Pleading for Parity: Boyd Group CEO says ‘industry needs to raise the bar on compensation for skilled labour’
Toronto, Ontario — If you haven’t heard it enough yet, Tim O’Day from Boyd Group is here to say it again; the industry needs to do much better about compensating technicians if it wants to keep its collision centres staffed. “It’s still a very, very tight, competitive labour market so even as we’re receiving price […]
Done Deal: Boyd Group Services completes CEO succession plan
Winnipeg, Manitoba — On Jan. 4, Boyd Group Services announced it had completed its CEO Succession Plan that was first announced in August 2019. Effective Jan. 2, 2020, former Boyd Group president and CEO Brock Bulbuck moved into an executive chair role, with Tim O’Day succeeding Bulbuck as president and CEO. Bulbuck remained in the […]
Boyd Group expands again in Oregon
Winnipeg, Manitoba — April 24, 2017 — The Winnipeg-based Boyd Group has announced the acquisition of another collision repair location in Oregon. The location previously operated as C.E. Miller Auto Body and is located in Salem. The facility has been in operation for 63 years. This follows relatively recent news from Boyd regarding the acquisition […]
Boyd cracks the 400 shop mark
Winnipeg, Manitoba — January 17, 2017 — The Boyd Group has passed a new milestone with its latest acquisition. The company, headquartered in Winnipeg, now has over 400 shops in its chain. “This significant growth–more than double our store count at the beginning of 2012–is a testament to the skill and hard work of our […]
Boyd Group announces North Carolina expansion
Winnipeg, Manitoba — January 11, 2017 — The Boyd Group has announced another acquisition, this time in Monroe, North Carolina. Monroe is located about 40 kilometres southeast of Charlotte, North Carolina’s largest city. The location previously operated as Griffin Motors Collision Center and shares a location with an automobile dealership. This marks the first acquisition […]
Tim O’Day named President and COO of Boyd Group
Winnipeg, Manitoba — January 4, 2017 — Boyd Group Income Fund has appointed Tim O’Day to the positions of President and Chief Operating Officer for the Fund. In his new role, O’Day will have operating responsibility for the entire company, including operations in both the United States and Canada. Concurrent with this change, Brock Bulbuck […]
Boyd announces further expansion in North Carolina
Winnipeg, Manitoba — October 31, 2016 — The Boyd Group seems to be on an expansion drive in North Carolina. Collision Repair magazine recently reported on the company’s acquisition of the former collision repair department of Hastings Ford in Greenville. Boyd Group has just announced the acquisition of another collision centre in Greenville, Bland & […]
Boyd Group announces 35th acquisition of 2016
Winnipeg, Manitoba — September 8, 2016 — The Boyd Group has announced yet another acquisition. More information on Boyd’s recent additions can be found here, here, here and here. Also here, here and here. There are more, but we think you probably get the idea. For those keeping track, this marks the company’s 35th shop […]
Boyd Group expands in Louisiana
Winnipeg, Manitoba — August 18, 2016 — The Boyd Group has announced the opening of a new collision repair centre in Slidell, Louisiana. Slidell is about 34 miles northeast of New Orleans with the centre well-located near the intersections of Interstate Highways 10 and 12. “We are very pleased to add this new location, which […]
Boyd expands again with 10 store acquisition
By CRM Staff Chicago, Illinois — August 1, 2016 — We reported on the Boyd Group’s 22nd acquisition of 2016 just last week. Before the dust has even settled, we’ve received news that the company has made another acquisition. This time, though, Boyd has acquired a multi-store operation (MSO) consisting of 10 collision repair facilities. […]
