THE PLACES YOU’LL GO
THIS INDUSTRY IS MUCH LIKE DR. SUESS’ TALE BY ALLISON ROGERS So, you have a job in the collision industry. Do you know what that really means? If you took the college or vocational school route—did your educators inform you of the various paths a career as a painter or technician could put you on? […]
PARTNERS IN DESIGN
THEY DON’T MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USED TO BY ALLISON ROGERS Everyone has that dream car—the one whose engine sends a chill down your spine; the car that, every time you see it, you find yourself wanting more. Personally, my own ‘dream car’ is a 1955 Ford Thunderbird, draped in canary yellow colouring—but I don’t […]
ENHANCING EQUALITY
We need more women in collision repair BY ALLISON ROGERS Have you ever searched through a library of stock images? The endless rows of far-too-smiley models engaged in some mindless activity, blank stares and too-white smiles reflected in blank laptop screens. And why are they always eating salads? Meanderings aside, stock photo libraries can be […]
CANADA’S NEW AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET
Why don’t you stay a while? BY ALLISON ROGERS With the pandemic came a new way of training. Now that we’re 18 months into this new world of learning—much of which is digitally-driven, I might add—the members of Canada’s automotive aftermarket are faced with a whole new way to approach skilled trades education. Whether you’re […]
THE WRECKLESS WORLD
Your job is still safe in the crash-free future BY ALLISON ROGERS What does a collision-free future look like for the autobody repair industry? At the idea of such a reality, many would imagine the collapse of the sector; no collisions mean no cars to repair. But that’s where you’d be wrong. Honda recently made […]
