CRUNCH TIME
Put pressure on those bleeding costs BY TOM BISSONNETTE Back in 1986, I worked at Parr Auto Body as the shop manager. I was in way over my head—a 2,230 sq. m. (24,000 sq. ft.) facility with a rent cost of $12,000 a month was just one of the insane overheads that the business had. […]
The Good Life: Your good life is not a goal—it’s right now
By Chelsea Stebner I think that many of us know one of the very best ways to learn is through listening and conversation with other like-minded people who are in similar leadership roles. It is often a lonely place to be. I love the opportunity to network at industry events, roundtables, and conferences simply to […]
Through the Storm: Uni-Select reports 2020 full year financial results, says automotive aftermarket businesses fared better than refinish business
Boucherville, Québec — Uni-Select has reported its financial results for Q4 2020 and the year ended Dec. 31, 2020. According to the company, Sales for 2020 were down 15 percent, with performance largely impacted by the pandemic. Sales for 2020 Q4 were down 11.2 percent compared to the same quarter in 2019—“in line with those […]
DON’T BE A GUESSTIMATOR
Do your research and remove the guesswork BY FORTY, THE PROGRESSIVE ESTIMATOR It isn’t very often that the wheel is reinvented, but what happens to the old wheels when they have been improved upon? With each improvement of accuracy and performance, how long until the older model becomes a past solution to a non-modern problem? […]
