Reached milestone in 20 months since pandemic began. When 3M Aberdeen, S.D., got the call to ramp-up production of N95 respirators in January 2020 to help respond to the pandemic, the scale of the work ahead was massive. But by adding hundreds of people and expanding the plant and production lines, Aberdeen helped bring monthly […]
1Collision Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in South Dakota, Announces National Advisory Board
1Collision announced its first location in the state of South Dakota, Auto Body Clinic in Huron. ”What sold me on becoming a 1Collision location is the fact that more customers will be able to choose our shop for collision repairs based on the insurance company relationships, marketing support, and Industry relationships that 1Collision has developed […]
Global Finishing Solutions Adds Platinum Equipment to Distribution Team
Global Finishing Solutions (GFS) announced that Platinum Equipment has joined its automotive and truck refinish distribution team, bolstering GFS’ ability to provide service to collision repair facilities in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and western Wisconsin. Founded in 2020, Platinum Equipment supplies and services a variety of automotive repair equipment, including paint booths and frame […]
IAA Announces Five Branch Relocations and Expansions
IAA, Inc. (NYSE:IAA) announced branch relocations and expansions in five key markets in California, Texas, New Jersey, Virginia, and South Dakota. The five locations now provide significantly more inventory storage in addition to updated branch facilities. “We strive to ensure that our extensive facility footprint is consistently meeting the needs of our buying and selling […]
CARSTAR Adds First Collision Repair Center to Network in South Dakota
Network now operates in 34 states in the U.S. CARSTAR announced the addition of its first collision repair center in South Dakota to its network of independently-owned collision repair facilities. With the addition, CARSTAR has expanded its U.S. footprint to 34 states. CARSTAR Collision Center-Rapid City, part of Granite Buick GMC and Granite Nissan, is […]
South Dakota Auto Body Association Hosts April 13 Mike Anderson Seminar
The South Dakota Auto Body Association will bring Mike Anderson to Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Friday, April 13th. This full day education program will be at the Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel at 3200 W. Maple St. in Sioux Falls. The program will be held in Amphitheatre 2. The day will start with ‘Customer […]
Spanesi Expands Distribution in the Plain States with Tri-State Collision Equipment
Spanesi Americas announced it expanded its collision repair equipment distribution network in North America, adding Tri-State Collision Equipment to provide distribution and customer support to North and South Dakota and other Plains States. “We are very excited to have Tri- State Collision Equipment join the Spanesi Americas team,” stated Timothy Morgan, Managing Director of Spanesi Americas. […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center in South Dakota
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the addition of CARSTAR Riverside Auto Body, owned by Tim and Sheila Steiner, to its network of independently-owned collision repair centers. The facility is located at 89850 Highway 81 in South Yankton, S.D. “The reason I looked at joining CARSTAR is because it was getting to a point where […]