Survey: Peak production times and seasonal variations
By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — June 27, 2017 — Wednesday may be the single best time for you to sit down and catch up with the results from our latest survey. The survey asked our readers to let us know which day of the week at their facilities was busiest, and Wednesday drew the […]
Fix Auto announces plans to reacquire US rights
By CRM Staff Montreal, Quebec — June 27, 2017 — After enormous success with its expansions into China and Australia, Fix Auto is eyeing a market a little closer to home: the United States. There are already over 110 Fix Auto locations in the US, but the US trademark rights were licensed to a third […]
PPG launches PaintManager XI software
Strongsville, Ohio — June 27, 2017 — PPG has recently introduced its all-new PaintManager XI software, the latest addition to the company’s Color Solutions XI product line. PaintManager XI software joins the TouchMix XI computer and the RapidMatch XI spectrophotometer in the Color Solutions line. The PaintManager software program has been used in the automotive refinish […]
Fix Auto St. Catharines recruits on attitude
By Erin McLaughlin St. Catharines, Ontario — June 27, 2017 — Millennials, recruit and retain often appear in the same sentence, and as the workforce ages and young people start growing into working members of society, the conversation on how to integrate them into the collision repair industry is becoming increasingly important. A third generation […]
New 3-D measuring system introduced by Arslan Automotive
Pointe-Claire, Québec — June 27, 2017 — AccuVision-3D, Arslan Automotive Canada’s newest 3-D measuring system, was introduced to the North American market in June 2017. According to Arslan Automotive, the new system needs no targets, lasers, arms, magnets, cables or adapters. Arslan Automotive states that the system can be used even if the floors are uneven. […]