5 Successful Marketing Strategies in Collision Repair
Marketing your collision repair business can be a job unto itself. The shop is busy and your top priority. Sometimes marketing can seem like it will take away from what’s important, but getting ahead of your marketing efforts can pay dividends down the line. It’s easier than you might think. Here are some useful yet […]
AIA Canada report outlines challenges for women in automotive trades
Ottawa, Ontario — June 23, 2016 — AIA Canada has released a new assessment report outlining the current landscape for women working in the automotive trades. The report, Advancing Women in Automotive Knowledge Exchange Needs Assessment,” also provides recommendations for increasing the number of women currently working in the trade. The assessment report is based […]
Filling the talent pipeline: How Canadian collision repairers are tackling the industry-wide labour shortage
By Jeff Sanford, Toronto, Ontario — August 9, 2016 — Canadians have a habit of comparing themselves to the Americans south of the border. It’s a national pastime. So when Texas-based Service King Collision Repair Centers announced a new training program for apprentices, Collision Repair magazine spoke to some Canadian collision repair executives about the […]
AIA Canada outlines labour market project at official launch event
Toronto, Ontario — March 5, 2017 — The Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada has officially announced the launch of a new labour market intelligence project for the automotive aftermarket in Canada. The project, formally known as the Aftermarket Labour Market Intelligence (ALMI), aims to provide unprecedented access to functional and timely labour market information […]
From school to shop: One woman’s journey into collision repair
By Erin McLaughlin Fredericton, New Brunswick — May 31, 2017 — Emilie Duguay always knew that she wanted to go into the trades, though it wasn’t until near the end of high school when she discovered collision repair as a career option. It was a discovery that would result in her securing employment at […]
Survey: Majority of surveyed shops plan to hire in the near future
By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — June 13, 2017 — Planning to hire in the next few months? You’re not alone. Collision Repair magazine’s latest survey asked our readers a variety of questions related to increasing and decreasing staffing levels. The majority of respondents (72 percent) indicated they intended to hire at least one additional […]
