FRESHLY SQUEEZED
TROPICANA COMMUNITY SERVICES CELEBRATES GRADUATING PRE-APPRENTICESHIP CLASS BY ALLISON ROGERS Tropicana Employment Services hosted its long-anticipated Collision Repair and Auto Body pre-apprenticeship graduation, where the not-for-profit honoured three classes of now-working apprentices. The celebration honoured three graduating classes—the classes of 2020 and 2021 had their originally scheduled ceremonies cancelled due to the pandemic—and was held […]
PAINTING TILL’ PERFECTION
“When I was a kid, automotive wasn’t something I thought I would get into. My brother, dad, grandparents were all in the automotive industry, dealing with the mechanical aspect.” — DESIRAE ELLINGSEN, Head painter at Mervyn’s The Body Shop TRADES STEREOTYPING BEGINS EARLY, AND LEAD PAINTER SHARES HER STORY IN OVERCOMING FALSE ASSUMPTIONS. BY KATE […]
TRAINING
OUTER PANEL PROWESS BETAG North America recently celebrated the first graduating class of its Outer Panel Repair Specialist (OPRS) program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, where participants fine-tuned their ability to perform top-notch panel repairs. Supported by the Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers, BETAG’s four-month OPRS program aims to equip participants with the skills to complete various […]
CELEBRATING YOU
PASSION FOR YOUR WORK HAS THE POWER TO INSPIRE BY DARRYL SIMMONS For this magazine, this industry always has something to celebrate. This year is a bit special for Bodyworx Professional though, 2023 marks this magazine’s tenth year in publication. For the last ten years, our focus at Bodyworx Professional has been on people. This […]
