Meeting for Maintenance: Craftsman Collision to hold Car Maintenance 101 workshop for women on April 6
North Vancouver, British Columbia— Craftsman Collision has partnered with The Bad Academy to hold a Car Maintenance 101 workshop for those who identify as women. The workshop will take place on April 6th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. PST. While in-person tickets have already been sold out, interested participants can still sign up for […]
Siding with Science: Craftsman Collision to require COVID vaccination for employees
Toronto, Ontario — In a first for Canadian collision franchises, Craftsman Collision has made the call to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all employees. According to last week’s press release announcing the policy, all employees of the Craftsman Group, which includes Craftsman Collision, Distinctive Auto Works, MB Autoworks, Craftsman Auto Glass, Wedge Clamp Systems and Craftsman […]
Bright Idea: Craftsman Collision to offer ‘fix now, pay later’ through partnership with PayBright
Toronto, Ontario — Craftsman Collision is giving customers a new way to pay through a new partnership with PayBright. PayBright employs a “buy now, pay later” concept as its model, where customers can select “PayBright as a payment method…finalize their auto body repair payment in a matter of seconds and pay for their purchases in […]
Crafting a Future: The Salvation Army recognizes Craftsman Collision for $300K in donations since 1992
Toronto, Ontario — The Salvation Army is putting the spotlight on Craftsman Collision for their impressive history of local philanthropy, with more than $300,000 in donations made to the charity since 1992. “For eight years, in partnership with Overwaitea Foods, Craftsman Collision held the annual Make-a-Dent food drive, collecting non-perishable food items at store locations […]
Crafting Community: Craftsman Collision helps raise more than $31K for wildfire relief
North Vancouver, British Columbia — A collision centre is nothing without the community it serves, Craftsman Collision knows this and that is why the MSO has been hard at work helping to raise more than $31,000 for wildfire relief in British Columbia. Craftsman launched a two-week matching fundraising campaign with the Canadian Red Cross in […]
Good Neighbours: Craftsman Collision launches donation campaign in support of B.C. wildfire victims
North Vancouver, British Columbia — Craftsman Collision is stepping up in a big way in the fight against wildfires in British Columbia as the collision chain launches a campaign to match donations made to the Red Cross, and other community organizations in the Okanagan. “In these unprecedented times, we are giving back in the best […]
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How Raj Johal’s passion paved his way to success BY MAX REID It may not seem like it these days, but the collision repair industry is very lucky. Few industries still allow room for the passion and personality that’s present in this field. Managers can build reflections of their values and ideals in the shops […]
Craftsman Collision and Pro Spot International
Over the past 2 months, Pro Spot International has been helping Craftsman Collision expand their aluminum repair capabilities. All of Craftsman Collision’s 43 locations are now qualified to repair aluminum vehicles. Pro Spot, through their distributor Color Compass, supplied all of the Craftsman shops with PR 5 riveting systems, Aluminum Dent Repair Stations, new Glue […]
Craftsman Collision raises nearly $34,000 at annual food drive
By Tom Davis North Vancouver, British Columbia — October 4, 2017 — Craftsman Collision has announced the results of its annual day-long food drive. In total, the company helped to raise $33,944.70 in donations at this year’s event. “We are incredibly pleased with the results of the food drive and proud of all of our […]
Craftsman expands with two shops in Prince George
By Tom Davis Prince George, British Columbia — October 2, 2017 — Craftsman Collision has expanded its portfolio of shops with the acquisition of Jack Schultz Autobody and Queensway Autobody. The two shops will operate under the name Schultz-Craftsman Collision and are located in the city of Prince George. They bring Craftsman’s total number of […]
