The Refinish Distributors Alliance (RDA) announced that it will host a webinar, The 6 Disruptions the Collision Industry Will Face in 2020 and Beyond, presented by Frank Terlep Founder & CEO of Auto Techcelerators, LLC. Registration for the event is available online. Participants will learn about six major disruptions the collision repair industry will face […]
Refinish Distributors Alliance Adds New Member in Pennsylvania
The Refinish Distributors Alliance (RDA) announced Zimmerman Auto Body Supplies Inc. in Ephrata, Pa. is its newest member. Zimmerman Auto Body Supplies is a 2nd generation family run business that has been selling paint and supplies to the collision industry since 1979. Over the last 40 years they have grown to four locations in Ephrata, […]
Refinish Distributors Alliance Fall Conference Held in Kansas City
Refinish Distributors Alliance (RDA) members, manufacturer partners, and guests gathered recently for the 2019 RDA IMPACT Fall Performance Conference at the Intercontinental Hotel at the Plaza in downtown Kansas City, Mo. The theme of the meeting was Grow Your Business. The meeting kicked off at the College Basketball Experience also known as the College Basketball […]
Refinish Distributors Alliance Adds New Member in Missouri
The Refinish Distributors Alliance (RDA) has added a new member Auto Color & Equipment in Independence, Mo. Auto Color & Equipment has been serving collision repair centers in the Kansas City area since 1983. They are a family owned business committed to their customers. Auto Color & Equipment are one of the only Axalta Coating […]
Providence Lacquer Joins Refinish Distributors Alliance
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 […]
Refinish Distributors Alliance Adds New Member
The Refinish Distributors Alliance (RDA) announced that Automotive Parts Headquarters Inc. (APH),a third generation family-owned aftermarket auto parts distributor and store group based in Saint Cloud, Minn. has joined the group. APH was established in 1920 in Minneapolis, as National Bushing & Parts Company, and today operates Auto Value parts stores throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, North […]
Refinish Distributors Alliance Gathered During Spring Conference in Texas
Over one hundred RDA members, manufacturer partners, and guests gathered for the 2019 RDA IMPACT Spring Performance Conference in Frisco, Texas at the OMNI Frisco on April 1-3. The event marked the second consecutive meeting with every participating RDA member and manufacturer partner attending their three day event. The meeting venue was adjacent to the […]
Interview: Robert McKenzie, Refinish Distributors Alliance
In our video interview, McKenzie, executive director of the Refinish Distributors Alliance, details the challenges distributors face in a changing industry and how his organization works to help its members succeed. As the collision repair industry changes in response to both increasing vehicle technology, consolidation, and changing consumer preferences, the paint, body and equipment (PBE) […]
Refinish Distributors Alliance Fall Conference in Kentucky Well Attended
Over one hundred Refinish Distributors Alliance (RDA) members, manufacturer partners, and guests gathered for the 2018 RDA IMPACT Fall Performance Conference at the Embassy Suites in downtown Louisville, Ky. Every participating RDA member and manufacturer partner attended the three day event. The three day conference kicked off with the round table topic on “Your Compelling […]
BASF’s Wildman to Present to Refinish Distributors Alliance Collision Repair Customers
At the request of the Refinish Distributor Alliance (RDA), BASF’s Jeff Wildman, Manager OEM & Industry Relations, will present “The Increasing Influence of OEMs on the Collision Industry” to RDA members’ collision center customers through a GoTo webinar on May 23 at 2 p.m. EDT. Registration is available only to collision centers who are customers […]