The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) yesterday reported a net loss of CA$935 million ($757.6 million) for the first nine months of our current fiscal year covering April 1 to December 31, 2017. According to ICBC, “This is obviously a sizeable and significant loss, and is further evidence of the growing financial pressures we […]
Kirmac Opens 18th Collision Repair Center in British Columbia
Kirmac Collision & Autoglass announced the opening of its 18th location in Maple Ridge, B.C. The collision repair center, located at 11971 227th Street, just off Dewdney Trunk Road in East Maple Ridge, complements Kirmac’s existing two facilities located on Lougheed Highway in West Maple Ridge and 228th Street in East Maple Ridge. “Over the […]
Craftsman Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in British Columbia
Craftsman Collision announced it expanded to Prince George, British Columbia (BC) with the acquisition of Jack Schultz Autobody and Queensway Autobody. The expansion brings Craftsman’s new total to 42 shops under four names in BC, Alberta and California, including 35 in BC alone. The BC communities of Kamloops, Duncan, Vernon and Rutland are other recent […]
Fix Auto Canada Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Kamloops
Fix Auto Canada announced the addition of a collision repair center to its network in Kamloops, B.C. This facility that has been serving customers since 1991, and is the only ICBC-accredited body shop operating on the north shore of Kamloops. Owner Steve Davidson is excited to join the national brand, “We are looking forward to […]
Car-O-Liner Adds New Distributor in British Columbia, Canada
Car-O-Liner announced that Color Compass Corporation is its newest distributor with a territory representing British Columbia, Canada. Color Compass Corporation is the largest independent automotive refinishes and related auto body supplies distributor in Canada. Through the years, Color Compass Corporation has grown to a team of over 265 dedicated staff operating within 27 locations throughout […]
Fix Auto Canada Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in British Columbia
Peter Polito, General Manager at Fix Auto Western Canada announced the addition of Fix Auto Prince George Central, owned by Garett Berg, to the Fix Auto network, effective October 6th. The facility is located at 847 3rd Avenue, Prince George, British Columbia. Berg has been working in the collision repair industry for over 17 years, and has […]
Boyd Acquires New Collision Repair Center in British Columbia
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of a collision repair center in Burnaby, British Columbia. The center previously operated as Dumore’s Collision and is located in the southeast of the city in close proximity to the TransCanada highway. “We are very pleased to add this new location which complements our existing repair centers in […]
Craftsman Collision Opens 40th Repair Center
Craftsman Collision announced the opening of a new location in Rutland, British Columbia (BC), on the northeast edge of Kelowna. The new shop is Craftsman’s third in the Kelowna area, and fifth in the BC Interior. The location is Craftsman’s 40th collision repair center. The building was acquired from an existing collision repair business, but […]
CARSTAR Adds Four Locations in U.S. and Canada
Collision repair franchise network adds shops in Ohio and British Columbia. CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced four additions to its network of independently-owner collision repair centers in North America. CARSTAR Bexley, a 6,000 sq. ft. facility, is located at 2836 E. Main St., in Columbus, Ohio. The collision repair center is owned by Thom […]
Canada – Fix Auto Adds Location in British Columbia
Peter Polito, General Manager, Fix Auto Western Canada, announced the addition of Fix Auto Pemberton, British Columbia, to the network, effective December 8. Tim Watt, owner-operator of Fix Auto Pemberton is a seasoned collision repair professional with 29 years of experience in the industry and 4 years as a shop owner. He explains that Fix […]