The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) announced that it has certified over 100 million aftermarket collision repair parts since 1990. Samples of the 100 million parts were all tested and certified to CAPA standards by Intertek that operates the CAPA certification program around the world. The standards include those for metal, plastic, nonwoven fabric, lighting, […]
PartWerx Automotive Achieves NSF Automotive Distributor Certification
PartWerx Automotive, a distributor of aftermarket body parts in Charlotte, N.C., has earned certification under NSF International’s automotive distributor certification program. To become an NSF certified parts distributor, PartWerx Automotive was required to meet NSF’s many certification requirements, which include demonstrating effective records management and inventory tracking systems to trace orders and parts throughout the […]
Assured Performance Launches Certified Repair Program
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, […]
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