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AUDATEX CONTRIBUTES $10,000 TO I-CAR EDUCATION FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF TECHNICAL STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS' COLLISION EDUCATION
HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – January 6, 2010 – Audatex, a Solera Company, has displayed their commitment to “Fueling the Future” of the collision industry by contributing $10,000 to the I-CAR Education Foundation. Audatex's contribution is an investment into the entire industry as this enhances the I-CAR Education Foundation's ability to offer grants and scholarships to career and technical schools and colleges and the students attending these schools. By increasing educational opportunities for these students, who are tomorrow's industry professionals, the future will be brighter for all segments.
The $10,000 contribution from Audatex will go towards the I-CAR Education Foundation's Collision Repair Education Campaign (CREC) fund which allows the Foundation to provide annual grants and scholarships to support schools, instructors, and students in collision education.
“Audatex is extremely pleased to help the Foundation and the industry with this donation, especially given the Foundation's new direction”, says Rick Tuuri, VP of Industry Relations for Audatex. “We are confident of the benefit that they bring to the industry and believe in reinvesting in the collision industry by supporting organizations that help the industry like the I-CAR Education Foundation.”
Scott Kruger, I-CAR Education Foundation Executive Director, stated, ”On behalf of the staff, Board of Trustees, and the network of 1,300 schools that the I-CAR Education Foundation supports across the country, I would like to thank Audatex for their donation and support. It is through this support that the I-CAR Education Foundation can help ensure that students receive the best educational experience possible before entering into the industry. Thank you to Rick and everyone at Audatex for their donation.”
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The I-CAR Education Foundation, founded in 1991, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to securing donations that support philanthropic and collision repair education activities that promote and enhance career opportunities in the industry. For information on how to donate to programs supported by the Education Foundation visit us on the Internet at: www.ed-foundation.org.
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I-CAR ® TO RELEASE NEW DAMAGE ANALYSIS COURSE TO THE INDUSTRY
HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – February 1, 2010 – I-CAR, The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, has announced that it will premiere its newest course, Advanced Material Damage Analysis (DAM08) on March 1.
The course offers students training on how advanced materials affect collision energy management along with understanding the necessary repair considerations for such materials.
“This course was developed for anyone in the estimating or appraisal process and is an excellent course for industry professionals who may not have significant training on advanced high-strength steel, “said Jeff Peevy, I-CAR Director of Field Operations.
Peevy noted that interest in damage analysis for advanced materials continues to increase as vehicle manufacturers have been using a growing number of different materials that all contribute to vehicle safety, reduced vehicle structure weight, and improved fuel efficiency.
The Advanced Material Damage Analysis (DAM08) course will help students:
- Identify advanced materials used for vehicle construction and describe their characteristics and applications
- Explain how advanced vehicle construction materials affect collision energy management
- Understand damage analysis considerations for advanced materials
- Make repair vs. replace decisions for specific advanced materials and understand general damage analysis considerations
- Describe the effects of heat and straightening on different advanced materials
- Explain advanced materials recycled parts considerations, joining methods, corrosion protection, and refinishing considerations
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Registration is currently open for classes available now for Advanced Material Damage Analysis and new classes are being added to I-CAR's schedules daily. Information on classes scheduled in your area can be found on the I-CAR web site at www.i-car.com through the class search feature or by contacting I-CAR Customer Care at 800-422-7872.
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I-CAR, founded in 1979, is an international not-for-profit training organization dedicated to improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of auto collision repair for the ultimate benefit of consumers.
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ASRW 2010 Announces NACE, CARS Event Chairmen Appointments
Dallas/Jan. 27, 2010 — The third annual Automotive Service & Repair Week – ASRW 2010 – proudly announces that Jerry Burns, president and owner of Automotive Impressions, Inc., will return as the event chairman for the International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE); and Mitch Schneider, owner and operator of Schneider's Automotive, will serve as the event chairman for the Congress of Automotive Repair & Service (CARS). Each chairman is responsible for representing his segment of the industry and its respective show.
