P.B.E. Jobbers Warehouse, Inc. (P.B.E.) announced that the grand opening of its newest location in Orlando, Fla. will be June 19. The new facility will be P.B.E.’s seventh. The new 39,000 sq. ft. facility is located at 11205 Satellite Blvd, and will serve distributors throughout the market. “P.B.E.’s success can be attributed to the philosophy […]
Car Guys Collision Repair Acquires Location in Lakeland, Florida
Car Guys Collision Repair, a Florida-based MSO, announced the acquisition of Express Paint & Body in Lakeland, Fla. This is Car Guys eleventh location in Central Florida. Express Paint & Body was opened in 1999 by Duane and Lila Duhow. When asked about the transaction, Dave Mitchell, President and CEO, commented, “Lakeland, with its proximity […]
Copart Opens Its 14th Location in Florida
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced the addition of its Okeechobee, Florida location. This facility is strategically located between Orlando, Tampa and Miami, and it will serve as a standby location specifically for catastrophic events. Over the past year, Copart responded to catastrophic flooding in Baton Rouge and Houston, hailstorms in Colorado Springs and Dallas, and Hurricane […]
CARSTAR North America Continues to Build Its Cross Border Insurance Claims Program
Program designed to make insurance claims easier for Canadian drivers in Florida. Each year more Canadians visit Florida for the winter than any other U.S. state. And, they have more auto accidents in the Sunshine State than any other. However, handling those repairs and claims across the border can be challenging. CARSTAR North America has […]
Car Guys Collision Repair Acquires Two New Locations in Pinellas County, Florida
MSO now operates 10 locations. Car Guys Collision Repair, the Florida-based multiple shop operator, announced the acquisition of the two collision repair centers of James Auto Body. James had locations in Palm Harbor and Clearwater, Fla. The new Car Guys Collision Repair – Palm Harbor and Car Guys Collision Repair – Clearwater locations will open […]
Copart Opens its 13th Location in Florida
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced the addition of its Orlando North location in Apopka, Florida. The location is Copart’s 13th location in the Sunshine State. “We have been steadily growing our footprint for months now, and I’m pleased to continue that trend into 2017 with this being the third new location we have announced in the […]
Car Guys Collision Repair to Open Eighth Location in February
Car Guys Collision Repair, the Florida-based multiple shop operator (MSO), announced it will open its 8th location, Car Guys Collision Repair-Adamo Drive in Tampa, Fl., next month. The 9,000 square foot facility was formerly known as JL Collision Center and had been in the same location for over ten years. This will be their first […]
Boyd Group Acquires Three Collision Repair Centers in Florida
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the December 6, opening of three Gerber collision repair centers in Florida. The centers are located in Crestview, Fort Walton Beach, and Panama City Beach and previously operated as Factory Spec Collision Centers. “These centers are great additions to our portfolio as they strengthen our presence in the northwest region […]
Car Guys Collision Repair Acquires Location in Homosassa, Florida
Car Guys Collision Repair, a Florida based multiple collision repair shop operator (MSO), announced the acquisition of Dave’s Body Shop in Homosassa, Fla.. Dave’s Body Shop was opened in 1975 by Dave and Janice Warren. DJ Mitchell, Director of Operations for Car Guys Collision Repair, said “We are pleased to have had the opportunity to […]
AutoNation Acquires Collision Repair Center in Illinois, Announces Plans to Add at Least 18 Locations Nationwide
AutoNation, the automotive retailer, today announced that it acquired Westmont Body Werks, located in Westmont, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, The facility is AutoNation’s 70th collision repair center nationwide. The facility was acquired this month and represents annual revenue of approximately $10 million. In addition to the Westmont acquisition, the company also announced it recently […]