REFLECT ON YOUR PERSPECTIVE
LOVE YOUR JOB—THE MOT TO FOR 2025 BY ALLISON ROGERS As we wrap up this issue of Bodyworx Professional, let’s take a moment to reflect on the wild ride we call the collision repair industry. From paint mismatches to dent dilemmas, we’ve all navigated the ups and downs. Some days, it feels like we’re living […]
BREAKING BARRIERS AND SETTING STANDARDS
FOR CYNTHIA VILEZ, CSR AT CARSTAR TORCAM GROUP, EVERYDAY IS ABOUT SHOWCASING BEST PRACTICES BY SARAH PERKINS In an industry traditionally dominated by men, achieving excellence often requires not just skill and dedication, but also an unwavering commitment as a stand out woman. This is particularly true in the collision repair industry where technology and […]
THE FUTURE OF COLLISION REPAIR
TROPICANA COMMUNITY SERVICES HONOURS CLASSES OF 2023, 2024; SETS THEM FREE FOR APPRENTICESHIP LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Tropicana Community Services recently celebrated the graduation of its 2023 and 2024 classes in the Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer 310B Pre- Apprenticeship Program. Marking 14 years of the organization’s dedication to skills development in the Canadian collision repair […]
FROM THE SEMA STAGE
A LOOK BACK ON SEMA 2024 BY ALLISON ROGERS AND SARAH PERKINS This year’s SEMA Show——which took place from November 5 to 8, 2024—may have come and gone, and with it, the afterimage of the bright lights of Las Vegas, Nevada in attendees eyes, but when it comes to the hottest products for the collision […]
EMBRACING THE COLLISION COURSE
FOR CHRIS CHINN, DRIVING CHANGE IN THE COLLISION REPAIR INDUSTRY HAPPENS IN THE CLASSROOM AS MUCH A S ON THE SHOP FLOOR BY SARAH PERKINS For Chris Chinn, Network Operations Managerat Consolidated Collision Services (CCS) and professor at Centennial College, educating is similarly an effort to create connections within the industry and spark interest for […]
