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IAA Adds Over 500 Acres in Preparation for Severe Weather Season

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Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services (NYSE:KAR), announced it has secured 22 real estate locations in ten states to prepare for the weather event season and potential catastrophic events. “Strategically expanding our presence helps meet demands for catastrophe (CAT) services in areas where our customers will most urgently need […]

CARSTAR Canada Adds Satellite Appraisal Location at Ford Dealer in Cambridge, Ontario

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CARSTAR announced that CARSTAR Cambridge Appraisal has officially launched, located at 272 Hespeler Road, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. The store will be a satellite location in the Ridgehill Ford dealership, with all service going to CARSTAR Cambridge. CARSTAR Cambridge Appraisal and CARSTAR Cambridge are owned by the LC Group, which is comprised of Ian Ladd, Peter […]

Axalta Opens New Training Center in Western Australia

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Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) recently opened a new training facility in Bentley, Perth, Australia. The center will become the key training destination for refinishers from the Western Australian region, focusing on the use of Axalta’s refinish and industrial products to help maximize refinishers’ skill-sets and keep them up-to-date with latest technology and techniques. “Axalta’s new […]

Fix Auto Canada Announces New Expanded Collision Repair Facility in Oakville, Ontario

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Fix Auto Canada announced the opening of the newly relocated and expanded Fix Auto Oakville Central to its new home, located next to Kennedy Ford Sales Limited. Kennedy Ford Sales has been a fixture in the Oakville area for more than 50. Eight years ago, brothers and owner/operators Scott and David Nourse made the strategic […]

FinishMaster Opens Greenfield Location in Nashville

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FinishMaster, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uni-Select Inc. (TSE:UNS), announced it has opened its first location, a greenfield branch, in Nashville, Tenn. The Nashville opening marks FinishMaster’s fifth location in the state and supports its strategic plan to expand in major metropolitan areas. With the addition of Nashville, FinishMaster now operates 216 branches in 33 […]

Axalta Opens Coatings Manufacturing Facility in Argentina

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New facility, Axalta’s first manufacturing plant in Argentina, will support automotive, refinish and industrial markets. Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA) celebrated its first production and logistics center in Argentina in the municipality of Escobar in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Axalta Chairman and CEO Charlie Shaver met with employees and toured the new facility […]

TechnaGlass Expands into Idaho

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TechnaGlass announced it has expanded to Idaho.   The company now offers full auto glass service in Boise, Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, Pocatello, Jackson Hole, Wyoming and surrounding areas.  TechnaGlass now operates in 12 states and through 44 retail locations. “The trajectory of the growth of TechnaGlass has focused on attractive markets where we can provide […]

BASF Opens Renovated Refinish Competence Center in Netherlands

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BASF’s R-M brand announced the reopening of its completely renovated Refinish Competence Center in Maarssen, Netherlands on June 15. More than 100 R-M customers came to Maarssen to celebrate the opening. During the renovation, which began late last year and was ready at the beginning of this year, a new spraybooth with high panorama windows […]

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