Surgeons of steel: collision repair technicians transform a twisted wreck...

Career World, a Weekly Reader publication;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......more commonly known as an automobile collision repair technician, you don't need a medical...medical surgeon and the work of a collision repair technician aren't as dissimilar as...as aluminum and plastic. (Calling a collision repair technician a surgeon of aluminum...

Toyota offers collision repair classes

Automotive Body Repair News;  December 1, 1998 ;     379 words ......the need for qualified entry-level collision repair technicians at its dealerships...Education Network (T-Ten) to include collision repair courses. Program graudates are Toyota collision repair certified as well as ASE certified...

The Dynasties of Collision Repair

Automotive Body Repair News;  March 1, 2006 ;     188 words ......THE PHRASES "FAMILY BUSINESS" AND "collision repair" seem to go hand-in-hand. And it's...Looking back at the history of collision repair, enterprising craftsmen started figuring...issues, we recognize the dynasties of collision repair: those family businesses who have...

Study says collision repair students may be some of the best industry...

Automotive Body Repair News;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Foundation study of instructors from the Collision Repair Instructors Network (CRIN) and interviews...conducting the survey show that current collision repair vo-tech students are not only the...and professional information among collision repair instructors, school administrators...

Shops can license 'lean' collision repair for facility design, tools,...

Automotive Body Repair News;  April 1, 2008 ;     341 words ......based company that provides collision repair outsourcing programs for automobile...intellectual property for the lean collision repair production system and will focus on licensing the system to collision repair industry participants. The...

Choosing a quality collision repair workshop

The Malay Mail;  January 3, 2002 ;     523 words ...YOUR choice of the right collision repair workshop can be a matter of...Another reason is that some collision repair workshops continue to produce...and equipment, can operate a collision repair workshop; all they need is...

Mercedes-Benz and UTI form collision repair technology graduate program

Automotive Body Repair News;  August 1, 2003 ;     653 words ......new Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) ELITE Collision Repair Technology graduate program developed...expand our...ELITE program into the collision repair area was a natural one," says Greg...Master Certified and I-CAR Certified Collision Repair and Refinishing Program with a 3.0...

DCR Systems Partners With Metro Toyota to Operate Dealer-Based Collision...

PR Newswire;  April 13, 2005 ;     700+ words ......design and operate a full-service collision repair facility in concert with the Metro...follows its recent opening of a model collision repair facility in Mentor, Ohio. According...will construct a 12,000-square- foot collision repair facility and outsource the dealer...

OEMs, independents debate collision repair programs

Automotive Body Repair News;  January 1, 2002 ;     348 words ......everyone is trying to get into the collision repair business, but what does this mean...Motorcar Collsion; Douglas Craig, collision repair specialist for DaimlerChrysler Corp...Grant Lindsay, marketing manager of collision repair at GM; Brian Nikitas, body shop process...

Keystone Automotive Industries Reports Record Sales and Earnings for Year;...

PR Newswire;  May 28, 1997 ;     700+ words ......distributor of aftermarket collision repair parts and one of the nation...base of more than 7,000 collision repair shops located in seven Midwest...Charles Hogarty, President and Chief Executive Officer, said We are extremely...acceptance of aftermarket collision repair ...

Collision repair information evaluated.(INDUSTRY NEWS)

Professional Tool & Equipment News;  March 1, 2007 ;     117 words ......the estimating systems used by the collision repair community. The Alliance of Automotive...Service Association and the Society of Collision Repair Specialists have teamed up to examine...development of an industry Web site for collision repair professionals to file requests for...

Ford buys into collision repair

Automotive Body Repair News;  August 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......manufacturer (OEM) officially entered the collision repair industry with the announcement that...I've been around since 1963 in the collision repair industry and I've seen a lot of changes...have seen have really elevated the collision repair industry to where we are recognized...

Collision repair industry bikers ride to raise money for Mak-A-Dream

Automotive Body Repair News;  June 1, 2002 ;     345 words ...The collision repair industry is planning to ride its...raising $500,000 by December. At Collision Repair Industry Pride Night, held in...can raise the same amount. The Collision Repair Industry Foundation, established...

Tool maker Snap-on enters collision repair industry.

Automotive News;  December 1, 1997 ;     204 words ......software, has entered the collision repair industry. In October, Snap-...Kenosha, Wis., purchased Brewco Collision Repair System, a Central City, Ky...and supplier of mechanical collision repair equipment. Lori Richardson...

Collision repair: Fast lane to the future

Canadian Underwriter;  May 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......been a time of transition for the collision repair industry, marked by a shrinking...consumer demands -- among them being collision repair and insurance. The repair industry today Today, collision repair is an approximately US$25 billion...