Fix Auto Australia announced the appointment of Scott Holden to the role of Regional Head of Sales, effective immediately. Holden brings to Fix Auto over thirty years’ experience in the automotive industry. Having started his career in paint and consumables sales, he moved on to manage his family’s body shop for almost twenty years, prior […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Modesto, California
CARSTAR announced the addition of CARSTAR the Professionals Auto Body Works, a 10,500 square foot facility located at 4720 Stratos Way, in Modesto, Calif to its network of independently owned collision repair facilities. Richard Aleixo, owner of CARSTAR the Professionals Auto Body Works, initially entered the industry in a part-time capacity, cleaning his father’s body […]
California Autobody Association Announces New Board Members and Executive Director
The California Autobody Association (CAA) swore in its new board officers for 2019 on March 9th in Cerritos. Tiffany Silva of Accurate Auto Body in Richmond was sworn in as new CAA President. The association’s current board officers include: President Tiffany Silva (Accurate Auto Body – Richmond) Vice President Doug Marshall (Autotrends – Oakland) 1st […]
Nexsyis Collision and Overall Parts Solutions Announce Software Integration
Nexsyis Collision, the body shop management and accounting platform, and Overall Parts Solutions, supply-chain management solutions provider to the collision repair industry, announced the release of an application integration providing secure two-way, real-time communication between Nexsyis and the OPSTrax parts procurement platform. The integration allows Nexsyis customers to take advantage of the full offerings of […]
MyShop Traffic Joins BASF’s Vision+ Program
MyShop Traffic, a management software for collision repair facilities created by a body shop for a body shop, announced it has joined BASF Refinish Automotive Coatings as part of their Vision+ Value Beyond Paint Tools and Services program. The software will be offered to body shops via their BASF ColorSource and Multi-Line distributors. MyShop Traffic […]
Painters Supply & Equipment Acquires Six Location Georgia Distributor
Painters Supply & Equipment Co. (PSE) announced it has completed the acquisition of Automotive Paint & Equipment (AP&E). The acquisition adds 6 locations in Georgia and further expands PSE’s market presence in the Southeast United States. AP&E is a PPG Platinum Distributor headquartered in Warner Robins, Ga. with additional stores in Brunswick, Dublin, Macon, Savannah […]
Women’s Industry Network Announces 2019 Most Influential Women Award Winners
The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) announced the 2019 honorees for the Most Influential Women (MIW) award. The MIW is presented to those who have notable achievements in the collision repair industry. After the review of many worthy applicants, WIN has chosen four industry leaders to receive the MIW honors: Erica Schaefer- Mopar Collision Marketing Manager […]
National Auto Body Council Calls for 2019 Award Nominations
Annual NABC Body Shop Image Award and NABC Award of Distinction honor collision industry leaders. The National Auto Body Council announced that the 2019 NABC Awards are open for nominations. This is the seventh year that NABC has held these awards. Entries in the NABC Body Shop Image Award and NABC Award of Distinction categories […]
AkzoNobel Announces Second Quarter 2019 Collision Repair Training Opportunities
AkzoNobel has released its second quarter 2019 line-up of vehicle refinishing training courses. Covering topics such as Sikkens color tinting, health and safety best practices, and more, these complimentary courses are designed to help current and future collision repair technicians advance their careers by staying ahead of industry trends. “Technology has made a major impact […]
ATMC Annual Conference for Training Managers and Developers April 9-11
The ASE Training Managers Council (ATMC) will hold its annual conference on April 9-11, at the Hilton DFW Lakes in Grapevine, Texas. For the first time, the conference will include a new track of workshops designed for automotive industry training developers. Topics covered include: Creating training videos, Learning management systems, Question writing for automotive instruction, […]