Spanesi Americas recently recognized individual distributors for their contributions and accomplishments of 2015. Among those recognized was Canada Distributor Jerry Snyder of JES Sales, Ltd. of Grimsby, Ontario. “We were very happy to recognize Jerry Snyder for his contributions to the Spanesi organization,” said Tim Morgan, Managing Director of Spanesi Americas. “Jerry and his organization […]
Uni-Select Acquires Colwood-Langford Auto Supply Ltd. and B.H. McFarlane Automotive Inc.
Uni-Select Inc. (TSE:UNS), a distributor of automotive products in Canada and parent company of FinishMaster, Inc., announced that it has completed the acquisition, through one of its Canadian subsidiaries, of the remaining 50 percent equity interest of Colwood-Langford Auto Supply Ltd and the assets of B.H. McFarlane Automotive Inc. Colwood, a member of Uni-Select since […]
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 […]
Kirmac Opens Newest Location in Richmond, B.C.
Kirmac Collision & Autoglass announced the opening of its second location in Richmond, B.C., bringing the firm’s total number of collision repair centers in British Columbia to 16. The collision repair center, located at 11420 Voyageur Way, just off Bridgeport Road in the northeastern part of Richmond, complements Kirmac’s existing facility in South Richmond. “Over […]
Driven Brands Acquires CARSTAR Canada
After acquiring CARSTAR’s U.S. franchise network in October, company acquires affiliated franchise network in Canada. Less than two months after acquiring Kansas-based CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts, Driven Brands, Inc. announced that it has acquired CARSTAR Canada, CARSTAR is the third largest multi-store network of independently owned collision repair and glass centers in Canada, operating […]
Uni-Select Acquires Ontario PBE Distributor
Uni-Select Inc. (TSE:UNS), the distributor of automotive products in Canada and parent company of FinishMaster, Inc., announced that it has completed the acquisition, through one of its Canadian subsidiaries, of T.N. Discovery Auto Collision Ltd. T.N. Discovery, a member of Uni-Select, has been servicing auto body shops throughout the Greater Toronto Area since 1995. They […]
Leanne Jefferies Named VP of Canadian Operations for Assured Performance
Assured Performance Network announced the appointment of Leanne Jefferies as Vice-President of Canadian Operations. Jefferies will launch and oversee Canadian operations of the Certified Collision Care program powered by Assured Performance Network. Assured Performance Network is a non-profit consumer advocacy organization that operates as a third-party administrator for consumer awareness, body shop Certification and Business […]
Canada – Fix Auto Adds Two to its Collision Repair Network
Fix Auto Canada announced two additions to its collision repair facility network. Paul Randles, General Manager, Fix Auto Atlantic Canada announced the addition of Fix Auto Fredericton, New Brunswick, effective October 1st. Fix Auto Fredericton has undergone major changes in the past few months, like the addition of four more work bays, a new office, […]
Fix Auto Adds Location to Network in Western Canada
Fix Auto announced the addition of Fix Auto Edmonton Yellowhead to its network, effective September 24. With nearly 20 years of experience in various spheres of the collision repair industry and over 12 years of owning and operating their own business, husband and wife team Patrick and Kristy Heard look to the Fix Auto brand […]
A Profile of the Evolving Collision Repair Marketplace – Part 4
By Vincent J. Romans and Mary Jane Kurowski, The Romans Group Part 4 of our annual series by Vincent Romans and Mary Jane Kurowski examines the consolidated U.S. and Canadian collision repair markets. <Part 3 ———————————————————————————– U.S. and Canada Consolidated North America When comparing the property and casualty insurance and auto industry, top ten insurers’ […]