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Source: Automotive Body Repair News

Booming business for baby boomers

August 1, 2008
By:Stephanie Skernivitz

The same year that Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play major league baseball, "Meet the Press" made its television debut on NBC, and The Voice of America began to transmit broadcasts into the Soviet Union, a humble body shop opened its doors in Canal Winchester, Ohio, on the outskirts of Columbus. The year was 1947.

Source: Automotive Body Repair News

Missouri shop repairs just about anything

August 1, 2008
By:Joan Engebretson

Perry Legend Collision Repair Center doesn't restrict itself to auto repairs. The Columbia, Mo.-based shop also repairs tractor-trailers, buses, boats and even farm equipment such as combines. As owner Bill Rajewski puts it, "Our philosophy is, 'If we can get it through the door and it's repairable, we're going to fix it.

Source: Automotive Body Repair News

Pennsylvania shop builds business on first impressions

July 1, 2008
By:Stephanie Skernivitz

When customers enter the front office of Noaker's Auto Body in the small town of Duncannon, Pa., north of Harrisburg, they're struck by a couple sensory reactions. People comment, "It doesn't look like a body shop. It doesn't even smell like a body shop."

Source: Automotive Body Repair News

Texas shops follow consistent recipe

July 1, 2008
By:Joan Engebretson

Any good body shop has to have a strong focus on doing quality work — but few can claim one of the highest customer satisfaction ratings in their region. Callaway's Collision Specialist of Humble, Texas, can make that claim.

Source: Automotive Body Repair News

Family repair business stresses its core values

June 1, 2008
By:Stephanie Skernivitz

A family-owned business nestled in sleepy Tallmadge, Ohio, Padula's Body Shop Inc. has been quietly making noise turning out consistent collision repair work on everything from Rolls Royces to Nissans to Chevys for more than six decades. Angelo Padula welcomed his first customers in 1947 at a shop in nearby Akron, owning and operating the business from 1947 until he died in 1976, when his son, John Padula, began running the business. Padula then moved the business to Tallmadge, building a new shop with then state-of-the-art equipment in 1989.

Source: Automotive Body Repair News

Lifetime learning drives body shop

June 1, 2008
By:Joan Engebretson

Dave's Autobody of Galesburg, Ill., can measure its success in numerous ways — steady growth since its founding in 1977, a loyal customer base, quick turnaround times and low employee turnover. But a single key reason for the company's strong track record is owner Dave Dunn's ongoing willingness to look beyond the collision repair industry for ideas he can apply to his business. That big picture thinking — and the results it generates for his shop — led Dunn to start another venture, Masters Educational Services and Consulting, to spread his good ideas to others within the collision repair industry.

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