The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) is one of the participants in the NACE Partnering Program this year. By registering through the link on the homepage of its website (www.scrs.com ), SCRS will receive credit for all registrants who are tracked through this link or who designate its custom registration code “16.” When you follow the “Click here to register” link, you will link directly to the NACE registration system that will automatically give SCRS the appropriate credit.

SCRS supports DEG

Mitchell International will be collaborating with the architects of the Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) initiative, a joint effort between SCRS,  the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP), and the Automotive Service Association (ASA).

        Mitchell will be helping to collect broader industry data in an effort to identify, monitor and analyze wider industry trends and issues concerning the collision industry. Mitchell is the first information provider to publicly commit to working with the DEG. AASP Past President Nick Kostakis said, “Mitchell has once again taken a lead role in supporting the collision repair industry, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed.”

        Among other DEG initiatives, a single website will be created for the industry to submit a “request for reviews” whenever they question the accuracy of a labor time or identify missing, incomplete or incorrect data within any one of the three information providers’ estimating products.

        “Since the project’s infancy, all three national associations have devoted a considerable amount of time and resources in an effort to move this initiative from a concept to a reality. Hopefully, the unity is evident to the industry, and will translate into improved accuracy of the databases,” stated Barry Dorn SCRS vice chairman.   .

        Carroll Proctor, ASA Collision Division Operations committee member, commented, “As this project draws closer to a go-live date, having the support from the information providers is key. The DEG is committed to facilitating industry openness, and cooperation is an essential element.”