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Service King opened its 10th Houston area location since 2009. The new 32,000-square-foot facility is at the site of the long-vacated former Truluck’s restaurant location on Westheimer for the office and the collision repair center is in the rear.

In response to the growing need for replacing a cowl induction hood in collision repair, Diamond Standard is incorporating Reflexxion Automotive’s line of all-steel cowl induction hoods under the Diamond Standard brand effective July 1. Since t…

Collision repair shop owner Elie Berger and his employee Hershy Greenberger were indicted June 23 on insurance fraud charges, according to Patch.com. They were charged with inflating insurance bills by doing additional damage to cars brought in…

Insurance companies may choose to have a damaged vehicle repaired, even if the owner prefers to receive a cash settlement, according to a recent appellate court decision in California. In its ruling in Hibbs v. Allstate Insurance, which could h…

The Repair Standards Advisory Committee, formed by the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) to address the desire for standards in the collision repair industry, announced that work has formally begun on the business case for an independent repa…

Fix Auto USA held the Fix Auto Charity Invitational Golf Tournament in Mission Viejo, Calif., on May 18 and raised more than $25,000 for Project HOPE School, a public school created to help educate homeless youth living in Orange County.

AkzoNobel Acoat selected Titanium NPG is sponsoring two initiatives designed to impact important needs within the collision repair industry: database integrity and industry training. A total of $3,000 will be donated as seed investments to spur…

Collision Centers of America has joined the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s Industry Leadership Circle donor designation through their recent $18,000 donation. This donation supports the foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign …

Martin Senour Company announced its third quarter training session curriculum for collision repairers. The 2011 course lineup, which will be held at various Martin Senour locations nationwide, includes an emphasis on sustainable operations from…

Cengage Learning is participating in the 47th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC).