New 175,000 sq. ft. facility will become home for coatings company’s global research initiatives. Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) today celebrated the official opening of its Global Innovation Center, the largest coatings research and development (R&D) center in the world, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The 175,000-foot Global Innovation Center offers specialty labs, as well as office space. […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Pennsylvania
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the November 1, opening of a Gerber collision repair location in Verona, Pa. This center previously operated as Flagship Collision. Verona is located on the bank of the Allegheny River and approximately 13 miles northeast of downtown Pittsburgh. “This location will help us strengthen our position in the Pennsylvania market […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Centers in Pennsylvania and Indiana
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of three collision repair centers in two separate transactions. The Boyd Group Inc. announced the October 15 opening of a collision repair location in Turtle Creek, Pa. This center previously operated as Johnny Mock’s Auto Body Shop, a second generation business that has served this market since 1952 […]
Collision Repair Facility Paying Over $67,000 in Back Wages and Damages Following Department of Labor Investigation
Resolves overtime violations of Fair Labor Standards Act. After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Boehm Family Enterprises LLC – doing business as McElwain Brothers Paint and Collision in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania – has paid $33,731 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages for a […]
LORD Corporation Invests $80 Million in Pennsylvania Plant Expansion
LORD Corporation has announced plans to expand and upgrade operations at its Saegertown, Pa. facility. An anticipated $80 million investment over the next five years, the project will support future expansion across various LORD adhesive and coating product lines, and provide overall modernization of the Saegertown facility. “Following a rigorous national site selection process, the […]
Access Insurance Company in Liquidation
According to a bulletin from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, a Texas court has issued an order of liquidation for Access Insurance Company, an auto insurer which has 42,785 policies in Pennsylvania. The liquidation order was signed on March 13 after the Texas Insurance Department determined Access Insurance to be insolvent. An FAQ document is also […]
CARSTAR Adds Four Collision Repair Centers in Pennsylvania, Two in Missouri to its Network
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced that Legacy Autobody Group, with four locations in Eastern Pennsylvania joined its network. The owners are Matt Dewalt, Eric Horvath, Michael Horvath and Robert Horvath. The four facilities include: CARSTAR Easton- Scott’s Collision; CARSTAR Stroudsburg- Scott’s Collision; CARSTAR Allentown- Duncan Autobody; CARSTAR Quakertown- Duncan Autobody Legacy Autobody was formed […]
ABRA Acquires Collision Repair Center in Pennsylvania
ABRA Auto Body & Glass announced the addition of a new location in Parkesburg, Pa., approximately 50 miles west of Philadelphia. Located at 5547 Lincoln Hwy in Parkesburg, the facility, LC Auto Body, was acquired by ABRA on January 12. The 16,000 sq. ft. repair center has 31 bays and 27 employees. “This team is […]
NJM Insurance Company Expands to Pennsylvania
NJM Insurance Company announced yesterday that it has expanded its 104-year-old brand into the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, effective January 1. Founded in 1913 as New Jersey Manufacturers Casualty Insurance Company, the insurer launched a subsidiary to provide commercial and personal auto insurance in 1921. “Since our inception, NJM has been dedicated to fulfilling the insurance […]
Philadelphia Collision Repair Shop Owner Ordered to Pay Over $285,000 in Collected Sales Tax
A Philadelphia collision repair shop operator recently was ordered to pay $285,908.71 to the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue after he failed to remit sales tax that he collected at his collision repair facility, Revenue Secretary Dan Hassell announced November 21. Edward A. Hildebrandt III, 48, the owner and operator of the defunct University Collision Center, […]