Assured Performance Network announced its Certified Repair Program that will ensure the repair quality output by their nearly 3,000 Certified Repair Providers. The program is based upon the 5Ms of quality production management, Machine, Method, Materials, Man and Measurement, popularized by Kaoru Ishikawa, who revolutionized quality manufacturing management around the world. A critical detail of […]
ARA and URG Support NSF Automotive Recycler Certification
Two leading automotive trade groups, the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) and the United Recyclers Group LLC (URG), recently supported NSF International’s automotive recycler certification program. The independent, third-party certification verifies a recycler’s ability to meet criteria for grading, labeling and traceability, in addition to vehicle acquisition, dismantling, inventory, training, customer service and auditing requirements. NSF […]
Lawson Products Receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Lawson Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAWS), the parent of Kent Automotive, announced that all locations across North America have received ISO 9001:2015 certification which has just been issued. The company initially received ISO 9001:2008 in 2010 and has been audited and registered since 1996. Focused on quality management systems and performance, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 […]
NJM Insurance Achieves Personal Auto Claims Certification
J.D. Power introduces claims certification to help identify excellence in claims experience. Building on the decades-long trust consumers and brands have in J.D. Power studies, the data and analytics company has created the J.D. Power Insurance Claims Certification Program to recognize brands that provide exceptional claims experience in the automobile, property and small commercial segments. […]
NSF Offers Collision Repair Shop Certification Readiness Assessment
NSF International has launched an online collision repair shop certification readiness assessment. The questionnaire asks a series of questions about details of a collision repair facility’s operations and processes that provide an understanding of how the facility aligns with the requirements of NSF’s automotive collision repair shop certification program. NSF International’s independent, third-party collision repair […]
Scott Dunfee Named Global Managing Director of Automotive Certification at NSF International
NSF International has appointed Scott Dunfee Global Managing Director of Automotive Certification. Dunfee brings more than 20 years of insurance, technical leadership and repair expertise to NSF International. As Global Managing Director, Dunfee will oversee NSF International’s automotive certification programs working closely with automotive parts manufacturers, distributors, collision repair shops, automotive recyclers and insurers. “Scott’s […]
Intertek Licenses CAPA Certification Program
Jack Gillis retires as CAPA executive director. Intertek becomes CAPA’s certifying body globally. The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA), the non-profit, standard setting and certification organization for non-OEM parts, and Intertek, have entered into a license agreement, granting Intertek exclusive rights to operate the CAPA certification program around the world. “Given CAPA and Intertek’s over […]
Diamond Standard Releases Crash Test Results of Honda Fit Bumper Reinforcements
Aftermarket parts manufacturer again demonstrates that its parts perform to OEM standards through testing. Diamond Standard Parts, the Tennessee-based manufacturer of non-OEM collision repair parts, released results of dynamic barrier sled-testing performed by MGA Research Corporation in December 2017 that compared the performance of an OEM Production Model bumper reinforcement (rebar), an OEM Service Rebar, […]
NSF International Announces Partnership to Lead Collision Repair Shop Certification
Automotive collision repair industry experts Keith Risley and German Mejia will manage and grow NSF International’s automotive collision repair shop certification program NSF International announced it recently partnered with industry experts Keith Risley and German Mejia to help grow NSF International’s automotive shop certification program. With over 50 years of combined experience in the collision […]
Thatcham Research Exiting Aftermarket Collision Repair Parts Certification in the UK
Following an in-depth review and assessment of the certification of aftermarket collision repair parts, and consultation with its insurance members, Thatcham Research in the United Kingdom has decided to hand over all aftermarket parts certification activities to its current partner TÜV Rheinland AG. The Thatcham Research/TÜV Rheinland partnership will officially end on March 31, with […]