• NATIONWIDE ACQUIRES JCC

    • July 24, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Nationwide Accident Repair Services (NARS) and Just Car Clinics Group (JCC) announced today that they have agreed terms for Nationwide to acquire JCC for a cash consideration which values JCC at approximately £13.77m. The offer, which remains conditional on the approval of shareholders of JCC, and is expected to close in September 2015. For Nationwide, [...]
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  • Service King Adds 25th Tennessee Location

    • July 22, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Service King Collision Repair Centers, a multi-state operator of high-quality collision repair facilities and one of the most trusted collision repair companies nationwide, today announced further expansion in the Knoxville, Tenn. market after reaching an agreement to partner with Downtown Autobody. Service King and Downtown Autobody, located at 2906 Highway 411 in Maryville, Tenn. mutually [...]
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  • NSF International launches certification programme

    • July 22, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    NSF International, a global organisation with 70 years of certification and testing experience, has launched the NSF Automotive Collision Repair Shop Certification Programme providing independent, third-party oversight of collision repair shops. The certification verifies the shop’s ability to conduct high quality repairs. In accordance with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) procedures, collision repairers and a variety of [...]
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  • Driverless car trials to begin in Australia

    • July 21, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Volvo will conduct the first on-road trials of driverless cars in the Southern Hemisphere in South Australia in November. The testing by Volvo will be held in conjunction with an international conference on driverless cars in Adelaide. Volvo will test the same vehicle being used in their ‘Drive Me’ project in Sweden. South Australia legalised [...]
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  • Caliber Collision makes record-breaking donation

    • July 20, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Caliber Collision leveraged its wide network of over 300 centers nationwide to make a serious dent in childhood hunger by donating a record-breaking 2.3 million meals in food and cash to help at-risk children this summer. Caliber’s 4th Annual Rhythm Restoration Food Drive is the largest of its kind in the collision industry. This year’s [...]
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