The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) recognized two technicians at its Sixth Annual Young Technician of the Year Awards during the NORTHEAST 2026 Automotive Services Show last month, awarding $2,500 in tools and equipment to each recipient. Shamar Lewis of Livingston Collision in Livingston, N.J., and Christopher Edmonson of Westview Service […]
WIN Names Painter Haylie Colby as Inaugural Founding Mothers Award Recipient
The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) has named Haylie Colby, a painter at Nuss Collision Center in East Bethel, Minn., as the first recipient of its Founding Mothers Award. The new award, announced in November, recognizes women working as technicians or painters on the collision repair shop floor — a distinction from WIN’s long-running Most Influential […]
PPG Names Colours, Inc. 2025 Automotive Refinish Platinum Distributor of the Year
PPG has selected Colours, Inc. of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., as its 2025 Automotive Refinish Platinum Distributor of the Year, marking the third time the paint, body and equipment distributor has received the top honor from the coatings manufacturer. The award, presented annually through the PPG Platinum Distributor program, recognizes a distributor for service, loyalty, product knowledge […]
WIN Names Four Recipients of 2026 Most Influential Women Awards
The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) announced the recipients of its 2026 Most Influential Women (MIW) awards March 8, coinciding with International Women’s Day. The annual awards, established in 1999, are considered one of the collision repair industry’s highest honors, recognizing women whose leadership and professional accomplishments have shaped the industry. More than 130 women have […]
URG Opens Nominations for 2026 Hall of Fame Class
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, […]
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