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Toronto, Ontario—This past week was a big one for Canadian network CSN Collision Centres as the network announced its merger with the U.S.-based 1Collision. This new union, deemed “a natural fit” by CSN, allows the two companies to offer a unified collision repair experience and claims management solution to the driving public and insurance industry throughout Canada, and the United States. To hea...

On this week's episode of Industry Insider, Collision Repair chatted with Naeem Hassan, owner of Calgary’s Central Auto Repair, to hear how his facility has stepped up to help its community in crisis. On June 13, Alberta experienced the costliest hailstorm in Canadian history, resulting in more than 1.2 billion dollars in insured damages. Hail as large as tennis balls wrought havoc on the province...

Toronto, Ontario -- In this week's episode of Industry Insider, we explore how retooling techniques pursued by Canada’s automotive industry could be made a common practice in the post-pandemic era.

Toronto, Ontario -- On this week's episode of Industry Insider, Collision Repair sits down with Michel Martineau, Desjardins Insurance vice president of claims, who says insurers are more keen to work with facilities that implement photo estimation tools in the post-pandemic era. Visit Collision Repair Magazine at: https://bit.ly/39Q0Aci Subscribe to our digital or physical print at: https://bit.l...

Toronto, Ontario — As automakers restart assembly lines across the country with extensive safety protocols and screenings in place, some auto repair facilities are struggling with parts supplies. Visit Collision Repair Magazine at: https://bit.ly/39Q0Aci Subscribe to our digital or physical print at: https://bit.ly/3cWn1yI Contact us at: https://bit.ly/3cVX6qO

Toronto, Ontario -- In this week's episode of Industry Insider, Collision Repair talks about ozone disinfection, and how Canadian company Green 3 Technologies claims its car disinfection service can kill 99.5 percent of bacteria and viruses inside a vehicle. Visit Collision Repair Magazine at: https://bit.ly/39Q0Aci Subscribe to our digital or physical print at: https://bit.ly/3cWn1yI Contact us a...

Toronto, Ontario — This week, Collision Repair spoke to MacGregor, Manitoba’s Len Boschman, the owner of MacGregor, Manitoba’s Four Way Motors⁠—and he’s working on a build for SEMA that’s sure to make you say “zoinks!” Len is transforming a 1961 Ford Econoline van into his own version of the iconic Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine. He’s taking the build to the International RATical Rod Build Off Drive O...

In this week’s episode of Industry Insider, Collision Repair celebrates International Women's Day by reacing out to women in collision repair to hear their stories and experiences when it comes to working in the trades. Chelsea Stebner is a managing partner at Saskatoon’s Parr Auto Body. In her position, she has seen⁠—and helped⁠—women thrive in the industry. While she began as a receptionist at a...

This week, Paul Carter, dean for Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s School of Transportation sat down to discuss the trades college’s ongoing recruitment initiatives. The school recently welcomed a wealth of international students to its pre-employment programs in Regina and Saskatoon and has several other missions on the go, including a program designed to get women and indigenous learners into the bodys...

In this week's episode of the Industry Insider Podcast, we chat with Mark Graves, the president of the Provincial Towing Association of Ontario, to get a sense of the current working relationship between Collision Repair shops and tow truck operators, as well as see where this relationship could head in this new decade. Visit Collision Repair Magazine at: bit.ly/2kkN782 Subscribe to our digital or...

In this week's jam-packed episode of the Industry Insider Podcast, we take a deep dive into the Tropicana Employment Centre's 'Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer Pre-apprenticeship Program,' which has been running now for more than a decade. Steve Gallace and Peter Wrong of 3M, Jean-Marc Julien of CARSTAR and Marc Trembley of Tropicana Community Services join us to cover the program and its h...