The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) welcomes GMG EnviroSafe, Inc. (EnviroSafe), Winnetka, Illinois, as a compliance partner for the automotive collision repair industry. In addition to premier online training, collision repair businesses may now have access through CCAR to the process, materials and support to implement a cost-effective, comprehensive compliance process.

EnviroSafe is a leading provider of compliance products and services for collision repair facilities, combining the efficiency of offsite and onsite support. Formed in 1989, EnviroSafe focuses on serving as the shop's "compliance department," while assisting the business in protecting profitability, reducing areas of risk and loss, and remaining current with complex and changing industry regulations.

"We are proud to welcome EnviroSafe as a Compliance Partner," said Daren Fristoe, CCAR President and Chief Operating Officer. "The combination of CCAR and EnviroSafe represents a milestone in our organization's history, as we add the extensive capabilities of EnviroSafe's offsite and onsite compliance processes to our successful S/P2 e-learning program. We believe that our joint customers will be well-served by utilizing both e-learning and the process, materials and support provided by EnviroSafe."

"Combining the complementary resources of both organizations represents a win-win-win - for our customers and both organizations," said Joe Hayes, EnviroSafe President. "CCAR's e-learning is now complemented with the materials and coaching for shops to implement a cost-effective, professional compliance process as part of their management system," he added.

Auto repair facilities in Louisiana and Pennsylvania have received recognition this month in the Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair's (CCAR) GreenLink Shops program.

An extension of CCAR's CCAR-GreenLink Environmental Compliance Assistance Center and S/P2 Safety and Pollution Prevention E-learning Program, the GreenLink Shop status serves to promote consumer confidence in local automotive repair facilities' environmental/safety awareness and stewardship.

The new GreenLink Shops are:

• Auto Show Collision Center, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Frank's Accurate Body Shop, Slidell, La.

A complete roster of GreenLink Shop participants is posted at www.ccar-greenlink.org/glsdirectory.html.

Repair facilities seeking the GreenLink Shop recognition must maintain high standards of excellence in environmental, health and safety (EHS) practices in four categories: business operations, employee training, safety compliance and environmental management. The CCAR initiative recognizes auto service facilities and collision repair shops, with separate criteria established for each type of business.

The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) has announced the members of its Board of Directors and Executive Committee (Officers) for 2011-12.

Members of the CCAR Board are:

• Mark Algie, 3M Corporation, St. Paul, Minn.
• Charlie Ayers, Midas International Corporation, Itasca, Ill.
• Guy Bargnes, Painters Supply & Equipment Co., Taylor, Mich.
• Brandon E. Devis, Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes, Warrensville Heights, Ohio
• Randy Hanson, Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, Ill.
• Bob Keith, CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts, Overland Park, Kan.
• Bill Mayer, Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md.
• John Nohe, JNA Advertising, Overland Park, Kan.
• Mark Saxonberg, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Torrance, Calif.

"I am very excited to work with such high-caliber people on our current Board," said Charlie Ayers, Franchise Business Manager for Midas, who was re-elected CCAR Chairman. "We now have representation from several key areas of the automotive industry, including those from the OEM's, collision, insurance, and undercar service sectors."

Others elected to the Executive Committee are Bill Mayer, Vice Chairman; Mark Saxonberg, Secretary; and John Nohe, Treasurer. Daren Fristoe, CCAR's President and Chief Operating Officer, serves as a non-voting member of the Board.

"The depth and breadth of experience that the CCAR Board of Directors brings to our organization cannot be overstated," said Fristoe. "We appreciate their time, commitment and support and look forward to their ongoing involvement with CCAR."

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