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NICB Reports More than 600,000 Vehicle Damaged by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

October 19, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Flooded vehicles have finally stopped arriving at the Royal Purple Raceway east of Houston. Some 23,000 now await processing and retitling to be auctioned off for parts or to be scrapped. That is just one of several insurance industry salvage locations where more than 422,000 insured vehicles damaged by Harvey have been taken for processing. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Insurance Crime Bureau

Snapsheet Appoints Sarah Doll to Chief People Officer

October 19, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Snapsheet, the virtual claims technology provider, appointed Sarah Doll as its chief people officer. In her new role, Doll will provide a strategic direction for attracting, developing and retaining top talent company-wide. She will be accountable for building and overseeing talent and people programs, including recruitment, HR operations, employee engagement, rewards and career development across […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, Snapsheet

Parts Chain Earns NSF International Automotive Parts Distributor Certification

October 19, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

NSF International announced it has recently certified Parts Chain LLC, in Salt Lake City, Utah to NSF International’s distributor certification program. “Parts Chain is a great addition to the growing list of NSF-certified automotive parts distributors providing Salt Lake City area consumers, repair shops and insurers with high quality parts and the assurance of having […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Certification, Non-OEM Parts, NSF International

ASA of Massachusetts and Rhode Island to Host Technology and Telematics Forum 5.0 Preview

October 19, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Massachusetts and Rhode Island Affiliate of ASA (ASA-MA/RI) is hosting a meeting in Taunton, Massachusetts on October 25th that will be a local version of the Technology & Telematics Forum 5.0 being presented in Las Vegas on November 2, during AAPEX and CARS events. The meeting will be conducted by participants who have presented […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Telematics

Three Remaining Collision Repair Education Foundation Career Fairs Top 1000 Student Registrations

October 19, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced it expects more than 1,000 students pursuing a career in the automotive service or collision industry at its three remaining career fair events in 2017. Employers at collision repair facilities, insurance companies and suppliers will have the opportunity during the career fair to take employment applications and interview potential […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career Fairs, Collision Repair Education Foundation

Mercedes-Benz USA Expands Parts Distribution Centers

October 19, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Announces new center in Grapevine, Texas and renovations in Carol Stream, Ill. and Robbinsville, N.J. to improve service for dealers This summer, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) celebrated one grand opening and two substantial renovations of Parts Distribution (PDC) and Learning and Performance (LPC) Centers to help service dealers more effectively nationwide. The upgrades will allow Mercedes-Benz […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Mercedes-Benz, Openings, Parts Distribution Center

Geoff Crane, Former Diamond Standard Auto Parts Director of Industry Relations, Passes Away

October 19, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Geoffrey “Geoff” Crane, who served as director of industry relations at Diamond Standard Auto Parts, passed away September 5 in Olive Branch, Miss. at the age of 70. Diamond Standard, in a statement posted on its website, noted, “With sadness, we note the passing of Geoffrey Crane. Geoff was an integral part of the Diamond […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Diamond Standard, Obituary, People

Lift Institute Moves into New Headquarters and Opens LiftLab

October 18, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Lab features a dozen installed lifts to facilitate inspector training The Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) officially opened its new headquarters and LiftLab in Cortland, New York, on Oct. 12, with a grand opening celebration attended by ALI members, lift inspectors, suppliers and other guests from the vehicle lift and workplace safety industries. Growth of ALI […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive LIft Institute, New York State, Openings

Repairify Acquires Mobile Diagnostic Service in Arizona

October 18, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Acquires Professional Automotive Diagnostics in Phoenix. Announces plans to enter Southern California. Repairify, Inc. completed its acquisition of Professional Automotive Diagnostics. Professional Automotive Diagnostics provides mobile electrical automotive diagnostic services and programing in the Phoenix area, and will operate under the asTech brand. The addition of Professional Automotive Diagnostics will complement the company’s current staff […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Arizona, Repairify

CSN Collision Centres Adds Two Collision Repair Centers to Network in Alberta

October 18, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

CSN Collision Centres announced that CSN JD Collision with two locations in Cold Lake and Bonnyville, Alberta has joined its network In 1976 Joe and Rose Dechaine started a small family-owned collision repair business in their home town of Bonneville, Alberta. Shortly after its grand opening, Joe and Rose realized that one facility wasn’t enough […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alberta, Canada, CSN Collision Centres, Network Affiliations

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