Mike Anderson from Collision Advice and Jake Rodenroth from asTech. Among the top priorities for this latest presentation from Luehr was to dispel some of the most common myths surrounding […]
Mike Anderson says FCA requires destructive welds
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — March 30, 2018 — Collision Advice CEO Mike Anderson outlined OEM requirement for destructive test welds during a webinar reports Repairer Driven News. In the online event aimed at collision repair professionals, Anderson also speculated that bodyshops were not always practising these techniques. According to RDN, Anderson […]
Discover Leadership training approved for AMi credit
North Richland Hills, Texas — January 10, 2017 — The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) has announced approval of the Discover Leadership Master Graduate Program and Ignition Program for elective credit hours. Past and future students successfully completing the Master Graduate Program will be awarded 60 AMi elective credits hours and the Ignition Leadership Program 24 […]
Pfaff Open House targets new materials, techniques and scanning
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — November 21, 2016 — Pfaff Autoworks held its annual Insurance Open House, drawing attendance at least four times greater than what it was in 2015. This year’s event was held in association with Collision Industry Information Assistance (CIIA). Attendees gathered at Pfaff’s high-end repair facility in Vaughan. Representatives of […]
Mike Anderson to lead scanning panel discussion at NACE 2016
By Mike Davey Anaheim, California — July 18, 2016 — Scanning is a hot topic in collision repair, with a number of OEMs calling for scans to be performed both pre- and post-repair to ensure all repairs have been performed safely. The American arms of Honda, Nissan and Toyota have all made it clear that […]
Online videos help download enthusiasm at CSN-Automacs Collision
By Mike Davey Oakville, Ontario — February 19, 2016 — There’s a lot to be said for enthusiasm. Attending an event like a meeting of the Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) or NACE is an almost guaranteed way to get yourself fired up and ready to tackle new challenges. But how do you pass along […]
