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AkzoNobel Opens New High-Tech Instructional Center

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AkzoNobel announced the grand opening of its new national meeting and instructional center complete with ultra-high-tech audio-visual equipment to help those virtually attending meetings or training feel like they’re right in the room. The idea for this new, high-tech hybrid training center came from AkzoNobel’s Michael Kuntz, who is responsible for employee, distributor and end-user […]

IAA Announces New Location in Kansas City

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IAA, Inc. (NYSE:IAA) announced a new branch location in the growing Kansas City market. The Kansas City East location will be the second branch in the area and will help accommodate increased customer capacity needs. “The new location more than doubles our current footprint in the Kansas City area, providing much-needed capacity in this rapidly […]

Axalta Introduces Spies Hecker Waterborne System, Opens Regional Refinish Training Center in China

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Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) announced the launch of its Spies Hecker Waterborne Full System, its latest full-layer waterborne solution for refinish customers in the Chinese market. The announcement was made during the grand opening ceremony on March 3 of its Southern Refinish Training Centre (RTC) in Guangzhou. The new auto refinish coating system brings world-class technology to […]

LKQ Opens Central Distribution Center in the Netherlands

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After a construction time of just one year, LKQ Fource has opened a new 50,000 square meter (538,000 sq. ft.) warehouse that will play an important role as a part of LKQ’s European logistics footprint. “Our principle regarding parts availability is ‘Logistics without Borders’ to seamlessly serve our customers. Digitalization gives us the opportunity to […]

Tesla Opens Ninth U.S. Structural Collision Repair Center in Denver

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Tesla has opened its ninth company owned structural collision repair center, a 30,000 sq. ft. facility located at 450 E. 52nd Ave. in Denver, Colo. The company, responding to vehicle owner criticism over the length of time necessary to complete body repair services, announced in 2017 that it would open company owned collision repair centers […]

NJM Insurance Launches in Ohio

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NJM Insurance Group announced it is making its full line of personal lines insurance products available to Ohio residents. “NJM was founded over a century ago with one mission, to operate in the exclusive interests of its policyholders,” said Mitch Livingston, NJM president and CEO. NJM is one of the largest auto and homeowners insurers […]

Boyd Group Opens Collision Repair Center in Cathedral City, California

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The Boyd Group Inc. announced the opening of a new Gerber Collision & Glass collision repair center in Cathedral City, Calif. Cathedral City, also known as “Cat City,” is a desert resort city located between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage and a primary municipality in the Colorado Desert’s Coachella Valley. This location is visible from […]

Service King Opens Two Locations in Houston

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Service King Collision announced the opening of two new locations in the Houston, Texas market. The new facilities include the Spring Stuebner location at 7323 N. Grand Parkway W. in Spring, Texas and its Fairbanks facility located at 14641 Northwest Fwy. in Houston. “Due to the pandemic, we originally opened these shops as Satellite Facilities […]

IAA Expands in California and Massachusetts

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IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) announced it increased capacity at its IAA High Desert branch located in Hesperia, Calif. and the overall Boston, Massachusetts market. This investment will increase the IAA High Desert branch’s inventory space by more than 60 percent, adding capacity to the overall Los Angeles market. Additionally, the Boston market will see a […]

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