CANADA’S NEW CAR DEALER COLLISION REPAIR NETWORK
CANADA’S NEW CAR DEALER COLLISION REPAIR NETWORK NEW CAR DEALERS, UNCOMPLICATING, COLLISION REPAIR Over 85 collision centres. Over 225 new car dealers. Over 250 OE Certifications. 7 Provinces and 1 Vision, to become Canada’s largest and most preferred new car dealer collision network. Our numbers have changed over the years, but our vision remains the […]
INTEGRATED CAR PART PRO (IPRO) PART POLICY ENHANCEMENT
INTEGRATED CAR PART PRO (IPRO) PART POLICY ENHANCEMENT POLICY IS NOW PART OF THE SEARCH! How great would it be to have a way to ensure that the parts being searched and selected work within an insurance carrier’s guidelines? Designed to meet the collision repair industry’s increasing needs for alternative parts with estimating system integration, […]
SOLERA SUPPORTS
SOLERA SUPPORTS SOLUTIONS ON FOUR FRONTS Solera is a leading global data intelligence and technology solutions provider serving the vehicle lifecycle ecosystem. Through four lines of business — vehicle claims, vehicle repairs, vehicle solutions and fleet — Solera is home to many leading brands in the vehicle lifecycle ecosystem, including Identifix, Audatex, DealerSocket, Omnitracs, eDriving, […]
THE ARSLAN AUTOMOTIVE WAY
THE ARSLAN AUTOMOTIVE WAY YOUR SOURCE FOR OEM APPROVED EQUIPMENT It’s no secret that Arslan Automotive is a staple name in the collision repair industry, due to the professional quality and reliability of its 3D measuring and welding equipment brands, which have become well-recognized in Canada among collision repair professionals. Arslan Automotive Canada Ltd. has […]
WE’RE PLANNING A PARTY
WE’RE PLANNING A PARTY IF YOU’RE OPTIMISTIC, YOU’RE INVITED BY ALLISON ROGERS Do you see the light? That shining beam at the end of the tunnel, signifying that the dark days are finally behind us? With the past two years as predecessors, it only seems fair that 2022 will bring good—albeit, better—fortune to the world […]
BLAST FORWARD
BLAST FORWARD THE FUTURE IS HEATING UP It is a safe bet that the way your business conducted welds in the first decade of the 20th century has changed in the 2010s. It is also a safe bet that the 2020s will bring even more significant changes to your business’s approach. The substances used to […]
A SCANNER-SMARTLY
A SCANNER-SMARTLY CLEVER CARS REQUIRE CLEVER TOOLS If there is one thing that the introduction of widespread pre-and post-repair scanning has brought to the industry, it is a widespread realization about how much insufficient estimation processes result in unnecessary work—the last thing any busy business needs. As Kelly Roberts, long-time collision repair manager who now […]
SMALL BUT MIGHTY
SMALL BUT MIGHTY SUCCESS IS THE SUM OF ITS PARTS For every impressive, shiny new piece of equipment purchased by collision repair businesses, there are hundreds of pieces of equipment that have—since time immemorial—been designed in a surprisingly similar way. Were a modern collision repairer to— by some magical accident—find herself transported into the bronze […]
CIRCULAR REASONING
CIRCULAR REASONING GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, GOOD FOR YOU During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Dave Flockhart, chief operating officer of BETAG, said collision repair businesses could significantly boost their productivity and gross profit margins by embracing a ‘repair first’ mindset, post-pandemic. “More total loss vehicles means more competition for repairable vehicles,” Flockhart says, […]
A CUT ABOVE
A CUT ABOVE FIREFIGHTERS COMPETE IN AUTO-EXTRICATION COMPETITION AT STANDARD AUTO WRECKERS By Allison RogersPhotos by Max Reid It may have been one of October’s chilliest mornings yet, but that did nothing to dampen the vigour of Markham, Ont. and Oakville, Ont.’s firefighter crews, who competed in the annual Auto-Ex Competition at Standard Auto Wreckers […]
