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Former New York Shop Owner Richard A. Altieri Sr. Passes Away

April 25, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Richard A. Altieri Sr., 92, passed away on April 21, at his Amsterdam, N.Y. home after a long illness with family by his side. Born in Amsterdam on April 4, 1925 he was the last living child of Anthony and Anna Altieri. He was predeceased by Edith Caprara Altieri, his wife of 41 years and mother […]

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Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Oregon

April 25, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the April 19 opening of a Gerber-brand collision repair center in Salem, Ore. The location previously operated as C.E. Miller Auto Body and has served the community for 63 years. “We are pleased to be growing our presence in Oregon and particularly this location which is in the capital of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Oregon

PPG Makes Third Offer to AkzoNobel

April 24, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

AkzoNobel PPG Merger Proposal

Raises price and commits to break-up fee if antitrust approvals cannot be secured. PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it submitted a revised proposal for a merger with Akzo Nobel N.V. (AKZA.AS; OTCMKTS:AKZOY). The proposal letter, which was provided to Antony Burgmans, Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Ton Büchner, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, PPG Industries

CARSTAR Reports Near 15% Sales Increase in First Quarter, Outlines 2017 Growth Plans

April 24, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

On Friday, CARSTAR North America shared performance highlights for the first quarter of 2017, along with its outlook for the remainder of the year.  After a record year of growth and operational performance in 2016, CARSTAR is continuing that positive trend through the first three months of 2017, posting a nearly 15 percent increase in […]

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Axalta Opens Regional Auto Refinish Training Centre in Dubai

April 24, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) last week announced the launch of its Automotive Refinish Training Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Centre will provide training in the use of Axalta products that are designed for the repainting of vehicles in collision repair facilities. The opening of the next generation facility follows the October 2016 opening […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems, Dubai, Openings

AASP-MN Awards Roger Bonn Honorary Membership

April 24, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Roger Bonn, recently retired from Peter’s Body Shop in St. Cloud, Minn. has been recognized as an Honorary Member of the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN).   The award was presented during the association’s Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference on April 13th at the Doubletree Hotel in Bloomington, Minn. Bonn is only the […]

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Nationwide Insurance Awards $50,000 to Schools Through Collision Repair Education Foundation

April 21, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that Nationwide Insurance has made a $50,000 donation to assist the Education Foundation’s support of high school and college collision school programs across the country through school grants. Six schools were supported through these Nationwide school grants. The schools applied for the Education Foundation’s 2016 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Nationwide Insurance

National AutoBody Research Launches Labor Rate Survey in for New York

April 21, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

National AutoBody Research (NABR) announced the launch of the VRS Labor Rate Survey in New York, sponsored by an anonymous western New York collision repairer. The online survey is free for all New York collision repairer centers and can be found on the NABR website. The VRS Labor Rate Survey provides both collision repairers and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Labor Rates, National AutoBody Research

Women’s Industry Network Announces 2017-2018 Board

April 21, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) announced that three new members have been selected to serve on the organization’s Board of Directors. Joining the board to serve the organization for the upcoming term are: Kathy Coffey, AkzoNobel Coatings, Inc. Kathy Mello, TGIF Body Shop, Inc. Louisa Martone, Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes  “Quite a few strong women applied […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Directors, People, Women's Industry Network

Classic Collision Opens 19th Georgia Location

April 21, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Classic Collision Lawrenceville Georgia

Classic Collision Inc. has just opened the doors of its 19th location in the north Georgia Market. This new collision repair center is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, about 30 miles northeast of Atlanta.  This was a greenfield project and construction was just recently completed. Manfred Kammerer, owner and President of Classic Collision, stated, “Our aggressive […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Classic Collision, Georgia, Openings

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