FinishMaster, Inc., the subsidiary of Uni-Select Inc. (TSE:UNS), announced it has completed the acquisition of the Annex Group Inc., expanding FinishMaster’s footprint in the state of Washington and across three major metropolitan markets in California. Founded in 1983, Annex has nine locations in the Seattle, Everett and Tacoma markets in the state of Washington and […]
Cambridge Auto Group Acquires Maaco Centers in Houston
The Cambridge Automotive Group (CAG) announced the acquisition of two Maaco licenses in Houston, Texas from former owners Dick and Jane Williams. With this transaction, CAG now owns 24 Maaco shops across the country. “The Williams family built a great business with a solid foundation, and we’re excited to partner with Dick and Jane’s son […]
Sherwin-Williams’ June EcoLean Workshop Hosted by NASCAR Race Teams
Sherwin-Williams announced a special venue for its next EcoLean Level 1 workshop, June 28-29, at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams Joe Gibbs Racing and Roush Fenway Racing in Charlotte, N.C. This special session will feature extensive teachings in the benefit and execution of lean principles, along with unique behind-the-scenes tours and discussion with team members […]
Equipment and Tool Institute Hires Rick Matz as Technical Manager
The Equipment and Tool Institute announced Rick Matz has joined the organization as the Technical Manager. Matz will help manage the ETI TEK-NET Library, including helping member companies understand the library and the data in it and seek information from OEMs when it is determined that the information the member companies need to design and […]
Boyd Acquires Six Location MSO in Indiana
Collision repair centers in Indianapolis market will operate under the Gerber brand. The Boyd Group Inc. announced that it has acquired Collision Cure Body Werks, a multi-store operation in Indiana consisting of six collision repair centers, located in the Indianapolis region. “Over the past few years we have added several locations in northwest Indiana, focusing […]
Craftsman Collision Opens 40th Repair Center
Craftsman Collision announced the opening of a new location in Rutland, British Columbia (BC), on the northeast edge of Kelowna. The new shop is Craftsman’s third in the Kelowna area, and fifth in the BC Interior. The location is Craftsman’s 40th collision repair center. The building was acquired from an existing collision repair business, but […]
KAR Closes Brasher’s Auto Auctions Acquisition
KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE: KAR) announced Friday that its subsidiary, ADESA, Inc., has successfully completed the acquisition of eight auctions owned by the Brasher family and includes its floorplan financing business. The eight locations will be renamed: ADESA Salt Lake, ADESA Brasher’s (Sacramento), ADESA Portland, ADESA Boise, ADESA San Jose, ADESA Northwest (Eugene), ADESA […]
Nosek Named Senior Vice President of MOTOR Information Systems
MOTOR Information Systems announced the appointment of Jeff Nosek as Senior Vice President of Sales at MOTOR. The announcement was made by Tom Cross, Hearst Business Media’s Executive Vice President and Deputy Group Head – Transportation and Kevin Carr, President of MOTOR. MOTOR is a company within Hearst Business Media, a unit of Hearst. The […]
Glasurit Announces Agreement with Jaguar Land Rover
BASF announced an agreement in the Asia Pacific region between its Glasurit brand and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) importers’ regional office in Singapore. Glasurit is now the preferred supplier for JLR body shops in many countries of the Asia Pacific region. According to the agreement, Glasurit will not only supply the refinishing material, it will […]
Auto Body Technician Employment Up in 2015
The latest government statistics show the number of people employed as auto body repairers last year grew at the fastest rate since 2011. Wages also up. With the independent collision repair facility population projected to be on the increase, it’s to be expected that the number of body repairers would likely rise. The latest data […]