BUSINESS AT BUDDS
Budds’ Collision Services grows even bigger Story by ALLISON ROGERS The team at Budds’ Collision has been busy, to say the least. Amid pandemic slowdowns, Oakville, Ontario Budds’ Collision Services took time to complete long-planned renovations to its already-massive collision centre, adding a drive-thru estimate centre and plenty of square footage for breathing room. But […]
CHANNELING HUMAN NATURE
A mere ounce of care can make all the difference By ALLISON ROGERS This edition of Collision Repair was crafted with a particularly special focus on people. The original idea was to centre the issue around hiring and staff retention— think strategies to keep your staff around for decades—but that quickly shifted focus to a […]
NETWORKING IN NEW JERSEY
Another NORTHEAST Trade Show in the books The NORTHEAST Trade Show took place in March, hosting more than 3,000 in- dustry professionals at the Meadowlands Exposition Centre in Secaucus, New Jersey. The three-day event boasted a full docket of learning opportunities combined with a show floor full of top-notch tools and equipment for attendees to […]
BUILDING A LOCAL LANDMARK
Bassem Hijazi serves a fresh look on collision repair at Simplicity Car Care Montréal North Story by MAX REID There are few things that affect the course of our lives quite like the impressions left on us by family. Little else impacts the places we live, the opportunities we do and don’t take quite like […]
BUREAUCRACY DESTROYS INNOVATION
There is no easy solve to the skill shortage Column by STEFANO LIESSI Through conversation and banter amongst sessions of training I am constantly pre- sented with the topic of skilled trades people—and the lack thereof. Now as I sip on my beverage and take a deep breath, I must practice the art of self-restraint […]
