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Bob Medved Joins Staff of PPG MVP Business Solutions

September 8, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG announced the addition of Bob Medved to the Automotive Refinish SBU as a Business Solutions Manager within the MVP Business Solutions team. Prior to joining PPG Bob served as the Senior Account Manager/Industry Representative for S/P2, a company that helps the collision and auto insurance industries meet annual OSHA and EPA requirements by providing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, PPG Industries

Industry Invited to Collision Repair Education Foundation and I-CAR Atlanta Committee Events October 19-20

September 8, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation and the Atlanta I-CAR Committee will be hosting back-to-back events this October that the industry is invited to attend, participate, and support. On Wednesday, October 19th a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at Athens Technical College (Athens, GA) in recognition of the school’s collision program receiving a $50,000 Makeover […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career Fair, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Georgia, I-CAR

Average Driver Spends Seven Workweeks Behind the Wheel Each Year

September 8, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

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AAA Foundation Research shows U.S. drivers spend an average of 290 hours on the road. American drivers spend an average of more than 17,600 minutes behind the wheel each year, according to a new survey from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.  The research finds that more than 87.5 percent of Americans ages 16 years […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA

CARSTAR Canada Announces Several Additions to its Collision Repair Network

September 7, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

New locations announced in Ontario and Quebec. CARSTAR announced several additions to its collision repair network in Canada. CARSTAR Thornhill, owned by multi-CARSTAR store owner, Tony Taj, has opened at 71 Glen Cameron Road in Thornhill, Ontario. Taj said, “We have seen the success the CARSTAR brand brought to our original business, CARSTAR Willowdale, and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Canada, CARSTAR, Openings

12th Annual Lou Scoras Memorial Golf Outing Provides Industry Camaraderie

September 7, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

On August 29, many of the industry’s best gathered at the Colonia Country Club for the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ)’s 12th Annual Lou Scoras Memorial Golf Outing. The sunny day featured lunch, dinner and a ceremony to honor the memory of one of the association’s most beloved members. Shop owners, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Golf Outing

AASP-MN to Host Peer-to-Peer Learning and Networking Events

September 7, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) has two peer-to-peer learning and networking events scheduled this fall for mechanical and collision repair facility operators. The first, a Mech XChange targeted for mechanical-division members, will take place on September 27, from 4 – 6 p.m., at IDENTIFIX in Roseville, Minn. In this session, attendees […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP-MN, OEM Certification, training

CCC Harnesses Telematics to Improve Claims Management

September 7, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

CCC Information Services Inc., together with its affiliated companies, has launched a new suite of telematics-enabled claims offerings that will improve and speed accident notification along with the steps and decisions undertaken by insurers after their policyholder has been in an accident. Powered by the CCC DRIVE telematics platform, these offerings include electronic crash detection, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CCC, FNOL, Telematics

Ed Weidmann Named Chairman of Accident Support Services International U.S. Industry Advisory Board

September 7, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Accident Support Services International Ltd. (ASSI) announced the appointment of Ed Weidmann as Chairman of its U.S. Industry Advisory Board as the company prepares to open the first U.S. Collision Reporting Centers in Roanoke, Va. on September 15. Weidmann is well known and highly respected within the auto insurance claims and supply chain industries, having […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Accident Support Services International Ltd., FNOL

Fix Auto World Announces Staff Appointments

September 6, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

David Lingham, Global Strategic Development for Fix Auto World announced the appointment of Nick Spiers as International Operations Manager for Fix Auto World, effective September 1st. Spiers will play a key role as Fix Auto expands its global activities, helping adapt Fix Auto’s model to local markets, working with local solutions providers and ensuring a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fix Auto, People

NICB Says New Estimates of 100,000 Insured Vehicles Damaged in Louisiana Flooding

September 6, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

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The August downpours that dumped more than 30 inches of rain in two days on parts of Louisiana have left as many as 100,000 cars and trucks damaged – and that’s only counting insured vehicles. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), says claims reporting and vehicle recovery efforts that were initially slowed by the large […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Flood Damage, Louisiana, National Insurance Crime Bureau

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