The Industry Today – 6#1 to 6#6
Collision Repair 6#2 SEE ORIGINAL SHARON WELLS CSN THE COLLISION CLINIC In the words of Sharon Wells, the rock behind CSN Collision Clinic, you must be like spandex to succeed in the collision repair business.“You have to know when to expand and when to contract,” Wells tells Collision Repair. “You can’t be complacent, not even […]
The Industry Today – 5#1 to 5#6
Collision Repair 5#1 GEORGE BRICK, LES HESHKA EASTSIDE GROUP Eastside Group now employs more than 200 employees and is composed of five different businesses: Eastside Industrial Coatings & Composites, Eastside Heavy Truck Collision, Eastside Collision Repairs Moray Autobody and Zone Refinish. George Brick, the owner, also retired eight years ago. However, Les Heshka, is still […]
The Industry Today – 4#1 to 4#6
Collision Repair 4#1 SEE ORIGINAL BILL HATSWELL CRAFTSMAN COLLISION GROUP When the mountains called, Bill Hatswell answered. As the founder of Craftsman Collision, one of western Canada’s most trusted banners, the Hatswell name is synonymous with autobody in British Columbia and Alberta. Bill’s story begins on the complete other side of the world, however, in […]
The Industry Today – 3#1 to 3#6
Collision Repair 3#1 NICK DILUCA CSN CARS AUTO COLLISION AND CSN CARS EAST AND WEST Nick DiLuca is the owner of CSN Cars Auto Collision and CSN Cars East and West — and not to mention one of the founders of the CSN Collision banner. DiLuca says over the past 20 years nearly “everything” in […]
The Industry Today – 2#1 to 2#7
Collision Repair 2#1 KEN FRIESEN CONCOURS COLLISION Ken Friesen sold his four auto body shops to Boyd Autobody and Glass in 2017 and has now retired from the automotive industry, but that doesn’t stop him from reminiscing about his long career and all of the successes that came with it. Friesen says that his proudest […]
The Industry Today – 1#1 to 1#6
Collision Repair 1#1 LORENZO D’ALESSANDRO CSN 427 AUTO COLLISION, CSN AVENUE, CSN HEARTLAND Much has changed for Lorenzo D’Alessandro since he graced the inaugural issue of Collision Repair magazine in 2002. Three things remain constant, though: his love for his family, his dedication to the collision repair craft and his forward-thinking drive for success. Since […]
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Sam Piercey GENERAL MANAGER, CO-OWNER OF BUDDS’ COLLISION, INDUSTRY MENTOR Sam Piercey was introduced to Collision Repair readers through his column, Point Blank with Piercey. In his columns, Sam didn’t simply write with candor, but with a palpable compassion for those he saw as comrades in the collision industry; his fellow business-owners, his extended family. […]
WE’VE SEEN IT ALL
The good, the bad and the flat-out crazy Anyone that’s worked a day in the collision repair industry knows that it can be a wild ride. From not-so-happy customers, to jaw-dropping wrecks brought through the door for repairs and self-inflicted oopsies, Collision Repair asked its readers for their craziest industry and repair-related stories; check out […]
LEADING HER WAY
Dara Carpenter, an inspiration to women in automotive This year, Dara Carpenter, CEO of Toronto-based E.L.C Towing Dispatch Solutions was nominated for a second time for the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards, which celebrates the achievements of female entrepreneurs in Canada. “It has been an interesting journey navigating a male-dominated and challenging industry. It is […]
BOYD’S BOLD FUTURE
Development, Optimism and Growth in our National Nework As Canada begins to emerge from the pandemic, one of the country’s largest automobile repair companies is preparing to service more customers in an ever-increasing number of markets in Canada and the United States. The Boyd Group has a plan to double its business by 2025. “If […]
