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PA Insurance Department Announces Remote Testing Option for Exam Candidates

June 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman today announced the availability of a remote testing option for insurance license exams including the Motor Vehicle Physical Damage Appraiser license beginning July 1. To be licensed as an appraiser for the first time, a candidate must pass an exam in addition to other requirements. Many collision repair facilities, particularly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Appraiser's Act, Insurance Department, Licensing, Pennsylvania

Universal Technical Institute Partners with Pennsylvania Automotive Businesses to Launch Early Employment Initiative

January 22, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Working with local transportation industry employers, Universal Technical Institute (UTI) in Exton, Pa., has launched its Early Employment initiative that blends post-secondary skills education with on-the-job, apprenticeship-type training. The Exton, Pa. campus provides both automotive and diesel training programs. The Exton campus is only the second of 12 campuses to offer the program. UTI started […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Pennsylvania, Universal Technical Institute, Workforce Development

Fisher Auto Parts Acquires Snavely and Dosch in Pennsylvania

January 14, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fisher Snavely Dosch

Fisher Auto Parts acquired the seven Pennsylvania locations of Snavely and Dosch. The announcement was made Geoffrey Shifflett, area vice president. Steve Steinsnyder will continue to help grow the business. Snavely and Dosch, founded in 1935, has parts distribution locations in Lancaster, Lititz, Mt. Joy, Willow Street, Quarryville and Red Lion and West York, Pa. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Fisher Auto Parts, PBE Distributor, Pennsylvania

Providence Lacquer Joins Refinish Distributors Alliance

July 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Refinish Distributors Alliance (RDA) announced that Providence Lacquer in Cranston, R.I. is its newest member. Providence Lacquer has been a family owned and operated business for 71 years. The business was started in 1948 by Fredrick “Red” Kafrissen. They have grown to five locations in four states. Their headquarters and warehouse is in Cranston […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Network Affiliations, Pennsylvania, Refinish Distributors Alliance, Rhode Island

Midstate Tool & Supply, Inc. Initiates Succession Plan

June 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Midstate Tool & Supply

Midstate Tool & Supply Company, Inc., the Altoona, Pa.-based warehouse distributor servicing the automotive and industrial tool and equipment markets nationally and internationally announced it has retained The Lytle Group, a consulting company that provides Strategic HR Solutions to assist them in their succession and leadership transition plan. Rob Halbritter, Executive Vice President of Sales […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Midstate Tool & Supply, Pennsylvania, People

Pennsylvania Collision Repair Center Fined Over $35,000 for Overtime Violations

May 14, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Leschak Automotive Inc., an automotive service and collision repair facility based in West Mifflin, Pa., has paid $15,445 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 10 employees to resolve violations of federal overtime rules. WHD also assessed […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Overtime, Pennsylvania, U.S. DOL

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Address Insurer Duty for Proper Collision Repairs

April 5, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Berg v. Nationwide Supreme Court Appeal

State Supreme Court grants plaintiffs appeal in $21 million bad faith case against Nationwide Insurance that was overturned. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on March 29 agreed to hear a plaintiffs appeal of the overturning of a $21 million bad faith judgement against Nationwide Mutual Insurance dating back to a 1996 accident and subsequent collision repair. […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Bad Faith, Lawsuits, Nationwide Insurance, Pennsylvania

CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Pennsylvania

February 4, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR Russo

CARSTAR announced the opening of its 15th Pennsylvania location, CARSTAR Russo’s Collision, located at 18 Crozerville Road, in Aston. The 2,500 sq. ft. facility is I-CAR Gold certified and plans are underway to expand the facility to a 10,000 square foot repair center. Having grown up in a collision repair facility, CARSTAR Russo’s Collision owner […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Network Affiliations, Pennsylvania

Legacy Autobody Group Adds Two Collision Repair Centers in Pennsylvania

January 17, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Legacy Autobody Group announced they have added collision repair centers in Kutztown and Stroudsburg, Pa. to bring their total number of locations to six in eastern Pennsylvania. The 9,000 square foot collision repair center in the Kutztown market is located at 15827 Kutztown Road (Route 222) in Maxatawny, Pa. The facility was acquired on December […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Legacy Autobody Group, Pennsylvania

Axalta Opens Research & Development Center at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia

November 7, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

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. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems, Openings, Pennsylvania

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