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October 27, 2009

           

In This Issue
* AkzoNobel Launches FIT Sustainability Award
* Industry Assistance Workshops
* CARSTAR Autobahn Opens
Is This For Real?

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One Way, but Which?: The mayor of the Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret, "solved" the problem of an overcrowded highway through his town by making the street one-way, sending traffic much faster into the adjacent town of Clichy-la-Garenne. That city's mayor has reacted by making his portion the highway one-way back toward Levallois-Perret! As you can imagine, this creates quite a dilemma at the city limits.








Switch Out is having a contest! Registered participant that send in at least two collection pails in 2009 will be automatically entered.The winning business will be featured in an article in the 2010 edition of Canadian Auto Recyclers magazine.
Did you Know...?

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Where the Rubber Meets Something:
Canada has about 550,000 miles of paved roads. The total count for the United States is about 3,945,000 miles.
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The fifth season of Canada's Worst Driver premiered last night on Discovery Channel. Check it out if you haven't yet. You'll soon see why it's become a fixture in my house. If nothing else, you will be a little more upbeat when you see the evidence that collision repair will be a sustainable business for many years to come.

You can learn more about the show here.
 
Mike Davey,Editor

AkzoNobel Announces "FIT" Sustainability Award
 
AkzoNobel has announced plans to create the industry's first "FIT" Sustainability award, in an effort to complement the advancement of waterborne technology and promote the unique contributions which the collision repair industry is taking to generate a sustainable future. 

Under this new initiative, recognition will go to enterprises that are aggressively pursing and delivering sustainable, environmentally focused business solutions to the collision repair industry. These solutions are defined as those which meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future.

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Collision Repair Magazine November 2009
Workshops Highlight Industry Assistance

Ontario's automotive repair trade associations, in co-operation with the Ontario Ministries of Labour, Environment, Training, Colleges and Universities, WSIB and the Ontario Service Safety Alliance are presenting a series of three workshops/seminars with guest speakers in southern Ontario.

The evening events will feature collision repair and bodyshop assistance, grants and incentives updates as well as health and safety assistance with simplified environmental compliance help.

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CARSTAR Autobahn Open for Business

CARSTAR Autobahn in Barrie, Ontario officially opened its doors recently, on the heels of a major expansion. The collision centre began operations in 1997. Until recently the business operated under the name Mascotek CARSTAR Collision. The facility is owned by Frank and Bernice DiVito.

The decision to expand the shop was made because the facility was running at capacity and wanted to keep up with the growing demand.

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From left: Florence Daigle, Aurele Daigle, Abel Delgado, Lisa Mercanti-Ladd, Bernice Di Vito, Pat Ryan, Wayne Loker, Frank Di Vito, Venessa Di Vito, and Justin Di Vito.
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Matrix System Spotlights Patriot Bike at NACE
Matrix System Automotive Finishes has teamed up with Custom Bike Builder, Adam Canni of Canni Design Inc. for their exhibit a...
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BASF Enters Global Agreement with Kia
BASF Coatings and Kia Motors have reached an agreement to cooperate in automotive refinish solutions at Kia Motors after...
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Looking for Hometown Heroes
As part of its ongoing charitable giving efforts, Enterprise Rent-A-Car is giving collision repair facilities operating in Atlanti...
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ChiltonPRO.com Now Features Animations, Videos

Chilton has anCity Collision Services Waterborne Conversionnounced that its professional automotive repair information system, ChiltonPRO, now includes videos and animations that demonstrate system operation, repair techniques and safety precautions to improve and simplify vehicle repair and maintenance jobs.

Utilizing video and animations from automotive training programs delivered under its Delmar brand, these resources have been carefully placed into ChiltonPRO as additional support. These exclusive educational elements ensure professional automotive technicians have all the information they need to perform maintenance and repair procedures.

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Collision Quote
"I strongly believe that no matter how much money we throw at investing into individual shops, we will never be able to reach critical mass unless the shops unite." - Steve Leal, president of Fix Auto Atlantic Canada, Ontario and Alberta.