Heroes with Masks: Valley Automotive delivers masks to retirement residence
Pembroke, Ontario — Riverview Heights Retirement Residence has issued a public thank-you to the Valley Automotive team. Last week, staff members delivered much-needed N95 masks to the Pembroke, Ontario retirement residence. In a social media post, Riverview Heights staff thanked Mary and Brandon Poirier, owners of Valley Automotive. “A HUGE Shoutout!! To Brandon and Mary […]
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Prepping PPE: BMW Group asks repair centres to assess inventories, donate PPE
Toronto, Ontario — BMW Group Canada is calling on its certified collision repair centres to assess their ability to support the nation’s emergency response by donating any overstocked supplies to local relief efforts. On April 6, BMW issued a letter asking its certified collision repair centres to asses their PPE inventories “with a view of, […]
Stopping the Spread: Industry leaders sign open letter to Canadian businesses
Toronto, Ontario — Automotive industry leaders from businesses across Canada have signed an open letter to businesses, urging them to do their part in stopping the spread of COVID-19. Originally published in the National Post and signed by more than 110 company leaders from across the nation—including industry leaders from 3M Canada, BASF Canada, General […]
Breath of Life: Chinese car market reviving
Toronto, Ontario — China’s car market has seen an uptick in sales as the country’s lockdown limitations were eased last week. Dealerships across the country began slowly reopening their doors in early April. In Wuhan, a city with a population of 11 million known as China’s automotive hub, dealerships and manufacturers have been back in […]
Retooled Refinishining: Garmat develops walk-up COVID-19 testing booth
Toronto, Ontario — Garmat USA has retooled a paint booth design to develop a walk-up testing booth for COVID-19. According to the company, the protective screen and built-in chemical and puncture-resistant gloves save on PPE use, as there is no need to remove any PPE between patients. The overhead Hepa filtration introduces clean air to […]
Atlantic Aid: Colonial Auto Parts and APM Limited donate supplies to front line workers
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador — Colonial Auto Parts and APM Limited have donated its combined inventory of 3M respirator masks to local health care authorities to aid in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. With the help of Gerry Stead, 3M Safety Specialist in the Personal Safety Division for Newfoundland and Labrador, the company reached out […]
Canadian Crafting: Ford retools Windsor, Ont. plant to make face shields
Windsor, Ontario — The Ford Motor Company has retooled a portion of its Windsor Engine Plant and begun producing plastic protective face shields for health-care workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The shields will be donated for use in Ontario and the rest of the country, but the first shipments have already gone out locally. “Ford […]
Dissecting Disinfection: Malco Automotive announces online seminar
Toronto, Ontario — April 8, 2020 — On April 15, industrial equipment provider Malco Automotive will host an online seminar discussing vehicle disinfection. Hosted by Malco’s marketing manager, Jason Yard, will cover different exterior cleaning methods tricks to tackling the interior of the car. Yard will be joined by colleague and fellow detailing expert Justin […]
Survival Tips: ‘COVID-19 Advice for Bodyshops’ website launched
Toronto, Ontario — Industry leaders Ryan Taylor of Bodyshop Booster and Dave Luehr of Elite Body Shop Solutions have teamed up to create a collection of guidance and positive encouragement designed to help collision repairers everywhere survive and strengthen their businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic. On the site, repairers can find helpful videos containing advice […]
