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- Solving the Tech Shortage: How Conditions, Culture & Compensation Can Help Body Shops Attract & Retain Employees
- From the Desk of Mike Anderson: Reflecting on My Journey in the Collision Repair Industry
- In Reverse: The 1980s – The Advent of the Unibody
- Best Body Shops’ Tips: How to Position Your Collision Repair Shop for Sustainability
- In Reverse: Collision Repair Shops “ARM” Themselves
Stacey Phillips
Stacey Phillips is a freelance writer for the automotive industry based in Southern California. She has 20 years of experience as an editor including writing in a number of businesses and fields.
She can be reached at sphillips.autobodynews@gmail.com.
Shop Strategies: SD Shop Owner Operates Dream Body Shop
Written by Stacey Phillips
The reception/showroom area has various memorabilia items on display such as vintage gas pumps, air meters, juke boxes, die cast collectible tractors and cars, and neon signs
When Warren Storm built his dream body shop in South Dakota in 2009, he bought a canopy from a Casey’s gas station that had closed.
I-CAR to Hold Classes in Career Technical Schools & Colleges
Written by Stacey Phillips
Collision repair students across the country will soon have the opportunity to sign up and take I-CAR classes at a technical school or college in their local area.
Shop Strategies: Dealership Collision Center Says Employee & Customer Satisfaction One and the Same
Written by Stacey Phillips
There are more than 52 employees at the award-winning collision center
Lexus Toyota Carlsbad Collision Center in greater San Diego recently received the prestigious Lexus, Toyota certified shop of the year award.
George Avery, former State Farm executive
Are customers driving the DRP?
Shop Strategies: ND Shop Benefits From Bodyshop Revolution Processes
Written by Stacey Phillips
Randy Sattler, manager of Rydell Collision Center in North Dakota
Fourteen and a half years ago, Randy Sattler came to work at Rydell GM Auto Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Shop Strategies: Keep an Open Mind, Have No Fear and Dive in
Written by Stacey Phillips
Camille Eber, owner of Fix Auto Portland East and Fix Auto Gladstone in Oregon.
Camille Eber began working at her parent’s Oregon body shop, Roth & Miller Autobody, in 1986.
Shop Strategies: KS Body Shop Shares “Best Decision Ever Made”
Written by Stacey Phillips
Weaver's Auto Center in Shawnee, Kansas.
When Tony Adams was in high school, he began working at Weaver’s Auto Center, where his dad was a technician.
The Benefits of Plastic Repair for the Collision Repair Industry
Written by Stacey Phillips
Kurt Lammon, president of Polyvance, said there are many benefits of plastic repair.
Faster cycle times, fewer total losses and shorter length of rentals. These are just some of the many benefits of plastic repair that Kurt Lammon, president of Polyvance, talked about during a recent Guild 21 webinar.
Shop Strategies: NE Shop Shares Insight on Building a Brand
Written by Stacey PhillipsAs a second-generation body shop owner, Tom Tracy of Tracy’s Collision Center said he always dreamed about being a businessman.
Inmates Being Trained as Auto Body Technicians Across Nation
Written by Stacey PhillipsWith the growing need for skilled technicians across the nation, body shops are looking at new ways to hire employees.
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More Customers Bringing in Vehicles for Post Repair Inspections
Last November, a 2011 Toyota Camry was brought into Coach Works Auto Body for a post-repair inspection.
Shop Strategies: The Power of Peer Groups & Surviving in a Consolidated Market
Written by Stacey Phillips
Dan Stander, operations manager of Fix Auto Highlands Ranch and president of ASA Colorado’s collision division
When it comes to the power of peer groups, Dan Stander of Fix Auto Highlands Ranch in Littleton, CO, is certainly a great resource on the subject.
Shop Strategies: Indiana Family-Owned Business Has Grown to Include Six Locations
Written by Stacey Phillips
Tom & Ed’s Auto Body has six locations in Indiana. Owner Tom Tylka and his wife Debbie are pictured.
Tom and Ed’s Autobody was established in 1983 in a 2,000-square-foot space in Schererville, Indiana.
Shop Strategies: Hawaii Collision Center Works Hard for Customers While Living in Paradise
Written by Stacey Phillips
Located in Waipahu, Hawaii, The Tony Group Collision Center was founded more than 30 years ago.
On the Hawaiian island of Oahu, The Tony Group dealership and collision center were founded by Tony Masamitsu more than 30 years ago.