AS A COLLECTIVE INDUSTRY
Where we’ve been and where we’re going, from the perspective of shop operators Column by WADE BARTOK, CONNOR JAMESON Vehicles have been arriving at collision centres since the dawn of car crashes. Damage is rarely the same; it takes a wide range of skills to achieve a successful repair. This has created a highly resourceful […]
Luehring in Customers: Dave Luehr tackles business growth, customer retention in new article
Toronto, Ontario — Dave Luehr, aka the Sixth Spice Girl, knows what collision repairer customers really really want, and he’s letting shop owners in on the secret in his latest article for Elite Body Shop Solutions. Luehr’s latest piece of wisdom, “What Collision Repair Customers Really Want”, delves into the opportunity being missed by shop […]
SCRS Session: Dave Luehr and Society of Collision Repair Specialists to host webinar
Toronto, Ontario — On July 28, at 2 p.m. EST (1 p.m. CDT), Dave Luehr’s Elite Body Shop Solutions will be hosting a webinar alongside Aaron Schulenburg, the executive director for the U.S.-based Society of Collision Repair Specilalists (SCRS). Schulenburg will join Luehr for the Power of Community: The Grass Roots of SCRS and What […]
Elite Body Shop Solutions hosts upcoming webinar about certification
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – March 21, 2019 – Dave Luehr’s Elite Bodyshop Solutions will be hosting a free webinar this week that will go over strategies business leaders can use to capitalize on certifications in their shops. On March 28, Scott Biggs from Assured Network Performance will be presenting “Leveraging the Certified Repair […]
Introducing Operations Monthly Live
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — December 28, 2018 — Dave Luehr, collision repair industry expert and founder of Elite Body Shop Solutions, now offers Operations Monthly Live, a live webcast designed to provide interactive monthly training and support to help collision repairers reach their operational goals. The first, free session will be on Jan. […]
A WINner’s Mindset
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — September 28, 2018 — On October 10, the Women’s Industry Network will host a live online broadcast “Developing a WINner’s Mindset – Pun Intended.” Presented by the ever-engaging David Luehr of Elite Bodyshop Solutions, the half-hour presentation will focus on explaining what mindset ambitious members of the industry should adopt […]
Taking images that support your estimates
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — August 30, 2018 –– Dave Luehr’s Elite Body Shop Solutions is going to show repairers in the industry how to take images that best support your estimates. In the upcoming free webinar set to happen Tuesday, September 25 at 1 p.m. central, Roger Cada is going to go through the proper […]
Dave Luehr’s Elite Body Shop Solutions launches free monthly educational webinar series
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — May 19, 2018 — Dave Luehr’s Elite Body Shop Solutions announced the launch of its free monthly educational webinar series, covering a wide range of topics designed to keep collision repairers abreast of the latest information required to be successful in today’s challenging business environment. “Each month, […]
Industry-wide communication at CCIF 2018 Toronto
By James Kerr Toronto, Ontario — January 26, 2018 — The who’s who of collision repair was represented at the huge showroom of Toronto’s International Centre this week at CCIF Toronto 2018. New products, new methods, and new understanding were around every corner in the array of booths. From the banners to the engineers to […]
CSN-ELITE celebrates 50th anniversary
By Jeff Sanford North Vancouver, British Columbia — February 17, 2016 — CSN-ELITE Body Shop of North Vancouver is celebrating a huge milestone this year—fifty years in business. “It’s a little sketchy as to when exactly the shop opened,” says Wade Bartok, the current owner and operator. “We had a fire in 1977 that wiped […]