COMING HOME TO A NEW PLACE
TECHNICIANS SEEKING SAFE HARBOUR LOOK TO THE ISLAND BY MAX REID Locality and the vision of the neighbourhood body shop have long been sources of pride for the collision industry. It stirs up a wave of nostalgia—jumpsuit uniforms, bright signs that end with “and Sons”—the whole bit. But the world in which we live is […]
SEEN AT SEMA
BODYWORX BRINGS YOU ALL THE HOTTEST SIGHTS BY ALLISON ROGERS AND MAX REID The energy was palpable on the show floor; hardly any face was without a beaming smile. The iconic Las Vegas SEMA Show was surely back in full force this year. The team from Bodyworx Professional was all over the Las Vegas Convention […]
WOWING THE WORLD
BY ALLISON ROGERS AND MAX REID Bodyworx readers should know of Dorien Lozeau and Abigail King, the two competitors representing Canada’s collision repair sector at WorldSkills 2022. Dubbed WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition, the international competition ran a little differently than in years past. Rather than having all the trades compete at one central location, […]
HOW DO WE SOLVE THE SKILLS SHORTAGE?
CANADA’S INDUSTRY OFFERS POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS BY ALLISON ROGERS AND KATE NG You must be living under a rock if you’ve yet to hear the words skills shortage spoken in your shop. In Collision Repair mag’s recent chats with collision centre staff, one industry-wide challenge has been brought to the forefront: a lack of qualified talent. […]
PRETTY PATINA TO RUINOUSLY RUSTED
HOW MUCH RUST IS TOO MUCH RUST? BY KATE NG Nothing in life is certain but taxes, waiting in queues and rusting. For the scientifically inclined, rust is the result of a scientific process known as oxidation. Think of a steel plate as a pure chunk of steel—built as intended by the manufacturer. When exposed […]
A NEW ARRAY
YOU’RE GOING TO LAVA BASF’S COLOUR TRENDS FOR 2022/23 BY KATE NG With each new year comes a new rainbow—at least, that’s the case for BASF. The coatings giant has revealed its annual predictive colour trends report, which presents a new palette of automotive hues that align with global trends analyzed by BASF. “This collection […]
ALL TOGETHER NOW
BY ALLISON ROGERS I was recently on a call with one of our columnists, who comes from a western province. Mid-way through our Zoom meeting, the columnist stopped all three of us on the call to ask us our honest opinions on a delicate matter. Now, our art director, Yvonne; our staff writer, Max and […]
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?!
CLOSEST OF CALLS A North Vancouver driver is grateful to be unharmed after a transport truck with an insecure load launched a large metal beam through the driver’s side of her windshield. On October 7 at the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge. Resident Susan Milne said, “everything happened so fast. I didn’t have a lot of […]
TRAINING
LEADING EDGE LEARNING The CWB Group has announced an exciting new collaboration alongside Volkswagen Group Canada–a dedicated OEM collision repair training centre to serve Audi and Volkswagen brands. The first-of-its-kind facility will be located at the CWB Group facility in Milton, Ontario. It will showcase an OEM training environment utilizing the latest equipment and developing […]
TECH TRENDS
RIVIAN IS READY As of late September, Transport Canada has authorized Rivian to sell vehicles in Canada. The news came days after Drive Tesla Canada reported that Rivian in fact, did not receive certification, following its application to Transport Canada earlier this month. The electric automaker reached out to the site a day later to […]
