By CRM staff
Toronto, Ontario – May 24, 2019 – Between the U.S. President’s spat with the House Speaker and Moby’s major faux pas, you might not have paid too much attention to what has been happening in the collision industry this week. Don’t worry, Collision Repair has you covered with our quick recap of the five most important industry headlines from the past week.
Promising Partnership
Canadian collision repair technology company, Flat Line Spraybooth and FL Mechanical entered a new partnership with Italy’s Greentech Dryers. The Italian-designed gas-dryers are robotic and meant to improve production time. More importantly, they can be retrofitted to an already existing space.
Up in Flames
A fire destroyed two auto repair shops in Surrey, B.C. on Sunday morning. Fire crews arrived on the scene, where Fountain Tire and Speedy Glass were engulfed in flames. The fire chief on the scene said it is too early to determine how the fire started exactly, this is the second fire to erupt in the same area within the span of a month. Jack’s Public House, which is blocks away from the Speedy Glass and Fountain Tire, was also destroyed in a fire that was deemed suspicious only a month ago.
Major Milestone
Simplicity Car Care has reached a major milestone. The Ontario-based franchise, which was founded in 2017 by Domenic Ieraci and his cousins, brothers Domenic and Paul Prochilo, has opened up its 25th location. Simplicity recently opened up four new franchises across Canada which include, Calgary Foothills, Ottawa Airport, Stouffville KIA and Hamilton.
Honda’s Recall
After three drivers were injured by the unexpected deployment of airbags in 2019 CR-Vs, the Japanese OEM announced that it would be recalling almost 140,000 North American vehicles, including close to 20,000 sold in Canada.
Fix Auto BC gives back
A Fix Auto B.C. team recently volunteered their time to cook for more than 100 people staying at the Ronald McDonald House B.C. and Yukon located in Vancouver. Last month, thirteen members of Fix Auto B.C., including participants from the corporate team and shop owners/staff from Fix Auto Langley and Burnaby South as well as NOVUS Glass Vancouver took part in RMHC’s Home for Dinner event, where they cooked a menu of dishes for the families staying at the house.
