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Tony Aquila completes IBIS line-up
- April 5, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Categories: Content Updates, IBIS News
Tony Aquila, founder, chairman and CEO of Solera Holdings completes the speaker line-up for this year’s IBIS Global Summit agenda. Tony’s story is truly inspirational, from sweeping floors in a bodyshop to creating a multi-billion dollar software company. Solera Holdings, which includes Audatex, Hollander, HPI and CAP among many others, was acquired by Vista Equity [...] -
Italian and Spanish markets moving
- April 5, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Although the Italian passenger car market continued to flourish in March, demand in Spain dipped for the first time in 30 months according to IHS Automotive. Providers of global market, industry and technical expertise, IHS revealed the Italian passenger car market grew by 17.4% year-on-year (y/y) during March, with the Spanish market retracting by 0.7% [...] -
Boyd Group continues growth plans
- March 24, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Canadian-based Boyd Group Income Fund, parent company to Gerber Collision & Glass and Glass America in the US, grew sales by 39.1% to US$757.4m year-on-year in 2015. On announcing the results, Boyd Group’s CEO, Brock Bulbuck also said that the company will likely double in size over the next five years. Brock said, ‘Looking forward, [...] -
AkzoNobel backs humanitarian challenge
- March 24, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
AkzoNobel is backing two adventurers in a Peugeot 205 to deliver medical aid to the elderly and educational supplies to the young in remote villages in the north-east of Morocco as part of the RAID Cross Challenge 2016. The event, which starts from Paris on 11 April takes crews on a demanding 2,700km route across [...] -
LexisNexis selected for national programme
- March 24, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
LexisNexis Risk Solutions has been selected by US insurer Nationwide to deliver the insurer’s next-generation insurance telematics programme, SmartRide Mobile. The usage-based insurance programme provides discounts for safe driving for members who choose to participate. Nationwide partnered with LexisNexis Risk Solutions to provide a mobile application (app) option for its SmartRide programme to existing and [...]