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Mitchell Named Official Technology Provider of Vale PDR Technician Certification Program

October 26, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell today announced that PDR Testing and Certification, LLC has selected it as the exclusive diagnostics supplier for the Vale Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) Technician Certification Program. Technicians will now be able to use Mitchell’s MD-500 all-in-one solution for vehicle diagnostic scanning, calibrating and estimating. As vehicle complexity increases, diagnostics has become critical to proper, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Certification, Mitchell International, PDR, Vale

AASP/NJ Members Reconnect at Annual Meeting

October 25, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Event featured election, awards and education. The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) held its Annual Meeting on October 20 at Gran Centurions in Clark, N.J., featuring its Board of Directors election, a special awards ceremony where longtime members were honored and a vital education session delivered by Neal Bobzin and Craig […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Annual Meeting, New Jersey

Certified Collision Group Announces National Conference April 3-5

October 25, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Certified Collision Group (CCG) announced its Inaugural National Conference will be held April 3-5, 2022, in St. Louis, Mo. CCG is bringing together hundreds of Affiliate owners and their leadership teams, national Vendor and Insurance Partners, along with a broad array of industry newsmakers and leaders.  The three-day event will foster informative, inter-active forums […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Conference, Certified Collision Group

Sherwin-Williams Breaks Ground on New Global R&D Center

October 25, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Facility based in Brecksville, Ohio expected to open in 2024. The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) is pleased to announce that it held a groundbreaking ceremony October 22 to signal the official start of construction for the Company’s new global Research and Development Center. Part of the Building Our Future project, the 600,000 square-foot facility located […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Ohio, Openings, Sherwin-Williams

U.S. Length of Rental Up Almost 3 Days in Third Quarter

October 25, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

In October of 2020, we compared 3rd quarter results to those of 2019 and saw a stabilization; post-lockdown numbers were on par with pre-pandemic results. However, in July of this year, we compared 2nd quarter results to those of 2020 (which included the dramatic swings of April and May of 2020) and observed an increase […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Length of Rental

Rob Pugh Appointed to Head Fix Auto UK Owned Sites Division

October 25, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto UK has appointed Rob Pugh to head up its division of owned repair centers. Reporting directly to shareholders, the 25-year-old takes up the position of Head of Commercial for Fix Auto UK (Owned Sites) with immediate effect, overseeing the eight existing Fix Auto UK-owned sites and any new additions going forward. Pugh, a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fix Auto UK, People

U.S. Gasoline Demand Above 2019 Levels in Mid-October

October 22, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

For just the second time since the start of the pandemic the four-week moving average was above pre-pandemic levels. Gasoline consumption continued to improve in the first half of October despite the headwinds from the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic during the summer and increasing gasoline prices. Gasoline demand had been at all-time record levels […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Gasoline Consumption, Traffic Volume

IAA Acquires Integrated Salvage and Vehicle Dismantling Company in UK

October 22, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) announced an agreement to acquire the stock of SYNETIQ Ltd., a leading integrated salvage and vehicle dismantling company in the United Kingdom, for £225 million ($309.75 million). IAA, Inc. will acquire the stock of SYNETIQ through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary IAA International Holdings Limited. Founded in 2019 from the merger […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Insurance Auto Auctions, United Kingdom

Axalta Announces Prepper to Painter Training Course

October 22, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Refinish North America introduced a new Prepper to Painter Application Course. Offered through online and in-person blended learning, the new program teaches refinish fundamentals to individuals who have some body shop experience. Upon course completion, an existing shop prepper will be able to transition into a painting role to help busy collision centers get more […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems, Online Training, Technical Training

Global Finishing Solutions Names Vice Presidents of Operations, Industrial Sales and Auto Refinish Sales

October 22, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Global Finishing Solutions (GFS) has announced the appointment of Tom Carlson as Vice President of Operations, Marty Hedlund as Vice President of Industrial Sales and Ellie Ramey as Vice President of Auto Refinish Sales. “I am pleased to add leaders to our organization who align with our culture and are passionate about customer satisfaction and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Global Finishing Solutions, People

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