RISEN FROM THE SHOP FLOOR
Sam Mercanti’s Lessons from an Entrepreneur Many in the global collision industry recognize the name Sam Mercanti.The Italian-born businessman came to Canada with his family as a child.. He was raised in a bodyshop setting and, in adulthood, went on to helm one of Canada’s most successful collision repair franchises. But there’s far more to […]
RIGHT TO REPAIR AND YOUR BUSINESS
Corporations are using digital locks to create their own networks—and consumers are fighting back Story by KATE NG While repairability in the past was dictated by the tooling at your disposal and your knowledge, digital locks have quickly created an impassible barrier for the average person. A security expert might find workarounds, given enough time […]
JUMPING IN FLEET FIRST
Frank Dias and Maria Rossetti take the randomness out of repair Story by MAX REID Many people enter the collision repair industry for some sense of excitement; a career where they know that no day will be exactly like the one that came before. As a daily news outlet, we here at Collision Repair […]
THE SASKATOON CIRCLE
The current and former Parr partners along with their PPG Team. From left to right, Brayden Neufeld, Chelsea Stebner, Shane Desrosiers, Don Pogoda (former employee and Partner), Tom Bissonnette, Paul Carroburg (former employee; now PPG territory manager for British Columbia) Front Row: Don Swick (former employee, now PPG’s National Account Manager—also known as “The Don […]
Introducing the Canadian Council of Collision Repairers
A PLATFORM FOR POSITIVE SOLUTIONS. Plenty has happened since we announced the Canadian Council of Collision Repairers (CCCR). To provide initial direction and guidance, an Advisory Board was created. It includes 20 Canadian collision centres; independents, network affiliates and MSOs. The group will be dedicated to representing repairers by identifying and prioritizing business concerns and issues, education and information […]
FINE-TUNING
The CSN Elite crew—Caulinda Bartok, Connor Jameson, Wade Bartok— celebrates their Customer Service award win, pictured with Jenica Bennett of AutoHouse Technologies and Flavio Battilana of CSN. CSN honours top performers and sets sights on the future at annual conference Story, photos by ALLISON ROGERS Hundreds of honky-tonk-seeking Canadian industry members were in Nashville […]
FELLOWSHIP IN THE FALLS
Consolidated Collision Services hosts national network meeting Story by ALLISON ROGERS Back, L to R: Daniel Segretto, Greg Fenzl, Steve Goegan, Barry Minty Front: Wanja Mann, Chris Chinn, Tom Langton, Sandy Liguori, Mark Huisman. The CCS Founders’ Club is made up of members that have been with the company since Day 1. The network was […]
CLEAN AND SIMPLE
Troy Kay and Justin Howard, third and fourth from the left, accept the Simplifier of the Year Award The orange banner turned green for its National Growth Conference Cleanup after a big event is never a fun ordeal, but its hard not to catch yourself smiling if you knew the big national conference you just […]
FANTASTIQUE FIX
Fix Network hosts annual conference in Quebec City Story and photos by MAX REID Fix Network hosted its annual Network Conference in late September, where company franchisees, industry stakeholders and Fix executives gathered in Quebec City for two days of speaker sessions, a trade show, networking activities and a semi-formal gala. The event kicked off […]
AFTERMARKET EMBASSY
SEMA’s hottest ticket drew in leading decision-makers from Canada’s aftermarket Veterans of the SEMA Show are well aware of the fact that, while the crowds of the show floor are great and exciting, and the cars and products are neat—AIA’s Canada Night is truly the place to be during the first week of November. […]
