Recycler in the Race: Ontario auto recycler to run for local mayor
Erin, Ontario — Rob Smith, owner and president of Erin Auto Recyclers, is running for mayor. Smith has owned the local recycler since 2005 and was first elected to Erin’s council in 2014. He told Elora Fergus Today that running for mayor feels like “a natural progression from his eight years on the council” and […]
Recycler Rendezvous: Another successful OARA Convention and Trade Show in the books
Toronto, Ontario — The members of the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) surely had a weekend to remember. The association hosted its 2022 Convention and Trade Show last weekend, marking the first time the event had taken place since 2019. Thanks to the pandemic, it had been nearly three years to the date since OARA […]
The Barren Buying Landscape: Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association talks modern-day buying practices
Ottawa, Ontario — With salvage in such short supply and recyclers vying for any vehicle they can get their hands on, the role of the educated and disciplined buyer has never been more important. During last week’s Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) virtual training session, led by Rob Rainwater of Profit Team Consulting, Marty Hollinshead, Shan […]
CONFIRMED BY COVID
Rob Rainwater, Mike Kunkel and Lee Worman of Profit Team Consulting will be hosting bi-weekly virtual training sessions for the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association now through June 3. Recyclers look back on lessons learned in 2020 BY ALLISON ROGERS As an essential business amid COVID-19, the strength of the North American automotive recycling sector has […]
Signals of Strength: Auto recycling sector’s pandemic power attracts investment, say consultants
Toronto, Ontario — As an essential business amid COVID-19, the strength of the North American automotive recycling sector has been thoroughly demonstrated—and investors are taking note. During the first of the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association’s (OARA) virtual training series, guest speakers Rob Rainwater, Mike Kunkel and Lee Worman from Profit Team Consulting discussed the various […]
OARA Online: Organization to host weekly training series starting tomorrow
Toronto, Ontario — As we charge through the second-straight March without the regularly-scheduled Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association’s (OARA) Convention and Trade Show, the organization has unveiled some exciting virtual training opportunities, with festivities kicking off next Thursday, March 25. The OARA Virtual Training Series will bring industry experts to your desktop (or phone or iPad) via […]
Recyclers Unite at OARA’s Annual Convention and Tradeshow
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – March 29, 2019 – On Friday, more than 370 auto recycling industry stakeholders gathered from across North America for the Ontario Auto Recycling Association Convention and Tradeshow. The event was held at the Mississauga/Meadowvale Hilton Hotel. Over the course of the two-day event, guests listened to presentations and panels from […]
Impact Auto Auctions will be raffling off a motorcycle during the 2019 OARA conference and tradeshow
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – March 8, 2019 – For the past four years Impact Auto Auctions has been contributing towards the Ontario Auto Recyclers Association Scholarship Fund, an initiative that is available to the children of employees of OARA members to pursue post-secondary education or apprenticeship opportunities. For this years OARA conference and […]
Gearing up for OARA’s annual convention and tradeshow
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — February 27, 2019 — The Ontario Auto Recycling Association convention and trade show will be expecting an array of auto recyclers and more than 40 exhibitors showing off their booths on the floor. The event is scheduled to take place at the Hilton hotel in Mississauga, Ontario where it […]
ARA’s international movement
By David Gold and Jessica Andrews Toronto, Ontario — December 14, 2018 — In the weeks since its 75th Annual Convention and Exposition, the ARA has taken steps to establish an International Committee to promote engagement and understanding of the professional automotive recycling industry around the world. Automotive recyclers from 14 countries attended the most recent Annual […]
