July 26th, 2010
This newsletter distributed by Collision Services, Inc.

1) Feature Story: Employee Turnover: Minimize the Cost
2) Today's News
3) Links We Like: Free Classifieds
4) Weekly Chuckle: Hit by a Golf Ball
5) Product Highlight: Vinyl Insurance Holders
6) In the News

by Richard Ensman

In organizations of every size and stripe, people come and people go. But when they go, valuable resources, knowledge and insights go as well.

Employee turnover represents a huge potential loss in productivity and continuity, and an increase in cost. But these problems can be averted with advance planning and keen management. How can you minimize the disruption caused by departing people in your organization? Use these powerful, but simple tools for starters:

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• Sacramento to Consider Crash Tax
• I-CAR to release collision repair for Toyota, Lexus, and Scion vehicles to the industry
• SCRS Provides Members with Service Offering from ALLDATA® Collision SM

• Help Wanted
Autobody Jobs! With the need for shop owners to find good technicians, we are providing this Classified Ads section free of charge for both body shop employers and employees. Posted geographically and by job classification. Includes Help Wanted and Positions Wanted. Help Wanted posts expire within 60 days.

• Used Equipment
Free classifieds ads for used autobody equipment. Post or search for used equipment here. Used Equipment posts expire within 30 days.

• Shops for Sale
By request, we are providing free listing for owners interested in selling their collision repair business. Shops for Sale postings expire within 60 days.

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Property Casualty Insurers React to Dodd-Frank Act; New Federal Insurance Office
David A. Sampson, president and CEO of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), issued the following statement on President Obama’s signing of the Dodd-Frank Act and the newly created Federal Insurance Office (FIO).

SE Michigan Dealership’s Collision Center Converts to Waterborne Coatings
Fresard of Ferndale, a Detroit-area automotive dealership and collision repair facility, successfully transitioned its shop to waterborne basecoat from solvent-based systems in anticipation of new air quality regulations. The collision shop is now using the AWX® Waterborne Basecoat System from Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes, according to its president, Doug Fresard.

Advantage Online: New Toyota Position on Reinforcements
Toyota issued a revised position on the repair of high-strength steel (HSS) and ultra-high-strength steel (UHSS) occupant cabin reinforcements.

Web-Est Survey on the State of the Economy
Web-Est conducted a survey with shops asked to share their opinion on the state of the economy. Conducted between July 7 and July 16, over 1,300 shops were invited to participate, with 70% of them identifying themselves as having 3 employees or fewer.

BB&T Capital Markets to Discuss the Investor’s View of the Collision Repair Space on July 29, 2010 CREW Webcast
The Collision Repair Executive Webcast (CREW) will welcome Tony Cristello, Senior Vice President, Equity Research, BB&T Capital Markets, who exclusively follows the automotive aftermarket covering suppliers, distributors and repairers. BB&T is one of the country’s largest financial holdings companies with over $166 billion in assets. Mr. Cristello will discuss the automotive aftermarket in general, economic trends and the investor’s view of the collision repair space.

ASA Asks Repairers to Contact Massachusetts Legislature to Stop Right to Repair Bill
Massachusetts’ Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Bill, Senate Bill 2517, has passed the state Senate and is now being considered by the House of Representatives.

Senate Passes Financial Reform Bill
The Senate has passed H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, in a 60-39 vote, after having stalled activity on the conference report for more than a week. The legislation is now awaiting signature by President Barack Obama.

Indianapolis To Be Site of Next Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes A-Plus™ University Ecolean™ Level 1 Workshop
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes will hold its next
A-Plus™ EcoLean™ Level 1 workshop September 14 – 15, 2010 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 10 East Market, Indianapolis, Ind. The EcoLean Level 1 workshop is exclusively designed to educate attendees about maximizing profitability by improving productivity and eliminating waste throughout their facilities.

CCAR Announces Five Newest ‘Green Link Shops’
The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR®) announces five more auto repair facilities have received the organization’s “Green Link Shop” recognition.

Small-Business Lending Fund Stalls on Senate Floor
“The Small-Business Lending Fund Act of 2010,” H.R. 5297, passed the U.S. House of Representatives on June 28, 2010. The Senate leadership pulled the bill from the Senate floor after procedural delays. Senate leaders have indicated that they may bring the bill to a final vote prior to the August break. The original bill, sponsored by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., House Financial Services Committee chairman, aims to “boost lending to small businesses by authorizing a fund of up to $30 billion that will be available to financial institutions with no more than $10 billion in assets.

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Announces Next Estimating and Profitability A-Plus™ University Workshop
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes announced it will hold its next A-Plus™ University ‘Winning the Keys’ Estimating and Profitability Workshop at the Hilton Baltimore on August 18 and 19, 2010.

Final Tally of $85,000 from 911 Collision Centers Annual Fundraiser = Big Success for Tucson Youth Organizations
911 Collision Centers is pleased to announce a final tally just over $85,000 from its annual Charity Golf Tournament and Gala event in Tucson, AZ. Funds raised from this year’s event benefited several local youth organizations.

Florida’s First Natural Gas Vehicle Fueling Station Opens to Public Announces Wise Gas
Wise Gas announced the official opening of Florida’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) alternative fuel station open to the public. The CNG station, which is located at 650 NW 27th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, is the first of many Compressed Natural Gas stations being developed across the state of Florida.

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