Greetings!
Hope you enjoyed your Labour Day!
In this week's eZine, we're also focused on labour. The results are in from Tom Bissonnette's estimating study, and his findings were quite shocking.
A good number of the respondents didn't charge for a lot of the work that they do, which he sees as essentially giving the insurance companies freebies.
Some of the elements he picked up on are fairly new additions to the list of things insurance companies will accept, but others were basic procedures.
Take a look and see for yourself what you think (the story link is below).
As an added bonus, the ASA has given us permission to post their Base Coat Reductions and Zone Refinish for Repaired Panels Worksheet--it's a great tool to help explain just what goes into a proper repair to insurers.
See you next week. Take care,
-Joe Rayment Editor, Collision Repair Magazine [email protected]
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The Results! Ask More
In Collision Repair 9#3, Tom Bissonnette asked the Canadian collision repair industry to submit estimates for a 2004 Chevy Suburban. People from coast to coast sent in responses--here's what he found out.
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I-CAR president to retire at year's end
At a meeting of I-CAR staff held on Thursday, September 2, president and
CEO John Edelen shared his plans to retire from I-CAR, The
Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, at the end of 2010.
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Maaco Regina featured in Sherwin-Williams's latest e-FinishSherwin-Williams Automotive Refinishes has released the summer edition of its e-Finish newsletter, available here.
This issue features Maaco Regina who--of the 475 Maaco franchises--are the company's top performing location. Read more... |
IBIS 2011 venue and dates confirmed
Next year's International Bodyshop Industry Symposium--IBIS 2011--will
take place in Spain from May 16-18, 2011 at the Hotel Arts Barcelona.
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MPI fraud ring may have ties to organized crimeWinnipeg police recently laid organized crime-related charges against
the accused masterminds of the province's largest insurance fraud ring
ever.
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AutoHouse hosts best practices webinarAutoHouse Technologies will be hosting an online webinar titled
"Production Report--Best Practices."
The session will focus on the reports from AutoHouse's generis Daily
Dashboard Production, their collision-specific business intelligence
platform to reduce the risk of revenue and profitability shortfalls.
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Recycling OARA holds Facebook contest to decide where to donate $40,000
What three charitable organizations will receive $40,000 from the
Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA)? Have your say on Facebook (check out the "notes" section).
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Features Restoration to Graduation
Garry Thoms found the perfect wreck for teaching his auto body
students. Five years later, his wreck is ready for the road and his
pupils are ready for the real world.
It's not hard to find the Robert L Borden Business and Technical
Institute's collision repair shop. Just follow the noise. Open its door
and you'll find a clanging beehive of high school students busy building
their collision repair skills. This story appeared in Collision Repair
magazine 9#4 and contains all
original reporting. If you'd like to get future issues to see more like
it,
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