Crum previously served as President of Bridgestone America Retail Operations, President of Jiffy Lube International in 30+ year automotive career Service King Collision Repair Centers announced the organization has named Stuart (Stu) Crum to the newly-created role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Crum joins Service King after serving as President and Chairman of Bridgestone America […]
Service King Acquires Collision Repair Center in San Antonio, Texas
Service King Collision Repair Centers today announced the organization has acquired and officially opened its 84th location in Texas with the acquisition of Jack’s Paint Place, located at 9219 Converse Business Lane in Converse, Texas, a suburb of San Antonio. The deal, of which terms were not disclosed, officially closed Friday. The collision repair center […]
Service King Opens 8th Atlanta Collision Repair Center
Service King Collision Repair Centers announced the opening of its eighth Atlanta area location at 11075 Highway 92 in Woodstock, Ga. The facility is 27,000 square-feet. “The Service King family continues to grow and thrive across the Atlanta community,” said Scott Ward, Service King Regional Vice President for the Southeast U.S. “Service King of Woodstock […]
Big 4 Collision Repair MSO Locations Approach 1500 in North America
ABRA, Boyd, Caliber and Service King continue growth in new locations during 2015. Unit growth slows in 2016. While the rate of acquisitions and new collision repair facility openings by the four large multiple collision repair shop operators (MSOs) in North America has slowed somewhat so far in 2016 compared to previous years, the Big […]
Service King Opens 35th Collision Repair Center in Dallas-Fort Worth Market
Service King Collision Repair Centers announced today it officially opened the doors to newest collision repair center located in The Colony, Texas. The repair center is Service King’s 35th location in its home market of Dallas-Fort Worth. “This is a proud moment for the entire Service King family as we continue to grow our team […]
Service King Welcomes 2017 Apprentice Development Class
Service King Collision Repair Centers this week welcomed 23 new technicians into its ongoing Apprentice Development Program. The class represents the first of several formal launches slated for this year, which combined will double the Apprentice Development Program by equipping and graduating nearly 100 fully trained technicians in 2017. “This is an extremely proud moment […]
Service King Unveils 70,000 Square Foot Collision Repair Center in California
Milpitas location increases Service King’s footprint to 301 locations in 23 states. Service King Collision Repair Centers announced the company officially opened the doors to its 70,000 square foot state-of-the-art repair center located in Milpitas, Calif. The collision repair center, located at 156 S. Milpitas Blvd. in Milpitas, California, increases Service King’s footprint to 301 […]
Service King Hosts Tour of Future Location in The Colony, Texas
Service King Collision Repair Centers this week hosted an on-site tour of the company’s future collision repair center set to serve The Colony, Texas. The event welcomed dozens of business partners, community leaders and guests all treated to a first-hand glimpse inside Service King’s 35th DFW location on pace to open in mid-September. “This is […]
Service King’s Inaugural Apprentice Development Class Graduates
Celebrates first of nine graduations set for this summer Service King Collision Repair Centers this week graduated its inaugural class of apprentice technicians through its Apprentice Development Program. The class includes three body technicians, each of whom completed a 52-week hands-on developmental program under the instruction of a dedicated Apprentice Technician Supervisor inside Service King’s […]
Service King Celebrates 40th Anniversary
A small loan from a retired bus driver and the dream of owning his own body shop served as the only fuel Eddie Lennox would need in 1976 as he set out to open the very first Service King Collision Repair Center. Four decades later, the business has grown into an industry icon with nearly […]