July 16, 2013

Collision Repair E-Zine

 
Greetings!

From interesting looking shops, to the rise of women in the collision repair industry, there's no shortage of news tidbits this week. 

 

It's been a very trying couple of weeks though between the severe flooding in Calgary and the heavy rainfall recently in Toronto, but it's great to see the amazing and dramatic recovery efforts in both cities. You can read more about the great work CSN and CARSTAR have been doing to help Calgarians during this especially trying time below.

 

You might also notice that the digital issue of Collision Repair magazine is now available online, as well as our latest poll on "curb appeal" which we encourage you to take part in. 

 

Have a good week,

 

-Mike Davey

Editor, Collision Repair magazine

[email protected]

 
Location, Location, Location!
The exterior of a shop says a lot

 

Nothing is more important than the outside of a repair shop. It's the very first thing a customer sees, often even before they've become a customer. Below you will find a short survey on what is sometimes called "curb appeal." Please take a moment to anonymously answer these quick and easy questions. Keep an eye open for the results in a future issue of Collision Repair magazine.
 

 

 
Features
New initiative aims to encourage CSN employees to help out
  

The recent flooding Calgary has been catastrophic for many homes and business. Local CSN shops have been reaching out to their employees, fellow CSN members and staff to help alleviate some of the suffering. 

 
CSN shop owners and their employees are volunteering their time and making monetary contributions to the Red Cross to help those who have been directly impacted.

 

CSN Corporate will match the first $5,000 overall that is collected by all CSN shops around Canada to help the CSN network in Alberta. 
 
Employees of Concours Collision Centres - CSN team up to help clean up locally after the flood in Calgary.
Toronto torrents cause commuter chaos
Heavy rainfall strands city's motorists amid flash-flooding.  

 

By Avi Patel

 

The Greater Toronto Area is still recovering and dealing with tricky traffic less than a day after a torrential downpour ravished the area Monday evening. Entire roads, railways, and subway stations were flash flooded, leaving vehicles submerged and hundreds of drivers and commuters stranded and in need of rescue.

 

The record-setting rains measured in at 126 millimetres for the day, surpassing the nearly six decades long record measured at Toronto Pearson Airport when Hurricane Hazel brought 121.4 millimetres of rain on October 15, 1954. This deluge of precipitation is considered unprecedented for Toronto, the previous record was set over 22 hours of rainfall. The new record was set within seven hours and was greater than the amount of rain the City expected for the entire month of July.
 
Flooding in some areas of Toronto was extremely severe, leaving a large number of vehicles stranded across the city.

 
Products
New system produces low VOC 
basecoats that can either be 
waterborne or solvent-borne.
 
Company releases fast-drying basecoat system.

 

BASF has announced the launch of a new, low volatile organic compound (VOC), fast-dry solvent-borne basecoat system, the ONYX HD Low VOC Productive System, in the Canadian and U.S. markets.


This new system produces low VOC basecoats that are either waterborne or solvent-borne. BASF says this is the only system currently on the market that provides these options. BASF also says that the system offers similar benefits and performance to national rule solvent-borne basecoat systems, and meets all VOC regulations across North America.
 
Read more ...
Greg Horn Q&A
 
News
Above-average shops the first to catch customers' attention

WIN promotes opportunities for women in the collision industry


Corey Earl ahead of the field in summer racing circuit




IBIS Russia teams up with Automechanika Moscow


CARSTAR raises $120,000 for Cystic Fibrosis

Alberta CARSTARs donate to Red Cross, Calgary Zoo

Personal Training: compare your collision repair fitness


Uni-Select to eliminate more than 600 jobs in U.S. operations


Westrick, VanAlstyne appointed to new positions at Transtar


Ford developing technology for rapid-forming sheet metal

Montreal shop hit by firebomb

ASRW Main Stage offers lineup of industry speakers

 
Can you believe?
 
A family of tourists got a little more than they expected on a recent trip to Kruger National Park in South Africa. Two cheetahs were giving chase to a herd of Impala Antelope across a road, when one of the cheetah managed to cut off a stray Impala and began to chase it back to the road from the nearby bushes. As the Impala neared the road, to avoid its two pursuers it leapt into the open back window of a Toyota Prado. The passengers of the SUV quickly opened the door on the opposite side to allow the antelope to escape safely. The entire event was captured by 20-year-old Samantha Pittenburgh who was visiting the park with her family and was positioned directly behind the Prado.
 
The complete video can be found here.
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