Carstar Canada taking advantage of social media in its latest charity drive. For every person who clicks the "like" button on their Facebook page they're donating a dollar to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Head on over and help support the cause at facebook.com/carstarcanada.
The Insurance Bureau of Canada is sounding the alarm about fraudulent collision claims. The organization sent out an alert over the weekend warning insurers of an increase in staged collisions in recent months.
The Globe and Mail reported on their front page Monday that the fraudsters are increasingly involving innocent drivers to avoid detection.
If you've encountered staged collisions or insurance fraud in your business dealings please consider sending us an emailto share you experiences and offer your thoughts on solving the problem.
CSN Collision and Glass celebrated its 8th annual conference September 16-19 in one of oldest and most beautiful cities in Canada: Halifax, Nova Scotia. Attendees gathered at the Westin Nova Scotian for three days of learning, networking and growing.
Cross Canada hosted its first Alberta Road Rally for collision repair facilities September 25, 2010. The weather cooperated to provide the teams with a great day of fun and travel, topped off with a social evening in Red Dear.
Change is the new constant in the collision repair world. It is evident that nothing is going back to "the way it used to be" and the paradigm will keep shifting. Repairers need to keep looking over the horizon to see where technology will take us and how to use it to win.
It started as a simple forum--an exchange of ideas and discussion of what the auto recycling industry could do to improve the business. Currently, in its 5th year of succession, the International Roundtable on Auto Recycling--IRT for short--has become a global phenomenon, uniting leaders and scholars in auto recycling, insurance, repairs and government in one forum over the course of a few days.
Summit Software and Mobile Solutions announced today that they will be launching a new technology platform at NACE designed to help collision repairers capture and retain more repairs, customers and revenues, deliver a unique and powerful customer service to the consumer, and dramatically increase a facility's retention and loyalty of customers, their family and friends.
DuPont Performance Coatings will have a major presence at the annual International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, October 10-13.
Ever wonder what happens to tires once you hand them over to the collectors? The answer was front and centre this week at the Rubber Association of Canada's Rubber Recycling Symposium.
SodaBlast Systems recently introduced the LV50 Utility Complete System, a mobile cart-mounted system in a quiet, compact and powerful configuration. According to SodaBlast, the system allows you to leave the compressor outside and take the plug-n-play SodaBlaster inside, meaning every job is now accessible. This unit is compact enough to easily fit into a pickup truck bed.
