Crash of the Titans: Debut collision repair competition set for Sept. 23 in Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia — An exciting new autobody competition is set to kick off in under two months in Port Coquitlam. Technicians and painters from B.C.’s lower mainland are already preparing for a true Crash of the Titans. The inaugural Crash of the Titans Collision Repair Competition is set to take place at Kirmac […]
Bringing Home the Hardware: Medalists announced for Skills Canada National Competition
Winnipeg, Manitoba — More than 500 talented students descended upon Winnipeg for this year’s Skills Canada National Competition, where nearly 250 medals were awarded to those who will become Canada’s next generation of skilled tradespeople. This year’s event, which ran Thursday to Friday last week at the RBC Convention Centre, saw fierce competition across 45 […]
Bringing the Best: Setup for 34th annual Skills Ontario competition underway, running May 1-3
Toronto, Ontario – Set up for the 34th annual Skills Ontario competition has begun at the Toronto Congress Centre, set to take place on May 1 to May 2, followed by a closing ceremony on May 3. In a LinkedIn post, WorldSkills expert Bill Speed invites shop owners to come and see these young tradespeople […]
Bodywork Bash: AASP/NJ hosts Northeast 2023 Automotive Services Show in New Jersey
Secaucus, New Jersey — As the North American automotive aftermarket collectively wakes from winter hibernation it appears that convention enthusiasm has not waned one bit, as the AASP/NJ’s Northeast 2023 Automotive Services Show went off without a hitch this past weekend. Featuring a trade show floor packed with familiar faces from across the collision industry, […]
Practiced Perfection: Dorien Lozeau returns from German car painting training challenge
Neuss, Germany – Former Bodyworx Professional cover star, and rising star in his own right, Dorien Lozeau recently returned from a WorldSkills training session in Neuss, Germany ahead of this fall’s WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition. This four-day car painting challenge, supported in part by 3M and Festool, took place between Sept. 5 to Sept. […]
Refinishing First: One-on-one with SkillsCanada gold medalist painter Dorien Lozeau
Toronto, Ontario — As the organization finalizes its roster for the international competition, results from this year’s Skills Canada 2022 National Competition have begun rolling in, forming the team that will represent the Canadian collision industry on the WorldSkills stage. Collision Repair managed to get a hold of two-time gold medal-winning automotive refinisher—former Bodyworx Professional […]
Perfecting Painting: WorldSkills Canada competition underway in Edmonton
Edmonton, Alberta — This week, competitors from across the world met in Edmonton for the Canadian SATA Skills Car Painting Global Challenge 2022. Competitors from Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates met at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology campus for the main event, where they will be tested […]
Painter Rendezvous: International R-M Best Painter Contest set for late June
Clermont-de-l’Oise, France — Some of the world’s top automotive painters will descend on Clermont-de-l’Oise, France in late June to sort out who will take the top prize at the thirteenth International R-M Best Painter Contest Final. The competition will see ten national finalists square off at the R-M Refinish Competence Center in France from June […]
Skills Ontario makes waves across the province
By Erin McLaughlin Toronto, Ontario — May 15, 2018 — The 2018 Skills Ontario Competition recently took place at the Toronto Congress Centre, May 7-9. “The collision repair industry’s competition site has a very large footprint in Ontario, with both onsite Autobody Repair and Auto Painting events. Many Ontario schools send their […]
Skills Ontario Competition to showcase student talent
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — May 3, 2018 — The Skills Ontario Competition is set to take place next week, from Monday, May 7 to Wednesday, May 9. More than 2,300 students will participate in the competitions. The largest of its kind across Canada, the three-day annual competition for elementary, high school […]
