COVID-19: Hail repair hurdles
Calgary, Alberta — The pandemic has created some barriers to repairing vehicles and property damage, including a shortage of autobody parts and labour, due to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) recipients who are reluctant to return to work, panellists said Wednesday during Canada’s Catastrophe Conference (CATIQ Connect) February webinar. COVID-19 has made it more […]
Canadian Hail Repair expands team
Calgary, Alberta — March 2, 2017 — Canadian Hail Repair (CHR) is expanding and has added new staff members to the organization. Joining the team are Greg Smith as Director of Operations, Jared Niedzielski as Southern Alberta Appraisal Manager and Doug Riches as Manager of the company’s operation in Red Deer, Alberta. The announcement was […]
Live@SEMA: Remote Assisted Programming, Quick Check and T-Hotbox take New Product awards
By CRM Staff Las Vegas, Nevada — November 1, 2016 — SEMA has named the winners of the 2017 New Products Showcase Awards. According to show management, the awards are given to the most innovative and cutting-edge products hitting the market in 2017. Winners were selected based on a variety of factors, including quality, marketability, […]
Sherwin-Williams launches Hail Damage Repair System
Mississauga, Ontario — June 6, 2016 — Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes has announced the launch of the Hail Damage Repair Process. According to a statement from the company, the new process is a turnkey solution for collision shops repairing cosmetic hail damage. Hail storms invariably cause a spike in automotive insurance claims. Hail damage tends to […]
Canadian Hail Repair opens new stores in Alberta
By Chris Gerics Calgary, Alberta — April 18, 2016 — Weather is always a big factor in the collision repair industry, especially in regards to hail. That’s why Canadian Hail Repair has opened two new paintless dent repair (PDR) stores in Alberta, a province known for vicious hailstorms. Canadian Hail Repair will often send a […]
Increases in hail means more PDR techs needed
By Jeff Sanford Edmonton, Alberta — April 14, 2016 — You might be right if you think that there are more intense hailstorms these days than in the past. In fact, there is statistical evidence to back that observation up. A recent report from Verisk Insurance Solutions looked at the impact and severity of hailstorms […]
Baseball sized hailstones pound Manitoba
By Jeff Sanford Altona, Manitoba — August 31, 2015 — Large hail storms rolled through southeastern and south-central Manitoba this past weekend. The storms left a wake of destruction. The CBC in that province is reporting that Manitoba Public Insurance received almost 300 hail-related claims over the weekend. The hail involved was particularly large. Pictures […]
Hail storm pounds Calgary, damages numerous vehicles
By Jeff Sanford Calgary, Alberta — August 6, 2015 — In an interview with the owners of a collision repair network in Calgary conducted earlier this week, it was impossible not to ask about the hail storms that had created such destruction in the city over the past couple of days. One of the principals […]
