The United Recyclers Group (URG) is accepting nominations for its second annual Hall of Fame, with up to two inductees to be recognized at the organization’s annual training conference in May. The Hall of Fame, established in 2025, honors individuals who have made lasting contributions to URG and the automotive recycling industry. Nominees may include […]
Caliber Named to Forbes’ 2026 America’s Best Large Employers List
Caliber, the parent company of Caliber Collision and Caliber Auto Glass, has been named to the Forbes 2026 list of America’s Best Large Employers. The list, compiled in collaboration with Statista, is based on an independent survey of more than 217,000 U.S. employees working for companies with at least 1,000 employees. More than 3.5 million […]
Axalta Wins Six Innovation Awards, Including Refinish Waterborne Clearcoat
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA) has received six Business Intelligence Group (BIG) Innovation Awards for products spanning its Refinish, Mobility Coatings, and Industrial Coatings business units. The refinish product recognized was Spies Hecker Permahyd Hi-TEC 8260 Premium Waterborne Clearcoat, which the company said reduces solvent emissions by more than 65 percent compared to conventional clearcoats. […]
Axalta Wins R&D 100 Award for Fast Cure, Low Energy Collision Repair Paint System
Axalta (NYSE: AXTA) has won a 2025 R&D 100 Award for its Spies Hecker Permasolid Speed-TEC Fast Cure Low Energy collision repair paint system, the coatings manufacturer announced today. The system won in the Mechanical/Materials category. Axalta’s Total Cabinet Coating Solution was also recognized as a finalist in the same category. The award-winning system consists […]
WIN Opens Nominations for New Shop Floor Award Recognizing Female Technicians
The Women’s Industry Network has opened nominations for a new annual award recognizing women actively working in collision repair shops, with a focus on technicians still performing hands-on refinishing and painting work. The Founding Mothers Award, named after WIN’s six original founders from 2005, accepts nominations through Jan. 19, 2026. The recipient will be announced […]
New I-CAR Course Wins SEMA Media Choice Award
I-CAR’s Mixed Attachment Methods course received a SEMA 2025 Media Choice Award. SEMA’s media recognition program involves editors from consumer, enthusiast and trade publications reviewing the show’s New Products Showcase to identify innovations for their audiences. The course provides in-shop, hands-on training in multiple vehicle manufacturer-referenced joining techniques, including rivet bonding, MAG welding, MIG brazing, […]
NABC Names First Dual Winners of Changing and Saving Lives Award
The National Auto Body Council (NABC) presented its 2025 Changing and Saving Lives Award to two recipients for the first time in the program’s history, honoring John Hamdan and Anne Kolea of Dynasty Auto Body in New Jersey and Bob Waldron of CARSTAR Waldron’s in Massachusetts. The council announced the winners Nov. 4 at the […]
Maaco Names First Painter of the Year, Honoring 50-Year Career
Maaco has selected Norma Alicia Serrano, a painter at its Vacaville, Calif. location, as its inaugural Painter of the Year, the company announced today. Serrano, who has worked at Maaco Vacaville for nearly 18 years, will be recognized at the company’s annual convention this month at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The award marks the […]
Pennsylvania Collision Repair Facility Manager, Shop Earn Dual I-CAR Awards
April Lausch, manager of Faulkner Collision Center of Lancaster, and her facility received I-CAR’s two highest annual honors. I-CAR presented the Jeff Silver Memorial Award to Lausch and the Russ Verona Memorial Award to Faulkner Collision Center of Lancaster on Tuesday at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas on Nov. 5. Lausch has maintained I-CAR […]
SEMA Announces 2025 New Product Award Winners
Revv Integration Ecosystem wins in Collision Repair & Refinish category. The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) revealed its New Products Award winners during the 2025 SEMA Show Kickoff Breakfast yesterday, recognizing the most innovative and cutting-edge advancements shaping the automotive aftermarket. More than 1,300 products vied for top honors across 15 New Products Showcase categories, […]
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