Competitive Environment: Marvin Gillfillan of BASF on innovation and the steps shops must take for success
Peterborough, Ontario — March 28, 2017 — Executive Vision is a regular feature in Collision Repair magazine, focusing on discussions with key players in the auto claims economy. Recently, we spoke with Marvin Gillfillan, Vice President, Automotive Refinish Solutions, North America for BASF on industry trends, new technologies and BASF’s broad, chemical scope. Collision Repair […]
Registration opens for CCIF Fredericton
Ottawa, Ontario — March 28, 2017 — Registration is now open for the next meeting of the Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF). The meeting takes place May 26, 2017 at Delta Fredericton in Fredericton, New Brunswick. A welcome reception is set for May 25. CCIF brings together repairers, insurers, suppliers and OEM representatives under one […]
Dollars and Sense: False Creek Collision retrofits for energy efficiency
Burnaby, British Columbia — March 28, 2017 — Bernhard Rubbert, owner of BC’s False Creek Collision, says making the decision to move forward with an energy efficiency retrofit was a “no brainer.” The team at False Creek Collision are always looking for new technology and lean business ideas to improve performance and reduce the shop’s […]
Survey: Spectrophotometers common, but not universal
By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — March 28, 2017 — Matching colours can be the bane of a painter’s existence, but tools, both high-tech and low, exist to help them achieve a match that’s as accurate as possible. Our latest survey asked readers to let us know which tools are in use in their shop. […]
IARC: Industry experts discuss the challenge of acquiring end-of-life vehicles
Berlin, Germany — March 28, 2017 — Finding quality salvage vehicles is a challenge for recyclers worldwide. A number of sector representatives came together recently at the International Automobile Recycling Congress (IARC) 2017 to discuss various proposals to meet this challenge. The event took place March 22 to 24 at Hotel Palace in Berlin, Germany. […]
Hollander can help with uploading images to Car-Part.com
Fort Wright, Kentucky — March 28, 2017 — Car-Part.com has some great news for Powerlink users using EDEN Pics who have not yet been able to upload their images to Car-Part.com. According to the company, most Powerlink users who subscribe to Car-Part Gold are already uploading their images to online part listings on Car-Part.com, Car-Part […]
Final agenda revealed for OARA Convention
Toronto, Ontario — March 29, 2017 — Canada’s largest event dedicated to automotive recycling will open its doors tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. The 2017 OARA Convention and Trade Show officially kicks off at the Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre in Markham, Ontario. The event runs for two full days on March 31 and April 1. […]
