MAPFRE Insurance, that announced in December it will cease operating in five states to focus on 11, is turning over its personal lines business in three of the five states it is leaving to Safeco Insurance, a unit of Liberty Mutual. MAPFRE has agreed to provide Safeco the opportunity to underwrite its personal lines policies […]
PPG Foundation Invests More Than $63,000 on Behalf of Automotive Refinish Business
Funding supports programs in communities where PPG operates PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced that the PPG Foundation invested more than $63,000 in eight organizations in 2017 on behalf of PPG’s automotive refinish business, which operates an administrative office in Pittsburgh and two manufacturing facilities in Ohio. The grant recipients and funding purposes were: American Association of University […]
The Collision Centers Acquires Sixth Collision Repair Center on Long Island
The Collision Centers of New York announced it has acquired Silver Star Collision in Port Jefferson, N.Y. The new collision repair center is located at 14 Industrial Road. With the acquisition The Collision Centers has six locations in Suffolk County on Long Island. Operations will be transitioned to The Collision Centers effective immediately. “We are […]
Quickbooks Training Available for Collision Repair Facilities
AEII-QuickBooksRus announced the debut of The Owner’s Handbook & The Bookkeepers Perspective, a two-day training course specifically tailored for the collision industry taught by Certified Quick Books Advisor and former collision repair shop owner Tony Passwater from AEII. Participants will have the opportunity to work in a “live” setting with their own individual computers equipped […]
LKQ Reports Revenue Up 13.4 percent in 2017
Organic revenue growth for year was 4.1 percent LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31. For the fourth quarter of 2017, revenue was $2.47 billion compared with $2.15 billion for the fourth quarter of 2016, an increase of 14.9 percent. For the fourth quarter, parts […]
Boyd Group Acquires Four Collision Repair Centers in Ontario, Canada
The Boyd Group Inc. announced that on January 31 it acquired a multi-store operation located in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada with four collision repair centers. The centers were previously operated by the Nero Family as Regent Autobody. “We are very excited to add these new locations, which have served the Sudbury market well for over 30 […]
Bentley Releases Glasurit Refinish Training Schedule
Bentley has released its training course schedule for Glasurit, the BASF refinish paint line with exclusive global approval for Bentley repairs. The training courses will be instructor-led for paint technicians who work within the Bentley Accredited Bodyshop Network, or are in the process of accreditation. “The alignment in the industry between OEMs and collision shops […]
Fix Auto Canada Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Alberta
Fix Auto Canada announced the addition of a new collision repair center to its network in Vermilion, Alberta. Nick Wight, owner of Fix Auto Vermilion, has been in the collision repair industry for 13 years, eight of which owning his own shop. “I love working on vehicles and helping people get back on the road […]
Copart Canada Moves to a New Facility in Calgary
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced the grand opening of a new facility in Calgary, Alberta. Copart has moved its current operations in Calgary to this new location, located at 234082 84 Street SE in Rocky View County. In conjunction with the grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony on December 7, 2017, Copart Canada also hosted its first […]
Hartford Acquires Commercial Independent Agent Business Of Foremost Insurance
The Hartford announced it has entered into a renewal rights agreement with the Farmers Exchanges to acquire its Foremost-branded small commercial business sold through independent agents. The Hartford Insurance Group was the 14th largest commercial auto insurer in the U.S. with over $603 million in direct premiums written in 2016. The Foremost-branded small commercial independent […]
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