The ASRW 2010 events will take place Oct. 11-13 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas (no longer during AAIW). ASRW will now be a stand-alone event specifically created for all automotive service and repair professionals, enabling even more industry segments to join under the umbrella. The high-quality educational program is scheduled Oct. 10-13, a Sunday through Wednesday day pattern; the comprehensive exhibits will be open from Oct. 11-13, Monday through Wednesday. ASRW currently features NACE, sponsored by the Automotive Service Association (ASA), the only event of its kind designed for the collision repair professional; CARS, also sponsored by ASA, the premier event for automotive service professionals; as well as Auto Glass Week, dedicated to the automotive glass professional.
About Jerry Burns, NACE 2009-2010 Event Chairman
Since beginning his involvement in the automotive collision industry in 1983, Burns has succeeded on many fronts in building his skill-set and notoriety, including earning the titles of ASE master-certified technician and Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM). Before his current role on ASA's national board of directors as chairman-elect, Burns served on ASA's national board of directors as a general director and as a member of the ASA's National Collision Division Operations Committee. He has also held a seat on the board of trustees for both the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) and the I-CAR Education Foundation. As president and owner of his 16-year-strong family-operated business, Automotive Impressions, Inc. in Rio Rancho, N.M., he and his 16-year-strong facility have earned numerous awards, including the prestigious Quality New Mexico (QNM) Pinon and Roadrunner Recognitions – patterned after the coveted Malcolm Baldrige national quality awards. His commitment to customer satisfaction and service excellence won him 1998 and 1999 honors with the QNM Pinon Recognition, followed by the QNM Roadrunner Recognition in 2000 and 2004 for measurable progress in customer satisfaction and service excellence. As a 20-year veteran of the NACE events, Burns brings an abundant amount of industry knowledge, experience and enthusiasm to his role as NACE event chairman.
About Mitch Schneider, CARS 2010 Event Chairman
Schneider is a fourth generation mechanic/technician recognized as a champion of service dealer and technician causes. For more than 30 years, he has operated Schneider's Automotive, a successful six-bay, family-owned and operated service facility in Simi Valley, Calif. Schneider's Automotive has won recognition throughout the area, including being twice ranked among Los Angeles magazine's annual list of 100 best repair facilities. As a frequent speaker and keynote at major conventions and meetings of automotive industry trade organizations, Schneider addresses the challenges and problems affecting the automotive service industry. He is a regular contributor and senior contributing editor for Babcox Publications and an award-winning journalist. His “Mitch's World” columns cover the experiences shared by service technicians, garage owners and consumers in today's rapidly changing automotive service environment and provides commentary on the evolving relationship that exists between all segments of the industry. He is also author of the eight-volume Automotive Service Management Series published by Cengage Learning. For the past twenty-five years, Schneider has shared his knowledge, insight and experience through Mitch Schneider's Future-Tech, a service company specializing in management education and training for automotive service dealers, jobbers, warehouse distribution companies and manufacturers. He also served as the first director of the Car Care Professionals Network. Schneider is a well-rounded, highly respected industry leader – one who will serve the industry well in his new role as CARS event chairman.
About the Events
NACE – the world's collision repair event – represents the only B2B event of its kind specifically designed for collision repair industry professionals from around the globe. NACE features a comprehensive educational Conference and Exposition with hundreds of diverse exhibiting companies displaying the latest equipment, products, services and technology available to today's collision repair industry. www.NACEexpo.com
CARS – the premier event for automotive service professionals – features a high-quality education lineup led by industry leaders, along with an exhibitor showcase of automotive service and repair related equipment, products and services. www.CARSevent.com
Auto Glass Week – an event featuring four host groups dedicated to delivering quality education and exhibits intent on advancing the growth and recognition of automotive glass service and repair professionals. www.autoglassweek.com
For additional information, contact Hanley Wood Exhibitions at P.O. Box 612128, Dallas, Texas 75261-2128 or toll-free 888.529.1641 or 972.536.6444.
About the Sponsor
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is the sponsor of ASRW and two of its shows, NACE and CARS. ASA is the largest international not-for-profit trade association of its kind dedicated to and governed by independent automotive service and repair professionals. ASA advances professionalism and excellence in the automotive industry through education, legislative representation and member services. Its international membership base includes numerous affiliate, state and chapter groups from all segments of the industry. For additional information about ASA, go to www.ASAshop.org . ASRW, NACE and CARS are produced by Hanley Wood Exhibitions.
