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Messe Frankfurt Acquires Interest in Automotive Trade Show Organizer in China

November 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Automechanika organizer announces acquisition of Beijing Traders-Link Plus International Exhibition Co Ltd. Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, Greater China’s headquarters of the leading trade fair organizer Messe Frankfurt GmbH has acquired a major proportion of Beijing Traders-Link Plus International Exhibition Co Ltd, organizer of the Automotive Maintenance & Repair Expo (AMR) in Beijing, China. The agreement […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, China, China Automotive Maintenance and Repair Association, Messe Frankfurt

Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Centers in Tennessee and Ontario

November 3, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Boyd enters Tennessee market with purchase of nine location MSO. The Boyd Group Inc. announced acquisitions of collision repair centers in Tennessee and Toronto, Ontario. On October 27 Boyd acquired a multi-store operation (MSO) in Tennessee, consisting of nine collision repair centers located in the Nashville region. The MSO was founded in 1970 and previously […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Canada, Ontario, Tennessee

AkzoNobel and Axalta Confirm Merger Discussions

October 30, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

AkzoNobel Axalta

Following press reports on Friday and over the weekend, the coatings manufacturers confirmed they have had discussions on a potential merger of equals AkzoNobel and Axalta Coating Systems confirmed today that they have engaged in discussions about a possible merger of the two global coatings companies. On Friday afternoon, Reuters reported that unnamed sources indicated […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Axalta Coating Systems

ABRA Acquires Collision Repair Center in New Jersey

October 24, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

ABRA Pennington

ABRA Auto Body & Glass announced the September 29 acquisition of a collision repair facility in Pennington, N.J. The new ABRA Pennington features 11,000 sq. ft. of production space and a 2,000 sq. ft. front office. The I-CAR Gold Class facility, located at 65 Route 31 North in Pennington, previously operated as CARSTAR of Pennington. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ABRA, Acquisitions, New Jersey

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

Craftsman Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in British Columbia

October 3, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Craftsman Collision

Craftsman Collision announced it expanded to Prince George, British Columbia (BC) with the acquisition of Jack Schultz Autobody and Queensway Autobody. The expansion brings Craftsman’s new total to 42 shops under four names in BC, Alberta and California, including 35 in BC alone. The BC communities of Kamloops, Duncan, Vernon and Rutland are other recent […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, British Columbia, Canada, Craftsman Collision

Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Washington State

September 25, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. today announced the acquisition on September 20, of a collision repair center in Issaquah, Washington. The facility previously operated as Gilman Auto Body. Issaquah is located 16 miles east of Seattle, directly off of the western end of the Interstate 90, the longest interstate highway in the United States. “The opening […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Washington State

CRC Industries Acquires Weld-Aid Products

September 19, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

CRC logo

CRC Industries, Inc. announced the acquisition of Weld-Aid Products. Located in Detroit, Michigan, Weld-Aid Products was established in 1958 as a division of the Roy Smith Welding Supply Company and quickly realized there were opportunities to improve the efficiency of the wire feed process in the welding marketplace. Today, Weld-Aid products are designed to both […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, CRC Industries

UK Competition Authority Proposes LKQ Subsidiary Sell Locations to Satisfy Competition Concerns

September 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

CMA wants Euro Car Parts to divest locations in 10 cities to satisfy competition concerns with its acquisition of Andrew Page. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the United Kingdom yesterday detailed concerns it has with LKQ Corporation subsidiary Euro Car Parts’ October 2016 acquisition of competitor Andrew Page. Both companies sell car parts […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Andrew Page Limited, Competition, Euro Car Parts, LKQ Corporation, United Kingdom

Maaco Adds Location in Iowa

September 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Maaco has opened a new location in Ankeny, Iowa to serve the Des Moines region. It is the second location in the marketplace.  Owned by Paul Hagner, it is located at 1407 SW Ordnance Rd. “We are looking forward to our partnership with Maaco and the resources, operational support and national brand power they offer,” […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 39 North Capital, Acquisitions, MAACO, Network Affiliations

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