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PPG Raises Nearly 25,000 in Walk with Speedway Children’s Charities

August 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

For the 10th year in a row, PPG (NYSE:PPG) served as the sole sponsor of the Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC) New Hampshire chapter’s Track Walk fundraising event and generated nearly $25,000 to help fund the organization’s benevolent activities. SCC provides funding for hundreds of nonprofit organizations that meet the direct educational, medical, social and financial […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: PPG Industries, Speedway Children's Charities

Kent Automotive Announces Ford and General Motors Approvals

August 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Kent Automotive, a brand of Lawson Products, Inc., (NASDAQ:LAWS) and the collision repair industry supplier of products and inventory management solutions, announced it has received additional OEM endorsements. Kent Automotive offers more than 80 Ford and General Motors OEM approved and OEM recommended parts and products for vehicle repair. Kent Automotive OEM approved and recommended […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Approvals, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Kent Automotive

Electronic Claims Services Launches Photo, Video Claims and Shop Locator Web Apps for 25th Anniversary

August 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Electronic Claims Services, the Portland, Ore.-based provider of web services and custom solutions for the auto insurance industry, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the launch of three new web apps that aim to bring small to mid-size auto insurers the digital convenience customers and shops have come to expect from service-oriented businesses. The three […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electronic Claims Services, Photo Estimating

Universal Technical Institute Reports Revenue Down 1.8% in Third Quarter 2018

August 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI), the provider of transportation technician training, reported financial results for the fiscal 2018 third quarter ended June 30,. Revenues for the quarter were $74.9 million, down 1.8 percent compared to $76.3 million for the prior year period. The year-over-year revenue variance was primarily attributable to a 5.1 percent decrease […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Earnings, Universal Technical Institute

Boyd Group Reports Second Quarter Sales Up 18.9% from 2017

August 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Same store sales up 3.2 percent. The Boyd Group Income Fund (TSE:BYD.UN) on Friday reported its financial results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30. Sales increased by 18.9 percent to CA$456.6 million ($348.11 million) from CA$384.0 million  ($292.76 million) in 2017, including same-store sales increases of 3.2 percent. Adjusted earnings before interest, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boyd Group, Earnings

Abra Acquires Collision Repair Center in Georgia

August 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Abra Auto Body Repair of America announced the acquisition of a new collision repair center in Athens, Ga., its 23rd location in the state. Located at 1950 Jimmy Daniel Road in Athens, the 32,000 square foot Georgia Square Collision’s business operations were acquired in a deal that closed on August 3. The transaction was brokered […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ABRA, Acquisitions, Georgia

AASP/NJ Program Seeking to Help Local Law Enforcement Solve August 3 Hit & Run

August 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) is seeking its members’ help in assisting NJ law enforcement in the hunt for a vehicle that was involved in a fatal hit and run accident on August 3 in Woodland, N.J. Police are seeking a dark colored vehicle, likely blue or black, with body […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ

Uni-Select Reports Second Quarter Sales Up 35.6%

August 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Uni-Select Inc. (TSX: UNS) reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30. Sales up 35.6 percent to $461.6 million of which The Parts Alliance contribution represented $111.0 million or 32.6 percent. The company reports positive organic growth of 0.7 percent at FinishMaster US segment, 8.6 percent at The Parts Alliance on a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Earnings, FinishMaster, Uni-Select

Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Centers in Wisconsin and Alabama

August 10, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the August 3, acquisition of a collision repair center in Kenosha, Wisconsin. This center was previously operated as Jay-Bee Collision Repair Center. Kenosha is located in southwestern Wisconsin, about 65 miles north of Chicago and 40 miles south of Milwaukee. This new center is situated four miles from Interstate 94, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Alabama, Boyd Group, Wisconsin

CCC Webinar on Technology Change Agents and the Future of Auto Insurance August 15

August 10, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) announced  that executives from the company will be hosting a webinar discussion on the top technology change agents impacting the future of auto insurance. Susanna Gotsch, CCC’s Industry Analyst and author of the Crash Course report, and Jason Verlen, the company’s Senior Vice President of Product Management, will share research, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CCC

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