BREAKING INTO THE INDUSTRY
BMW Group Canada’s collision repair program invests in the students of the future By Cindy MacDonald MW Group Canada, in conjunction with its BMW Group Certified Collision Repair Centres (CCRCs) is contributing $90,000 over three years to scholarships for the collision repair sector at two Canadian colleges. The funding takes the form of a $5,000 […]
SHATTERING EXPECTATIONS
College of New Caledonia takes on the challenges of glass repair By Cindy MacDonald For the first time, the College of New Caledonia (CNC) offered an automotive glass technician apprentice certification program in the fall of 2018. This program is the first trade at CNC to use a blended online and face-toface model. The 16-week […]
FACING THE FUTURE
A Bright future awaits those with the drive to succeed By Darryl Simmons AS RESULT OF THE CEASELESS TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOBILES, A PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO SELF-IMPROVEMENT ISN’T JUST A BENEFICIAL TRAIT FOR AN AMBITIOUS COLLISION PROFESSIONAL, IT IS A VITAL ONE. All great journeys begin with a first step, and few of life’s possible […]
Keeping Score
If a body shop wants to win the game, the team needs to know how to win and how the company keeps score.
BMW Group training at the Dealers Collision Technology Institute
Toronto, Ontario — January 23, 2019 — Leader Auto Resource (LAR) training facility, the Dealers’ Collision Technology Institute located in Point-Claire, Quebec recently welcomed BMW Group Canada representatives who provided specialized damage assessment training for BMW and MINI vehicles to a dozen Canadian BMW estimators and technicians. The state-of-the-art facility was launched in 2017 with […]
Industry training directory updated
Toronto, Ontario — January 25, 2019 – Be a part of this must-have training resource! The annual Training Directory, powered by Collision Repair magazine, is gearing up to be bigger and better than before. Training in the collision repair industry has never been more essential. With technology driving change, ensuring that skill sets are […]
NAPA Canada and Traction donate $115,000 to BCIT
Vancouver – January 25, 2019 – A generous $115,000 gift from NAPA Auto Parts and Traction Heavy Duty Parts will equip students at the British Columbia Institute of Technology with state-of-the-art tools. “This gift is a wonderful example of how an investment from industry can help shape BC’s future through our students,” said Jackie […]
Taming the tri-coats
HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY REPAIR A TRI-COAT FINISH WITH PPG WATERBORNE By: PPG More often than ever before, automakers are employing the use of glamorous tri-coat finishes to entice the new vehicle prospect. So naturally collision centers are increasingly facing the need to repair these finishes. Here, PPG presents step-by-step instructions for blend refinishing or zone […]
Prep school for refinish preppers
Anyone in a collision center knows that every stage in the automotive refinish process is critical. One misstep along the way can compromise the end result. One very critical step is the first one: making sure a vehicle is properly prepped for refinish. To that end, PPG has developed a new course designed specifically […]
GM suggests retraining assembly workers as auto service techs
With the looming closure of its Oshawa Assembly plant, GM Canada and its local dealers have made a commitment to train and hire displaced workers as auto service technicians at GM dealerships. GM Canada will also join with Durham Region educators and various governments to train Oshawa Assembly employees and transition them to new […]