Progi hosts official opening of new headquarters
Trois-Rivières, Québec — June 7, 2017 — Progi has inaugurated its new offices at 500 rue Saint-Georges in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The building, acquired by the company last year, is historically known for having housed Le Nouvelliste and the CLSC des Forges in the past. With this initiative, Progi takes part in revitalizing downtown Trois-Rivières. Since last […]
ARAAC wraps successful meeting in St. John’s
St. John’s, Newfoundland — June 7, 2017 — The Automotive Recyclers of Atlantic Canada (ARAAC) held its annual meeting last weekend in St. John’s Newfoundland, where good cheer and weather helped create a memorable experience for all attendees. As always, the event balanced entertainment, business and learning in order to make things more personal as well […]
ARA Technical advisory committee paper presented at Society of Automotive Engineers world congress
Manassas, Virginia — May 23, 2017 — Andy Latham, Chair of the ARA Technical Advisory Committee, recently presented at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress on “The Safe Handling of High Voltage Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Components within the Global Vehicle Recycling Industry.” The presentation was based on a paper written by the […]
Copart Canada welcomes Promutuel Insurance as new insurance client
Montreal, Quebec — May 23, 2017 — Copart Canada is proud to announce a new agreement with the insurance company Promutuel Insurance. Headquartered in Quebec, Promutuel Insurance provides insurance across the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick. Promutuel Insurance’s new inventory mix allows Copart to better serve the Eastern Canada market. “We are thrilled to welcome […]
Impact Auto Auctions launches mobile app for on-the-go searching and bidding
Mississauga, Ontario — May 23, 2017 — Impact Auto Auctions, a subsidiary of Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA) and a business unit of KAR Auction Services, recently announced the launch of their Impact AuctionNow mobile app, a proprietary multi-platform auction technology that enables buyers from across Canada and the world to access thousands of vehicles weekly […]
Global scrap market predicted to grow to 997.9 million tons by 2021
London, United Kingdom — May 10, 2017 — Analysts from research firm Technavio predict that the global scrap metal recycling market will grow to 997.9 million metric tons by 2021, with a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 3 percent. The research study by Technavio on the global scrap metal recycling market for […]
Federal government reveals proposed asbestos regs
Ottawa, Ontario — May 10, 2017 — The federal government has pledged to ban asbestos and asbestos-containing products by 2018. The comprehensive ban will include new regulations that ban the manufacture, use, import and export of asbestos and establish new federal workplace health and safety rules that will drastically limit the risk of people coming […]
Video lays out the recycling process in building blocks
By CRM Staff New Orleans, Louisiana — May 10, 2017 — Jacob Folwell has managed to present a view of automotive recycling that’s probably unlike anything you’ve seen before. And he managed to do it while in the seventh grade. Folwell is the grand prize winner of a video and poster design contest held by […]
Positive press for Logel’s Auto Parts
By CAR Staff Kitchener, Ontario — May 3, 2017 — Logel’s Auto Parts in Kitchener got some positive press recently, thanks in large part to the automotive recycler’s community efforts. An article appeared in the Kitchener, Ontario newspaper The Record, extolling the virtues of the locally-owned and operated automotive recycling facility. “The mark of a […]
Is Tesla getting into the recycling game?
By CAR Staff Peterborough, Ontario — May 3, 2017 — A report by Reuters has uncovered what may be a link between Tesla and a recycling company. This is especially intriguing given a statement made by the electric car manufacturer that indicated the company was “re-thinking the materials supply chain.” The company in question, Redwood […]
