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Valspar Automotive Building Center of Color Excellence in Netherlands

March 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Valspar Corporation announced that its Automotive division has begun a major extension of its Technology Center in Lelystad, the Netherlands. Over the next six months, a two-story wing will be added to the existing main building. The new addition will become a dedicated Center of Color Excellence. The expansion was necessitated by the growth […]

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Maaco Celebrates 500th Store Opening

March 10, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mansfield, Texas facility hosts ribbon cutting, 17th location in Dallas market. Maaco Auto Painting & Collision Repair, a part of the Driven Brands, Inc. family of automotive aftermarket franchise brands, cut the ribbon on its 500th location in North America as it kicks off its 45th anniversary of serving customers across the continent. This marks […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Driven Brands, MAACO, Openings, Texas

Copart Opens Its 14th Location in Florida

March 8, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Copart, Florida, Openings

Insurance Auto Auctions Expands Presence in Seven States

March 8, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Company now operates 173 locations in the U.S. and Canada. Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services (NYSE:KAR), today announced the strategic expansion of auction locations in Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Pennsylvania and Oregon. IAA facilities now occupy 173 locations in the U.S. and Canada. “Our increased land capacity […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Insurance Auto Auctions, Louisiana, Maine, Openings, Oregon, Pennsylvania

Service King Adds Collision Repair Center at Seattle Auto Dealership

March 8, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Service King Collision Repair Centers yesterday announced the company expanded its Seattle footprint through a formal partnership with Burien Toyota/Chevrolet Collision Center. With the agreement, the location will begin operating as Service King at 225 S 140th Street Burien, Wash., effective immediately. Service King now has 14 Seattle repair centers.  “We are thrilled about Service King’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Openings, Service King Collision Repair Centers, Washington State

Copart Opens Its Fifth Illinois Location

March 1, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced the opening of its fifth location in Illinois. “The opening of this location in southern Illinois addresses our increasing volume, which has been driven by both organic growth in the industry and market wins,” said Jay Adair, CEO of Copart. “Furthermore, it gives us the capacity for continued expansion in the […]

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PPG Completes $19 Million Waterborne Automotive Coatings Production Line In China

March 1, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE:PPG) today marked the completion of a new $19 million high-performance waterborne and high-solids coatings production line at its Wuhu facility in Anhui province, China. The new line enhances the production and service capabilities of PPG’s automotive coatings business for customers in China. The new line at PPG’s Wuhu plant adds production for environmentally-friendly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: China, Openings, PPG Industries

RGI Spray Booths Celebrates Grand Opening of Tracy, Calif. Location

February 27, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

On Feb. 11, RGI Spray Booth Company opened its second location in Tracy, Calif. at a Grand Opening that was attended by 300 collision repair professionals, product distributors, assorted vendors and guests. For the first time, visitors were able to tour this new 60,000 sq. ft. facility that will be used as a manufacturing plant, […]

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Copart Opens 15th Location in the United Kingdom

February 24, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT), the vehicle auction company, announced the opening of its 15th location in the United Kingdom in Newbury. “The investment in the Newbury facility has added capacity to support our current and future growth in the UK,” said Nigel Paget, Chief Executive Officer – Europe. “It is the first of our facilities to be […]

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Safelite Call Center Opens in New Mexico

February 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Safelite AutoGlass officially opened its fifth contact center on February 9. The facility, located at 4300 Sprint Blvd NE, Rio Rancho, N.M., has seats for up to 1,000 customer service representatives – more than 500 of the people who will fill those seats have been hired. The new facility was announced at a public ceremony […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: New Mexico, Openings, Safelite

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