David Niestroy, president of 3D Auto Body & Collision Centers, announced the acquisition of Flick Brothers Auto Body, the company’s seventh location in the Philadelphia, Pa. market. The facility is located in Drexel Hill, Pa. and will be the 2nd location 3D added this year. “Sometimes an opportunity arises that is totally unexpected but the […]
ABRA Acquires Auto Glass Operations in Philadelphia
ABRA Auto Body & Glass announced the expansion of its auto glass operations in the Philadelphia, Pa. market through the acquisition of Four Sons Auto Glass. The acquisition expands ABRA’s auto glass service area into the central and southern portions of greater Philadelphia, and complements ABRA’s existing glass service operations in the northern Philadelphia suburbs […]
Caliber Acquires Seven Location MSO in Philadelphia
Caliber Collision Centers has acquired seven Collision Care Auto Body Centers serving the greater Philadelphia, Pa. market. The acquisition adds Val Fichera, Collision Care’s CEO and Body Shop Business’ 2015 MSO Collision Repair Executive of the Year, along with his management staff to the Caliber team. “It’s exciting to take the next step with the […]
Spanesi Americas Announces Capital Collision Equipment as New Distributor
Spanesi Americas announced that it is expanding its distribution team to better serve its customers and the collision repair industry. “We are extremely pleased to announce that Dave Hardester, has joined the Spanesi team. Dave will be distributing the complete Spanesi product line in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, and Southeast Pennsylvania as Capital […]
Auto Collision Experience Spotlight Connects Collision Repair Students to Employers
The second annual career and recruitment event for Pennsylvania students in collision repair fields showed students various career opportunities available to them. Networking with professionals in the industry offered students the chance to jumpstart their careers. This year’s ACE Spotlight Event, held at the Technical College High School Brandywine Campus, in Downingtown, Pa. brought together […]
CARSTAR Adds 70,000 Sq. Ft. Collision Repair Center to Network in Pennsylvania
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the addition of CARSTAR AW Golden, a 70,000 sq. ft. collision repair facility in Reading, Pa. to its network of independently-owned and operated shops. The business has been owned and operated by the Golden family since 1919. It is currently run by Kathryn Goodman, who serves as company President, […]
3D Auto Body Adding Collision Repair Facility in Conshohocken, PA
David Niestroy, president of 3D Auto Body & Collision Centers, announced the addition of the multiple collision repair facility operator’s sixth location in the Greater Philadelphia market. 3D’s newest facility is located in Conshohocken, Pa, and will employ European technology to reduce drying times for paint, primer and body filler. “We have always been at […]
PA Governor Approves Photo Appraisal Bill
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf yesterday signed House Bill 1638 (HB 1638) that amends the Motor Vehicle Physical Damage Appraiser Act to remove a prohibition against using photographs to prepare collision repair damage estimates. The bill had been opposed by Pennsylvania Collision Trade Guild who testified against the legislation during a hearing before the Senate Banking […]
Amended Photo Appraisal Bill Approved in Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Legislation removes prohibition against the use of digital photographs and video during the auto claim process. Measure moves to Governor for final approval. The Pennsylvania House of Representative yesterday approved Senate amendments to House Bill 1638 (HB1638) by a vote 129-59. HB1638 amends the 1972 Motor Vehicle Physical Damage Appraiser Act to eliminate the requirement […]
PA Senate Approves Amended Photo Appraisal Bill
Legislation amended to require physical inspections when disputes arise. The Pennsylvania approved an amended version of House Bill 1638 (HB1638) on March 23 by a vote of 47-1. HB1638 proposes to amend the 1972 Motor Vehicle Physical Damage Appraiser Act to eliminate the requirement for physical inspections and remove restriction upon the use of photographs […]