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NACE Moving to October- Will No Longer Compete With SEMA
Organizers have announced that next year, NACE, the International Auto Body Exposition will again take place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Centre but the dates have been changed to ensure that competition is no longer a problem.
The next NACE show will start with conference sessions on Sunday October 10 with the show starting on Monday October 11 and finishing on October 13, 2010.
This year NACE was held in early November, but was competing during "Industry Week" with the Specialty Equipment show, a much larger event which drew vendors and attendees from NACE. Although NACE exhibitor numbers were close to the year before and attendance was only down 8%, Automotive Service Association chair Ron Pyle , was concerned that SEMA was soliciting booth exhibitors at the NACE show, and promised that NACE would take definitive action to maintain a solid and valuable show for the industry specifically in the collision repair, autobody and auto refinishing areas.
A number of coatings firms had previously left the NACE show in favour of SEMA and efforts were promised to retain the NACE show value and importance as the leading exhibit for the industry.
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KEYS FOR 19 NEW HONDAS STOLEN- FIVE NEW HONDAS MISSING
Thieves entered the Halton Honda dealership on Fairview Street, Burlington sometime between 5:00 pm Saturday and 7:00 am Monday and drove off with five new Honda cars and 19 set of keys.
The five missing vehicles include four 2010 Honda Accords, two black and two white and a grey 2010 Honda CRX.
Police are looking for a suspect vehicles- a 2000 four door Honda Civic , light -coloured with a skirt kit and rear spoiler.
Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 905 825 4747 ext. 2357
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CARCONE'S RECYCLING AND OARA DONATE TO LINDEN FUND
Carcone's Auto Recyclers and the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) presented the Linden Fund, a well-know industry charity, with a cheque for $10,000.
Members of the association have agreed to pay an extra $20 per vehicle that they acquire through the Retire Your Ride vehicle recycling program, with those proceeds going to a wide variety of charities throughout the province.
Retire Your Ride is an initiative of the Government of Canada, designed to enable people to get their high-polluting cars off the road and reward them for doing that. The program is committed to improving air quality by responsibly recycling vehicles and aims to retire at least 50,000 vehicles per year until March 31, 2011. OARA operates the call centre for the program in Ontario, and has been awarded for the establishment of the auto recyclers Code of Practice being implemented to support the program by the Automotive Recyclers of Canada.
Michael Carcone , owner of Carcone's Auto Recycling in Aurora says," The Linden Fund has been our charity of choice because we the Carcone family can relate to the very reason the Linden Fund was established."
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COLLISION REPAIR TRADE ASSOCIATION OFFERS TRAINING
COURSES FOR LESS THAN $3 EACH
WHMIS, ISOCYANATES and AUTOMOTIVE LIFT TRAINING
are some of the courses being offered.
Calling it a major shift in how training is offered in the collision repair industry, the Collision Industry Information and Assistance.com (www.ciia.com ), representing Ontario-based collision repair associations, today started offering online training in 23 different courses for less than $3.00 each. "Our members have been asking about isocyanate and Vehicle Lift Safety in order to meet Ministry requirements in their shops, and we wanted to provide for them a quick, easy inexpensive training solution. In cooperation with E.A.G.L. Enterprises in Pickering, Ontario, we are now able to offer health, safety and management training courses online that shops and staff can access at any time," says Mark Timson, a Caledonia area shop owner and a director of www.ciia.com "Our instructor-led WHMIS course and our six-night Basic Estimating course are popular and are taken at our training centre or at a shop location. Also, we wanted to offer programs to help member shops that were more geographically distant. Vehicle Lift Safety courses are important and we could not arrange for a physical delivery of that course to date." Member shops can access the collision repair industry web site at http://www.ciia.com/provinces/ontario/itraining.html . Registration forms can be faxed, e-mailed or completed online. Member shops can call Monica at 1 866 309 4272 for more information. Member shops pay $60.00 plus GST and get access to any or all of the courses for a full year. Completion documents are provided after the member successfully completes an individual course exam online. A training certificate identifying all courses taken is issued annually. Other courses offered include Fire Safety, Back Safety, Due Diligence, Joint Health and Safety Committee, Understanding Bill C-45, Safety Inspections, Office Ergonomics, Stretches and Heat Stress.
For more information or to access online training courses call 1 866 309 4272 or e-mail info@ciia.com
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