Grants in Gear winners announced
Toronto, Ontario — May 14, 2015 The Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) and Summerhill Impact have announced the four winners of the Grants in Gear funding program. Each submission was evaluated by a five-member jury, looking for an applicant’s potential to achieve their stated environmental results and deliver against their proposed work plan and budget. […]
Hollander announces June training summit in Philadelphia
Minneapolis, Minnesota — April 28, 2015 Hollander will host its second Regional Training Summit at Philadelphia’s Ace Conference Center in June. The summit, scheduled to take place on June 27, will aim to increase businesses’ yard efficiency and profitability with eight education sessions across two learning tracks: Inventory and System Management. Hollander says its Regional […]
Auto recyclers gather for B-CAR 2015 meeting
Richmond, British Columbia — April 22, 2015 — Recyclers from across the country will converge on Richmond this weekend for the Automotive Retailers Association’s (ARA) B-CAR 2015 mid-year meeting. The BC Auto Recyclers Division of ARA tees off its two-day convention at 11 a.m. on April 24 with the Merv Storzuk Memorial Golf Tournament at the […]
SARA, AARDA announce May conference lineup
Canmore, Alberta — March 24, 2015 — Automotive recyclers from provincial associations in Saskatchewan and Alberta have announced the details of their upcoming joint meeting. The Saskatchewan Auto Recyclers Association (SARA) and the Alberta Automotive Recyclers and Dismantlers Association (AARDA) will be hosting a unique conference experience for members, associate members, suppliers and friends on May […]
Hollander launches Snap-It app in North America
Minneapolis, Minnesota — March 18, 2015 Hollander has announced the North American release of Snap-It, a mobile app designed to simplify the photo capturing process for auto recyclers. With technology’s continuous shift towards mobile accessibility, the app — already available in Australia, the UK and Spain — offers recyclers a tool aiming to reduce the […]
Standard Auto Wreckers hosts reporters for discussion on cat thefts
Toronto, Ontario — March 11, 2015 — Standard Auto Wreckers was in the news again twice recently, hosting reporters from CBC Television for a segment on how the cold temperatures we’ve experienced this past winter have led to many plastic bumper covers cracking. While a cracked bumper cover may not be pleasant, it’s the subject of […]
New grants up for grabs with Grants in Gear
Toronto, Ontario — February 25, 2015 — The Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) and Summerhill Impact are again launching Grants in Gear, a national funding program that will be awarding up to $100,000 to not-for-profit organizations with innovative project ideas focused on environmental excellence in the automotive and transportation industry. Do you have an idea […]
June 2014
2015 Canadian Auto Recycler I’ll give an example. Just a few short years ago a colleague came to me and opened the door to some helpful feedback that he very much needed. He had wondered why he had been consistently overlooked for appointments to senior committee work that would put him together with some of […]
August 2014
Recycler When I was quite young, and already supervising others, a situation was presented to me that I was entirely unprepared to deal with. Two ladies from my work group came into my office to complain about the smell of another female employee working in the open office environment. There were seven women altogether and […]
China may see first ‘car scrappage peak’ in 2015
New York, New York — January 12, 2015 Automotive recycling in China lags behind many developed countries, but that may be about to change. China’s automobile industry has ushered in an explosive growth since 2000, with car ownership rising to 137 million by 2013, second only to the US. According to an estimated average car […]
