The National Auto Body Council has extended the deadline for nominations for its Award of Distinction and Body Shop Image Award to Friday, September 22. Nominations can be submitted online in two award categories: Award of Distinction The Award of Distinction celebrates extraordinary efforts by individuals or groups from the collision industry who selflessly give […]
CARSTAR Announces Top Collision Repair Shop Awards at Conference
CARSTAR franchises In United States and Canada recognized for excellence. For the first time at its annual conference, CARSTAR North America recognized both United States and Canadian CARSTAR owners and business groups throughout its network for their leadership and performance. In the categories for top system award winners, Michael Macaluso, President, CARSTAR North America, and […]
NABC Issues Last Call for Industry Recognition Awards Nominations
The National Auto Body Council is encouraging industry professionals to nominate for its annual awards program individuals or groups whose exemplary efforts have helped improve the lives of others in local communities throughout the United States. Deadline for online nominations is September 15. More information and nomination forms are available online. Winners of the NABC […]
ETI Recognizes Vehicle Manufacturer Recognized for Supporting Members and Aftermarket
The Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI) presented its first-ever Automaker (OE) Awards. The awards were created to achieve four goals, namely to: Inform automakers what the perception of them is by the industry relative to “OE’s as partners.” Educate the ETI’s membership and industry on perceptions of the OE’s by the industry. Recognize those OE’s […]
Women’s Industry Network Announces Jessica Rob is Cornerstone Recipient
The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) announced the recipient of its WIN Cornerstone Award. The award recognizes the efforts of a board member whose actions and unique contributions demonstrate their commitment to the WIN mission and vision, and set an example for others to follow. During the 11th Annual WIN Educational Conference held in Denver, Colo. […]
BASF Names VisionPLUS Performance Groups’ Collision Repair Shops of the Year
At the 2017 VisionPLUS Performance Group Business Conference held recently in Litchfield Park, AZ, BASF awarded 2016 Shop of the Year designations to seven collision repair shops. The winners were selected based on overall improvement and gross profit improvement from the previous year, along with excellent Performance Group preparedness and participation. Performance Group winners were: […]
Karl Malone’s Body and Paint and Puente Hills Auto Body Earn Toyota Honors
Two PPG (NYSE:PPG) customer collision repair centers, Karl Malone’s Body and Paint of Draper, Utah, and Puente Hills Auto Body of the City of Industry, Calif., have earned the 2016 Toyota Certified Collision Center of the Year Triple Crown Award. The annual award recognizes the three top-performing Toyota certified collision centers in the country. “We […]
Auto Care Career and Education Award Application Available
The Auto Care Association is now accepting applications for the Auto Care Career and Education (ACE) Award, to honor auto care companies that continually provide the culture for and facilitation of employee career development, and invest in employee education and training. The ACE Award, formerly known as the Head of the Class Award, recognizes three […]
Volvo Receives Advanced High-Strength Steel Innovation Award
The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), honored the Volvo Car Corporation body structure team with its Automotive Excellence Award for its advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) innovations in the 2016 Volvo XC90. The award was presented yesterday at the 16th annual Great Designs in Steel […]
BASF Names Distributor of the Year
KAPE/Capital Paint won the BASF Automotive Refinish 2016 Distributor of the Year award at the annual ColorSource conference. Approximately 130 single-line distribution partners attended the conference in Clearwater Beach, Fla. “KAPE/Capital has been a key partner of BASF’s for years, showing double digit growth for more than five consecutive years,” said BASF North American Distribution […]