Community Service: CARSTAR Campbellford donates $2k to Campbellford Memorial Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario – CARSTAR Campbellford has made a $2,000 contribution to the Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation, with shop leadership connecting with members of the Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation at a cheque presentation ceremony. According to a company press release, this donation will support the hospital by funding purchases of necessary medical equipment, as well as […]
Direct Testimony: CARSTAR Canada highlights women in the workforce
Hamilton, Ontario — In honour of Women’s History Month, CARSTAR Canada is highlighting a few women who they say have helped make CARSTAR an industry leader in collision repair. Cheryl Crow, customer service representation at CARSTAR Edmonton South, has been with CARSTAR for four years and joined the industry after hearing about her wife’s positive […]
Plastic Surgery: CARSTAR Canada hosts Polyvance for plastic repair training session
Hamilton, Ontario — CARSTAR Canada welcomed its members to the company’s Hamilton, Ont., headquarters in early February for an exclusive training session with Polyvance. The plastic repair training was conducted by John Wilburn, the head instructor of plastic repair and refinishing at Polyvance. The day began with a classroom learning portion, presented by Bill Davidge […]
Record Revenues: Driven Brands reports 39 percent increase in 2022 revenues
Charlotte, North Carolina — Driven Brands is reporting growth in its full-year 2022 and Q4 2022 financial results, announced Wednesday morning. For the whole of 2022, Driven Brands reported 39 percent increases in revenue, which grew to US$2 billion driven by same-store sales and location acquisitions, said the company. The company’s paint, collision and glass […]
Welcomes of the Week: CARDIFF CARSTAR Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan — CARSTAR has a shiny new shop under its wing, announcing Thursday the opening of CARDIFF CARSTAR Regina, located at 2330 7th Ave., Regina. Owner and namesake of the new facility, Joe Cardiff has been a collision industry professional for more than 36 years, boasting six-pillar platinum I-CAR certification, journeyperson status, as well […]
THE SUM OF ALL PARTS
CARSTAR Peterborough’s vision for a united industry Story by MAX REID I’m a second-generation owner, just like many other people in this industry. I started in a family business, went to work on the insurance side as an appraiser for several years, and then started with CARSTAR as a franchisee 20 years ago – […]
First-Place Franchise: CARSTAR ranked first in collision repair category on Entrepreneur Magazine Franchise 500 list
Charlotte, North Carolina — CARSTAR was ranked number one in the collision repair category and 248th overall on the 2023 Entrepreneur magazine Franchise 500 list. This is the sixth consecutive year the company has be named among the franchises featured on the acclaimed magazine list. Entrepreneur’s evaluation formula involves the assessment of costs and fees, […]
Tuesday Ticker: Driven Brands celebrates two years on Nasdaq; Tesla cuts prices globally
Toronto, Ontario — This week, Driven Brands celebrates two years since going public with a guest appearance At Nasdaq and Tesla drops its Canadian prices again. Two years public Driven Brands celebrated two years since it first went public in a big way, with group president and executive vice president of paint, collision and glass […]
Nouveaux amis: AIA’s Quebec division appoints five new members to committee
Toronto, Ontario — There are five new names you need to know, as the Automotive Industries Association of Canada has appointed some new members to its Quebec Division Committee, according to a press release from Tuesday. If you attended AUTOXPO 2021 or Bumper to Bumper’s 2022 conference, the name Annie Demarais might sound familiar. Demarais […]
Romans Ranks: Romans Group LLC unveils annual repairer ranking; says consolidators continue ‘aggressive’ growth
Toronto, Ontario — The 16th annual Romans Group whitepaper, A 2021 Profile of the Evolving U.S. and Canada Collision Repair marketplace, is now available. The annual report details the general health of the collision repair marketplace, including a ranking of top franchisors, networks/banners and independent repair groups. With all Canadian repair organizations considered, franchisors make […]
