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Wesco Group Acquires Auto Paint Specialties

May 23, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Adds three store PPG distributor in western Washington State. The Wesco Group Inc. announced it completed the acquisition of Auto Paint Specialties, a three store PPG Platinum distributor in western Washington State. Dan Gemeroy the President of APS will join the acquisition team at the Wesco Group. “The decision became easy after working with Wesco, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, PPG Industries, Washington State, Wesco

Wesco Group Acquires United Paint Specialties

May 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Wesco Group Inc. announced it completed the acquisition of United Paint Specialties, a two paint and body distribution store operation in Western Washington State. “Pat Sherman the President of UPS will join the Wesco Group as an equity partner, and will help us grow as we expand our footprint across the country,” said Roger […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, PBE Distributor, Washington State, Wesco

Boyd Group Acquires Three Collision Repair Centers in Washington State

May 1, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the April 17th acquisition and April 18th opening of three Gerber collision repair locations in the Seattle, Washington area. These centers were previously operated as Professional Collision Group and are located in northern Seattle and the suburbs of Mukilteo and Lynnwood. The Seattle metropolitan area is one of the fastest […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Washington State

Fix Auto USA Adds Seven Collision Repair Centers to Network

January 15, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Total number of franchise locations now 126 Fix Auto USA announced the addition of seven franchise collision repair centers in the last two months, bringing Fix Auto USA’s total number of locations to 126. The additional locations expand Fix Auto’s geographic footprint in multiple markets including: Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Northern California, Phoenix, San Diego, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arizona, California, Fix Auto USA, Network Affiliations, Nevada, Washington State

Wesco Group Acquires KC Auto Paints

January 3, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Wesco Group Inc. announced it completed the merger of the KC Auto Paint family of companies into the Wesco Group Inc.  KC Auto Paints opened its first store in Spokane Wash., in 1978. Ynder the leadership of Bob Cross, the KC family of companies has since grown to three PBE warehouse locations, three equipment […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Washington State, Wesco

Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Washington State

December 11, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition on December 5, of a collision repair center in Tumwater, Washington, which previously operated as Bernie’s Custom Paint and Collision Repair and has served the community for 43 years. The center is located one mile south of U.S. 101, the principal highway serving the Olympic Peninsula, and three […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Washington State

IAA To Open New Seattle Branch in First Quarter 2018

November 10, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit KAR Auction Services (NYSE:KAR), announced the construction of a new facility near Seattle, Wash. The new branch, scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2018, is located in Puyallup approximately 40 miles south of Seattle. The new 140-acre branch consolidates the existing IAA Seattle and IAA […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Auto Auctions, Openings, Washington State

Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Washington State

September 25, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. today announced the acquisition on September 20, of a collision repair center in Issaquah, Washington. The facility previously operated as Gilman Auto Body. Issaquah is located 16 miles east of Seattle, directly off of the western end of the Interstate 90, the longest interstate highway in the United States. “The opening […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Washington State

AutoNation Continues Collision Repair Expansion

August 2, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Adds three collision repair centers since beginning of 2017. AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN), continues to move forward with its brand extension strategy. As part of its quarterly earnings released today, the company announced that since January 1, it has opened two auto auctions in Orlando, Fla., and Houston, Texas, and acquired three collision repair centers in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AutoNation, Florida, Texas, Washington State

Fix Auto USA Add 17 Collision Repair Centers to its Network

July 18, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto USA announced the addition of 17 Franchise Locations, bringing Fix USA’s total number to 116. The additional locations extend the geographical reach of Fix Auto from the Pacific Northwest, down through California, and over into Arizona. They are: Fix Auto Ballard (Ballard, WA); Formerly Phil’s Body Shop; operated by Noel Pennington. Fix Auto […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arizona, California, Fix Auto USA, Network Affiliations, Washington State

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