The Paint, Body and Equipment Specialists (PBES), a segment community of the Auto Care Association, announced that online registration is now available for its 2016 annual conference, May 10-12, at the Embassy Suites at the Denver Conference Center in Denver, Colo. The 2016 PBES Conference theme is, “Differentiate to Win.” “The 2016 PBES Conference program […]
Sherwin-Williams to Acquire Valspar
Will acquire competitor for $113 per share or $11.3 billion. Deal expected to close Q1 2017. The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) and The Valspar Corporation (NYSE: VAL) announced that they have entered into an agreement for Sherwin-Williams to acquire Valspar for $113 per share in an all-cash transaction, or an enterprise value of approximately $11.3 […]
AASP/MA Reports Standardized Auto Policy Withdrawn
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) and the Statewide Towing Association of Massachusetts (STA), announced that due to o pressure from the two industry associations, the Automobile Insurance Bureau (AIB), the association of insurers, has withdrawn their recently filed standard auto policy for Massachusetts. A new policy has been filed by AIB […]
CARSTAR’s Bob Keith Receives I-CAR Founder’s Award
Bob Keith, Senior Director – Operations Training for CARSTAR and most recently Immediate Past Chairman of the I CAR International Board of Directors, was awarded the Founder’s Award for his dedication and service to I CAR at the non-profit training organizations 2016 I-CAR Volunteer & Instructor Conference held in Orlando, Fla. earlier this month. Keith […]
Registration Open for WIN Educational Conference
Registration for the 2016 Women’s Industry Network Educational Conference, scheduled to take place in Tampa, Fla. on May 2-4, is now open. The conference will be held at the Tampa Downtown Hilton. “Power of the Past-Force of the Future”, the theme for the 10th annual conference aptly describes the event as ten years ago a […]
Fix Auto USA Annual Conference September 18-21 in San Diego
Fix Auto USA has announced that its 14th Annual National Conference, themed “Believe. Achieve. Succeed.” will take place September 18–21, at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, set in San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter. The invitation-only conference remains a signature event for Fix Auto, bringing together Fix Auto’s members and Franchise Partners, insurers, suppliers, OEMs, […]
NSF Opposes Maryland Aftermarket Parts Bill
NSF International, the non-OEM parts certifier, opposes Maryland House Bill 1258 (HB 1258), that seeks to prevent auto insurance companies from specifying non-OEM parts for a period of two years from the vehicles date of manufacture during collision repair claims. In letter to Maryland Delegate Richard Impallaria, the sponsor of the legislation, NSF details concerns […]
AASP/NJ NORTHEAST Trade Show Opens Today
39th Annual Trade Show this weekend in Secaucus, N.J. The 39th Annual NORTHEAST 2016 Automotive Services Show, sponsored by the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ), kicks off this afternoon. The NORTHEAST 2016 trade show opens at 5 p.m. today at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J. The show runs through […]
Pennsylvania Collision Trade Guild Urges Repairers to Contact Senators to Oppose Photo Appraisal Bill
The Pennsylvania Collision Trade Guild (PCTG) is urging collision repairers and consumers in Pennsylvania to contact their State Senator and urge them to vote “No” on House Bill 1638. The bill, approved by the Senate Finance and Banking Committee on Tuesday, March 15, would remove the current requirement that insurance appraisals be prepared based upon […]
PPG Offering Expanded Training in 2016
PPG Automotive Refinish announced it continues to intensify its dedication to professional training in the automotive refinish industry. While over 16,600 students participated in PPG’s product, distributor and MVP training courses in 2015, PPG foresees an ongoing need to keep its customers and business partners up to date in all matters concerning collision refinish and […]