The Boyd Group Inc. announced the opening on March 1 of a new Gerber collision repair center in Punta Gorda, Fla. Punta Gorda is about 23 miles north of Fort Myers and about a two-hour drive south of Tampa. The center is located on US Highway 41 linking Tampa and Miami and is close to […]
Gerber Donates $50,000 to Collision Repair Education Foundation
The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced it has received a $50,000 donation from Gerber Collision & Glass for the company’s participation in a number of 2016 collision career fairs and other collision student hiring initiative related projects. Tim O’Day, President of Gerber Collision & Glass said, “Gerber Collision & Glass has been a long-time supporter […]
Big 4 Collision Repair MSO Locations Up More than 25% in 2015
ABRA, Boyd, Caliber and Service King continue growth in new locations during 2015. Unit growth down from 2014, but up if 2014 Sterling sale to Service King excluded. The acquisition and new collision repair facility openings by the four largest multi-regional multiple collision repair shop operators (MSOs) in North America grew by nearly 300 units […]
Boyd Group Opens New Collision Repair Center in Georgia
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the opening on February 10, 2016 of a collision repair center in Conyers, Georgia, about 24 miles east of Atlanta. The center, that will operate under the Gerber brand, is located close to the central business district of Conyers and the Interstate 20 highway. “This new location increases our large […]
Boyd Group Acquires Two Collision Repair Locations in British Columbia
The Boyd Group Inc. today announced the January 15, acquisition and opening on January 18 of two collision repair centers on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The facilities previously operated as Hi-Tech Collision in the town of Sidney and Keating Collision in the community of Keating. Both are well-located in proximity to Highway 17 which […]
Boyd Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in Indiana
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the January 4, acquisition of two collision repair centers in Lafayette, Indiana. They previously operated as Twin City Collision Repair and have served the community for over 24 years. The facilities will operate under the Gerber brand. “We are very pleased to add these thriving centers to our 13 other […]
Boyd Group Acquires Charlotte Collision Repair Center
The Boyd Group Inc. (TSE:BYD.UN) announced the December 19 opening of a Gerber collision repair center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The center is located in proximity to Interstate 85 and the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. It has served the community since 1972 and previously operated as Coffey’s Body Shop. “This center enhances our footprint in the […]
Boyd Group Acquires Ohio Collision Repair Center
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the October 16, 2015 acquisition of Deacon’s Collision Center. in Mayfield Heights, Ohio an eastern suburb of Cleveland. It is located on a high traffic thoroughfare and is Boyd’s first center in the Cleveland metropolitan area. The facility will operate under the Gerber brand. “This location provides us with a […]
Service King Acquires 62 Sterling Stores, Boyd Acquires 25 Collision Revision Locations
Two big acquisitions were announced yesterday. Collision repairers in 16 states are waking up this morning to a new competitive landscape as Service King Collision Repair Centers announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Sterling Collision Centers and its 62 stores. This acquisition will bring the total number of Service King locations to […]
BASF’s Winterman Sees Little Need for BASF to Acquire a Paint Company
Comments on shop, distributor and paint company consolidation as well as the investment deal with the Boyd Group Al Winterman, VP of Refinish for BASF, effectively dispelled rumors that BASF was actively seeking another paint company to merge with or acquire. Though believing consolidation among paint suppliers will continue, Winterman stated, “We’re trying to invest […]