John Kett president and CEO of Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services (NYSE: KAR), has been awarded the prestigious Pat Dalton Outstanding Achievement Award. The award was presented before a crowd of 12,000 during the opening ceremony of the 52nd annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held in […]
A-1 Toyota Named Certified Collision Center of the Year
A-1 Toyota, a BASF Glasurit collision repair center in New Haven, Conn., won the prestigious Toyota Certified Collision Center of the Year award. This marks the first time a Toyota dealer from the Northeast received the recognition since the award’s inception. Criteria for the award include: achievement of master level training in all departments, strong […]
CARSTAR Names Award Winners at Annual Conference
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts shop owners gathered over the weekend in New Orleans for its annual conference. As part of the conference, the top performing collision repair centers in its network from across the United States were honored with a variety of award. Insurance Award Winners In today’s market, meeting the high demands of […]
Awards Announced at Axalta Customer Business Council Meeting
Nearly 200 of Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) collision repair customers from across the U.S. gathered together to learn from subject matter experts on a variety of topics including hiring, technology and performance on May 19-21 in Chicago, Ill. Mike Anderson, owner of CollisionAdvice, led the combined Business Council symposium and presented on auditing with technology. […]
Larry Jefferies to Receive AIA Distinguished Service Award
On May 12th, Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada members will have the opportunity to honor industry leader Larry Jefferies, winner of this year’s prestigious AIA Distinguished Service Award. The Distinguished Service Award will be presented at AIA’s Aftermarket Conference for Executives (ACE) being held at the Hotel Omni Mont-Royal, in Montreal, Quebec. Jefferies, co-founder […]
PPG Names Color Systems Platinum Distributor of the Year
PPG has recognized Color Systems of Warwick, R.I., as its 2015 Platinum Distributor of the Year. Bob Wenzinger, director of the PPG Platinum Distributor program, presented the award at the annual PPG Platinum Distributor Conference, Feb. 25–28 at the Green Valley Resort in Las Vegas. Steven Choiniere, president and owner, and Steve Lauro, sales manager, […]
Spanesi Announces Distributor Awards and Recognition
Spanesi Americas recently recognized individual distributors for their 2015 contributions and accomplishments during its Distributor Sales and Training Meeting. Among those recognized was Texas Distributor Chad Neal of Paint Works in Tyler, Texas. “We were very happy to recognize Chad Neal for his contributions and accomplishments during 2015 to the Spanesi organization,” said Timothy Morgan, […]
ASE Honors 46 Technicians at Annual Meeting
Forty-six automotive professionals were recognized on November 18, at the Fall Board of Governors meeting of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) held at Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, Arizona. The annual awards banquet spotlights top scorers on the ASE Certification Tests. Thirty-six different companies from both OEM and Aftermarket segments sponsored the […]
I-CAR Recognizes First 25-Year Gold Class Collision Repair Facility, Names Silver and Verona Award Winners
The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) recognized Eric’s Auto Center CARSTAR in Tucson, Ariz. as the first collision repair facility to achieve 25 years of continuous Gold Class recognition. At a dinner this week Eric Grossman, the owner, was personally recognized by local Tucson I-CAR committee members and I-CAR staff and was presented […]
Chief Recognizes Leading Distributors
Seven Chief distributors from across North America were recognized for their sales performance at the company’s annual distributor meeting Nov. 2 in Las Vegas, Nev. Chief presented awards to its 2014 overall sales leaders, and also recognized distributors in several other categories. “Our extensive distribution network plays a significant role in Chief’s success,” says Bob […]