When it comes to assisting shops with the conversion to waterborne basecoats, FinishMaster is perhaps the most experienced in the country.

Denver—Competition breeds efficiency.  Bill Weiss knows this well.  Weiss, the owner and CEO of Metro Paint Supplies (MPS), has honed his PBE jobber operating skills while competing against more than 50 DuPont jobbers in the Chicagoland area for the past 22 years. 

Estes Park, Colo.—It’s safe to say Ray and Erin Berris, the new owners of Trail Ridge Auto and Truck Supply, won’t be sleeping on cots in their NAPA parts store. 

Albuquerque—Officials from Bernalillo County’s Office of Environmental Health recently awarded certificates of success to 29 South Valley auto recyclers for their implementation of key pollution prevention practices, part of the county’s Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program.

Frederick, Colo.--The economies of scale are working in the favor of Gary Mahnke, who owns and operates four Mahnke Auto Body shops, part of the Fix Auto network, and an estimating center with his family in the Denver region. 

The new Camaro plays center stage at Dellenbach Motors carshow

NAPA jobber Laramie Auto Parts marks its 75th anniversary in 2009.  Owner LaVern Hamre had an open house celebration in June, where Genuine Parts Co. personnel attended, as well as factory representatives, and local repair shop owners. 

Chicago— Mainstream media coverage of GM and Chrysler bankruptcies and subsequent dealership closures paint a picture of doom and gloom, but for industry veterans and others in the know, there’s light at the end of the tunnel.

Gilberts, Ill.--Induction heating technology has been around for decades, but it was only in the late 1990s that Tom Gough said he figured out how to use it to improve his efficiency as an autobody technician.