SASKATCHEWAN | REGIONAL NEWS
STEP UP FOR SAAR The Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers (SAAR) says it’s preparing for its “biggest and most ambitious” Fall Conference ever, to be held at the Dakota Dunes golf resort from September 22 to September 24, 2022. The festivities kick off on Thursday, September 22 with a shotgun start golf tournament at noon. […]
BRITISH COLUMBIA | REGIONAL NEWS
AT WAR WITH NATURE For autobody repair facilities in British Columbia’s East Kootenays, humanity and nature find themselves at a crossroads—sometimes it is a literal crossroads where the human ends up in a nasty car wreck and an animal is left injured. Steven Johnson, an estimator at Cranbrook, B.C.’s Rocky Mountain Collision told Collision Repair […]
AT THE INTERCHANGE
Sometimes letting go is easier said than done Column by TOM BISSONNETTE It took 10 years of persistent consistent work to get the shop to an acceptable level of profitability. Having decent sales volume over the $3 million mark was probably the biggest reason for the increase. Our gross profit numbers were not in the […]
PROCEDURALLY SPEAKING
When all else fails, follow the instructions Column by STEFANO LIESSI As stated in many ways, the only constant in life is ‘change.’ With technological advancements, we see a monumental amount of change around us, and the collision industry no exception. So, what do we do to enable our day-to-day life to accommodate these changes? […]
GETTING THE SHINE BACK
Part Three: A recipe for value Column by JAY PERRY In this issue we will round out our conversation on the third of the three fundamentals to ensure the customer transaction is going to end on a good note. This is price. Most people make the mistake of thinking this is the most important of […]
SLIM PICKINGS
Column by CHELSEA STEBNER I was chatting with a recruitment specialist friend, who explained to me the reasons behind the people shortage in our world. It’s not only COVID that has affected this crazy shortage that we’re all experiencing. It’s many things. Jobs requiring “in-person” help are the hardest to fill. I mean, after many […]
EYES ON THE ROADS
Crash trends in Canada’s Major cities Story by KATE NG Have you ever wondered where the jobs on your production floor met their fate? Well, according to publicly available crash data statistics, some of those cars could have come from the same place. Collision Repair mag collected data on the most common areas for intersections […]
GUESSING GAMES
Today’s estimating processes—more streamlined or continuously cumbersome? No matter how long you’ve been in the industry, you’ve likely witnessed a bevy of different ways to process an estimate—whether it be via the pen-and-paper methods of yesteryear or finagling with the web- and cloud-based technology of today. We asked Collision Repair readers for their feedback on […]
MAKING SENSE OF A WORLD OF ADAS INFORMATION
What’s the role of a collision shop? With ADAS such a constant topic, there’s plenty of information, good and bad, flying around—and all the more so when it comes to collision shops. Here are answers to a few common ADAS concerns to provide some helpful perspective. Is ADAS really a collision shop thing? Not only […]
MOTOR MOTIVATION
Car culture plays a real influence on the collision repair job market Story by TYLER MAJER It’s easy to see the magnetic draw of an automobile,” says Dimitry Anastakis, U of T professor and automotive historian. “We can’t imagine a world without motor vehicles.” But everyone has a different reason—a different magnetic force—that draws them […]
