Tony Harrison of Bob Moore Collision Center in Moore, Okla. has been selected as the first ever recipient of the I-CAR Platinum/ASE Master Collision Repair & Refinish Technician of the Year award. Harrison has more than 46 years of experience as a collision repair technician and has been an I-CAR instructor for 25 years. He […]
Painters Supply & Equipment Receives Auto Care Association Education Award
The Auto Care Association announced the recipients of the Mort Schwartz Excellence in Education and Auto Care Career and Education (ACE) Awards for 2016-2017. Painters Supply & Equipment Co., the Taylor, Mich. based PBE distributor with 21 in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana was among those receiving awards this year. Rick Guirlinger, president, Bourke Services, LLC […]
Renault Presents Axalta with Supplier Innovation Award for Refinish Clearcoat
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA), received a supplier award for innovation for its new refinish fast-cure clearcoat technology by French car maker Renault, at a ceremony in Paris, France on June 20. Axalta is the only company this year to receive an award from Renault in the innovation category. Adrien Schrobiltgen, Axalta’s Vice President of Refinish […]
Thomas Greco Awarded SCRS Lifetime Achievement Award
During its 2016 Corporate Member Recognition & Awards Luncheon in Seattle on April 20, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) honored publisher Thomas Greco with the association’s Regional Lifetime Achievement Award for his ongoing efforts to strengthen and inform the collision repair industry. “It’s always an honor to present an award to anybody, because […]
BASF Refinish Names Employee and Salesperson of the Year
BASF’s Automotive Refinish Business named Richard Oster the 2015 North America Employee of the Year and Robert Alvarado as 2015 North America Salesperson of the Year. The awards were presented at the first annual Coatings Impact Awards presentation in Whitehouse, Ohio. Oster, Strategic Account Manager, was recognized for not only exceeding his sales goals but […]
CARSTAR’s Bob Keith Receives I-CAR Founder’s Award
Bob Keith, Senior Director – Operations Training for CARSTAR and most recently Immediate Past Chairman of the I CAR International Board of Directors, was awarded the Founder’s Award for his dedication and service to I CAR at the non-profit training organizations 2016 I-CAR Volunteer & Instructor Conference held in Orlando, Fla. earlier this month. Keith […]