PEOPLE PROBLEMS
Ontario’s auto employment shortage reaches ‘crisis level’ Very few in our industry will be surprised to hear that the skills shortage in automotive trades has reached a “crisis” level, says a new study outlining Ontario’s industry employment data. The study, titled: The Labour Market for the Automotive Trades in Ontario, commissioned by the Motor Vehicle […]
A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
Saskatoon is waiting for you You’ll find a job like no other working at Unique CARSTARS in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The sprawling 13,000 sq. ft. facility was established in 1986 in Saskatchewan’s largest city and offers both collision repair and glass services alongside a Line-X division that specializes in protective coatings. “I feel that the Unique […]
DO THE HOKEY POKEY
All of this narrows down to one question: are you in, or are you out? have you taken steps to adapt your facility, your operations, work culture, et cetera, to the year 2023? Plan your future and turn it all around By ALLISON ROGERS Collision Repair magazine recently launched our own EV Repair Tour, with […]
CREATING YOUR OWN ADVANTAGE
When you’re entrepreneurial in nature, the sky is the limit Some people were simply built for business— and you’ll find plenty of them in the automotive aftermarket. It may look easy from afar but, in actuality, it takes clever minds and—above all else, a willingness to learn and grow with this fast-changing industry. We sat […]
THUMBS UP
Evaluating the new normal Column by JAY PERRY A new era is upon us, and it is not the time to panic. It will be two to three decades before we start to see the fuller effects of what the pandemic has done to society. Right now, we are seeing the first glimpses of how […]