Greetings!
NACE has ended and it's good to be back in Canada! (Though my luggage was apparently hesitant to leave the US--it took the scenic route.)
I hope you got a chance to check out our coverage as we were posting it. We were trying out a few different technologies, and I'd like to get your input.
The main two we used for as-it-happened coverage was Cover It Live and Twitter.
Using that, we were able to post 50+ mini-stories of what was going on.
So, for example, during the AutocheX awards ceremony, we were able to post that ICBC's award winners included Bodycraft Collision, Craftsman Collision, Don's Auto Body, Grandcity Autobody, Ladner Auto Body, Meadowridge Collision, Sunnyside Autobody and Sunshine Auto Body--pretty much as they were announcing the names.
Now that it's done, they're all organized chronologically and time stamped here.
What I'd like to know is was it useful? Or is having the archive useful to you now, after the fact? Would you rather us use Twitter exclusively for this sort of thing, or continue to use Cover It Live for real-time updates?
Either way, I hope you enjoyed our posts our coverage was useful.
See you next week! Take care,
-Joe Rayment
Editor, Collision Repair Magazine
editor@collisionrepairmag.com
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About the Town
NACE 2010
Lots from our visit down to Vegas last week. We're starting to organize them into individual events and show features. Or if you'd like the full experience, you can still visit here for our play-by-play coverage and the full photo gallery, which currently includes more than 200 shots.
See photos and read more...
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Hub City Auto Paints and Supplies transitions to new owner
AkzoNobel has announced that Hub City Auto Paints and Supplies, LTD, an AkzoNobel distributor for the Maritime provinces, has transferred ownership from founder Harold Keith to Douglas E. Steeves. The sale of the company was effective October 1, 2010.
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Carstar Express-Edmonton South celebrates grand opening
Carstar Automotive Canada Inc announced earlier this week the grand opening of Carstar Express- Edmonton South, located at 3825-99th Street, Edmonton, Alberta.
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PPG to showcase new waterborne midcoat at SEMA
PPG Industries' automotive refinish business is pulling out all the stops for an upbeat presence at the 2010 SEMA show at the Las Vegas Convention Center November 2-5. PPG will have extensive displays both inside--at booth #24813--and outside--in the Silver Lot #9.
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Mitchell adds interface with Sherwin-Williams
Mitchell International, Inc has announced a seamless bi-directional integration between Mitchell RepairCenter and the Sherwin-Williams FormulaExpress online colour formula retrieval system.
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Douglas Romstadt named Ken-Tool president
Alec Pendleton, the chairman of the board of Ken-Tool has announced the appointment of Douglas Romstadt as company president, which was effective on September 20, 2010. Romstadt succeeds Pendleton in that position, while Pendleton continues as Ken-Tool chairman.
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NSF and ABPA announced new aftermarket distributor certification program at NACE 2010
NSF International is developing an automotive aftermarket collision parts distributor certification program that will try to close the gap in the supply chain between part manufacturers and collision repair facilities.
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Ontario aftermarket associations announce new workshops
Three of the largest aftermarket trade associations in Ontario have announced new industry workshops for facility owners and managers.
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Mitchell signs multi-year deal with MPI
Mitchell International, Inc recently announced that Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)--one of Canada's largest insurers--has signed a new multi-year deal with Mitchell to replace its legacy system with eGlassClaim, which will manage the company's end-to-end glass claims processing needs.
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Features
The Future
Standard Auto Wrecker's David Gold looks at better way to search for recycled parts.
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