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Industrial Finishes & Systems Acquires Rancho Cordova Jobber

April 19, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Industrial Finishes & Systems Inc., a distributor of automotive paint, equipment and supplies, announced the acquisition of Sunrise Automotive Paint in Rancho Cordova, Calif. Rancho Cordova complements Industrial Finishes & Systems, Inc. existing locations in Napa and Woodland, strengthening the company’s footprint in the Northern California region. The location will continue as Sunrise Automotive Paint […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, Industrial Finishes & Systems, PBE Distributor

Two California Collision Repair Shop Owners Charged in $140,000 Felony Insurance Fraud Bust

April 14, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Repairers among nine charged as part of organized crime ring busted for submitting fraudulent claims for crashes that never occurred. The California Department of Insurance announced that Juan Ortiz Velazquez, 27, of San Jose and owner of Carlos Auto Body, was arrested with seven other suspects and charged with multiple counts of felony insurance fraud […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Insurance Deparment, Insurance Fraud

Claims Adjuster Charged with $276,000 Insurance Fraud in California

April 11, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Claims adjuster allegedly crafted elaborate scheme using family and friends. 19 charged with embezzling from insurer. The California Department of Insurance announced that Elizabeth Louise Brown, 48, of Canyon Country, a former claims adjuster with Explorer Insurance, was arrested April 7 and charged with multiple felonies, including insurance fraud and conspiracy for allegedly embezzling more […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Insurance Fraud

Impact of Rising Minimum Wages, Auto Body Repairer Wages in 2015 and Beyond

April 7, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

With legislation signed this week in both California and New York raising the minimum wage in stages to $15 an hour, CollisionWeek analyzes the latest government statistics for wages for auto body repair technicians in the largest metropolitan areas across the country. With the signing of legislation in both California and New York this week […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: California, Employment, Metropolitan Areas, Minimum Wage, New York, Wages

Service King Acquires Southern California Collision Repair Center

April 6, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Service King Collision Repair Centers announced it acquired Greg’s Collision Center, a 32,000 sq. ft. facility, located at 8732 Park St. in Bellflower, Calif. The new location is Service King’s 22nd collision repair center in Southern California. “We could not be more proud to partner with the Service King Family of Repair Centers,” said Greg […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, Service King Collision Repair Centers

FinishMaster Acquires Nine Location Distributor on West Coast

April 5, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

FinishMaster, Inc., the subsidiary of Uni-Select Inc. (TSE:UNS), announced it has completed the acquisition of the Annex Group Inc., expanding FinishMaster’s footprint in the state of Washington and across three major metropolitan markets in California. Founded in 1983, Annex has nine locations in the Seattle, Everett and Tacoma markets in the state of Washington and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, FinishMaster, PBE Distributor, Uni-Select, Washington State

California Department of Insurance Proposes New Labor Rate and Anti-Steering Regulations

March 31, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Proposed regulations seek to improve the accuracy and transparency of collision repair labor rate surveys, clarify anti-steering requirements for insurers. In early March, the California Department of Insurance published proposed regulations to change the requirements for labor rate surveys conduct across collision repair facilities as well as amendments to anti-steering regulations. The California Autobody Association […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Anti-Steering, California, Department of Insurance, Labor Rates, Regulation

Fix Auto USA Annual Conference September 18-21 in San Diego

March 21, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto USA has announced that its 14th Annual National Conference, themed “Believe. Achieve. Succeed.” will take place September 18–21, at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, set in San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter. The invitation-only conference remains a signature event for Fix Auto, bringing together Fix Auto’s members and Franchise Partners, insurers, suppliers, OEMs, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Meeting, California, Fix Auto

Registration Open for NACE | CARS Show in California

March 4, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced that attendee, expo visitor and exhibitor registration is now open for its NACE | CARS 2016 trade show being held in August in Anaheim, Calif. Information on registration and accommodations are available online. The industry-led committees overseeing the development of sessions have helped identify the best speakers and trainers […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, California, NACE

CARSTAR Expands in Northern California

February 23, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the addition of CARSTAR Sunnyvale Auto Body to its franchise network of independently-owned collision repair centers. CARSTAR Sunnyvale, with 10,000 sq. ft., is owned by Bob Brost and is located at 1288 Forgewood Ave. in Sunnyvale, Calif. The new location is the 11th CARSTAR collision repair facility in the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, CARSTAR, Network Affiliations

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