CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Spring Valley Auto Body in Columbia, S.C. Father-son duo Don Purcell Sr. and Don Purcell Jr., owners of CARSTAR Spring Valley Auto Body, are now the third CARSTAR location in South Carolina. Purcell Sr. first opened his facility in 1983 with only one employee. “Keeping our family values and […]
CARSTAR Adds Two Collision Repair Facilities to Network in Virginia
CARSTAR announced the opening of two new CARSTAR locations in Virginia, including CARSTAR RS Collision of Alexandria, a 9,000 square foot center located at 620 South Pickett Street, in Alexandria and CARSTAR RS Collision of Manassas, an 11,000 square foot facility located at 9114 Owens Drive, in Manassas Park. Bobby Seenath, owner of both CARSTAR […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in New Jersey
CARSTAR announced the opening of new CARSTAR location in the Philadelphia area. CARSTAR Creative Auto Body has two operating facilities located at 409 East 1st Ave. and 137-139 E 1st Ave. in Roselle, N.J. Fernando Rebelo, owner of CARSTAR Creative Auto Body, opened the facility in 1997. Fernando eventually grew the operations into two adjacent […]
CARSTAR Adds Two Collision Repair Centers to Network in Missouri
Adds locations in Bridgeton and Wentzville. CARSTAR announced the opening of new collision repair centers in Bridgeton and Wentzville, Mo. Jon Parmentier, owner of both CARSTAR Bridgeton and CARSTAR Wentzville, is a third-generation repair center owner. Starting his career working at his grandfather’s collision repair facility, helping him with whatever the job of the day […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Washington State
CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Yelm in Yelm, Wash. Matt Earsley, owner of CARSTAR Yelm, started his career at a repair center in Olympia as a facility cleaner/helper. Seeing the career potential in the collision repair industry and always eager to learn, Earsley was motivated from the outset. He eventually worked his way up […]
Chilton Auto Body Joins CARSTAR Collision Repair Network
The San Francisco Bay-area multiple shop operator has 11 collision repair centers. Eleven collision repair facilities in the San Francisco Bay area have joined the CARSTAR network, making this the new largest MSO under the CARSTAR banner. Mike Chilton, co-founder of Chilton Auto Body, is a second-generation repair center owner. Working for his father at […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in California
CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Intrepid Collision, a 9,400 sq. ft. facility located at 1206 E Vía Roma, in Colton, Calif. Owner David Sanchez originally entered the industry from the insurance side, supporting customers with their claims and repair experience. Eventually making his way onto the collision repair side as a store owner and […]
CARSTAR Raises Over $230,000 for the Fight against Cystic Fibrosis
CARSTAR franchise partners, vendors and insurance leaders from both the U.S. and Canada came together this week at the annual North American conference and raised $230,000 for cystic fibrosis research, care and advocacy. Throughout the Momentum 2018 CARSTAR conference, attendees had various opportunities to donate to its charitable cause. Proceeds raised from selling CARSTAR branded […]
CARSTAR Reports Sales Growth at 2018 Conference
After a record year in 2017, the North American collision repair network is continuing positive trend through first half of 2018. At the recent Momentum 2018 CARSTAR Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the CARSTAR leadership team celebrated the top CARSTAR franchise partners in the network, shared performance highlights for the first half of 2018, discussed […]
CARSTAR Names Top Franchise Partners
At its annual conference, CARSTAR recognized both U.S. and Canadian CARSTAR franchise partners throughout its network for their leadership and performance. In the categories for top system award winners, Michael Macaluso, president of CARSTAR, and Dean Fisher, COO of CARSTAR, presented three awards to CARSTAR franchise partners for their achievements. The winners included: Franchisee of […]