• IBIS gears up for busiest year yet

    • January 30, 2018
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: IBIS News
    IBIS – the International Bodyshop Industry Symposium – is set for a busy 2018 with a number of events under development. The IBIS Global Summit 2018, partnered by 3M, AkzoNobel, Audatex, Axalta, Enterprise, Fix Auto and Symach, this year heads to Munich, Germany on 11-13 June. Themed ‘Challenging Perspectives’, the summit focuses on aligning tradition [...]
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  • IBIS Ireland Dublin-bound

    • January 29, 2018
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: IBIS News
    Barry Sheehan of the University of Limerick will return to the stage at IBIS Ireland, which takes place at The Hilton Dublin, Charlemont Place on 15 May. The conference, supported by lead partner AkzoNobel, will this year explore global collision repair trends in a local context. Barry’s eye-opening presentation last year, the changing face of [...]
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  • Service King welcomes new class of apprentices

    • January 29, 2018
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: Industry News
    Service King Collision Repair Centres has announced it has officially accepted and welcomed 42 new auto body repair technicians to its growing Apprentice Development Program at locations in five different states across the U.S. To kick off the newest 2018 class, Service King hosted celebratory signing events at nine different Service King locations. The 2018 [...]
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  • Key appointments for Fix Auto World

    • January 26, 2018
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: Industry News
    Fix Auto World has announced two new members to its board of directors. David Marshall has served in senior roles in government and in the finance industry, including appointments as assistant auditor general of Canada and a deputy minister in the federal government. He has extensive business experience, having served as vice chairman of CIBC [...]
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  • Volvo to introduce EV trucks

    • January 26, 2018
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: Industry News
    Volvo will begin sales of electric trucks in Europe next year. It’s said the first units will be put into operation with selected customers later this year. As well as reducing CO2 emissions, Volvo sees the introduction of electric vehicles as an opportunity to reduce the number of trucks operating in peak hours. Claes Nilsson, president [...]
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