CSN-Hutten Collision Open House raises funds for local hospital
By Mike Davey Fergus, Ontario — September 22, 2016 — When you’ve got a new facility, it’s only natural that you want to show it off. CSN-Hutten Collision Centre held an open house recently to give the public a first-hand opportunity to see a modern collision repair centre. CSN-Hutten Collision Centre is located in Fergus, […]
Private equity players competing to consolidate collision repair industry
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — June 22, 2015 — Big-time financiers on both Bay and Wall Street are showing huge interest in the collision repair industry. The number of deals done over the last couple years is ballooning. A battle to be the first to consolidate the collision repair industry seems to be […]
From collision repairer to super shop
by Andrew Marsh A long time ago collision repair was all about panel and paint. Anything – from body fittings to suspension to electronics – was seen as the exclusive preserve of either a service shop or another department inside larger collision repair businesses. Not anymore. The process began as a pure by-product of collision […]
Change, and yet more change
by Andrew Marsh Over the past few months it has really struck me how difficult it is to get hold of vehicle collision repair information – not only to source it in the first place, or to master the oddities of the OEM web sites, but the type and depth of information on offer. We […]
Licensed for Success
By Mike Davey There are many keys to success in the collision repair industry. Stretching the analogy further, these keys are kind of like the key to your car … if your car needed multiple keys inserted in precisely the right sequence before it would unlock the door. You must have the basics in place […]
