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	U.S. Chemical & Plastics Achieves ISO 9001:2000 Certification Massillon, OH – May 2, 2008 – U.S. Chemical & Plastics, a division of Alco Industries and a leader in repair, refinish, appearance and maintenance products for the automotive aftermarket, has earned ISO 9001:2000 certification...
	Mitchell Releases Latest Edition of Industry Trends Report San Diego, CA – May 1, 2008 – Mitchell International, a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the collision claims and repair industries, today released the second quarter 2008 edition of its Industry Trends Report (ITR)-the company's quarterly publication that highlights industry-related trends, news items and statistics...
	2008 PPG COURSE OFFERINGS MORE THAN 11,000 STUDENTS TRAINED IN 2007 STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – April 28, 2008 – More than 11,000 students participated in PPG Automotive Refinish training courses in 2007...
	PPG 2008 IMPORT COLOR INFORMATION BOOK RELEASED STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – April 22, 2008 – PPG today introduced its all-new 2008 Import Color Information Book...
	Mitchell Announces 2008 "Full Speed Ahead!" Auto Collision Road Show San Diego, CA – April 21, 2008 – Mitchell International, a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the collision claims and repair industries, today announced that its fourth Annual "Full Speed Ahead!" Road Show will be held from May 8th to October 2nd...
	Alco Industries Appoints New U.S. Chemical & Plastics Company President Massillon, OH – April 17, 2008 – U.S. Chemical & Plastics, a division of Alco Industries and a leader in repair, refinish, appearance and maintenance products for the automotive aftermarket, announced today the immediate promotion of 24-year industry veteran, Tom Perry, to the role of company president.  Perry was formerly vice president, sales & marketing and is replacing the preceding President, Wade Bowman...
	CCC Hastings Nebraska Student Receives NABA/J. D. Casey Scholarship Clay Center, NE – April 18, 2008 – A Hastings, Nebraska collision repair student was awarded the NABA - J.D. Casey Scholarship for outstanding student of collision repair technology...
	Farmers Insurance Circle of Dependability Shops to Use AutocheX for Customer Satisfaction Indexing STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – April 16, 2008 – San Diego, CA – April 17, 2008 – Mitchell International, a leading provider of performance management solutions to the automotive insurance claims and collision repair industries, today announced the launch of a customer satisfaction measurement program with Farmers Insurance Exchange...
	PPG MVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SERIES RECEIVES NEW ACCREDITATIONS STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – April 16, 2008 – PPG announces that the MVP Business Development Training Series has recently been approved for inclusion in both the I-CAR Industry Training Alliance™ and The Automotive Management Institute (AMI)...
	PPG NAMES SINGLE SOURCE, INC. PLATINUM DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – April 15, 2008 – Single Source, Inc. of Roswell, Georgia was honored with the PPG Platinum Distributor of the Year Award at the annual PPG Platinum Distributor Conference, held recently at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada...
	CCC INFORMATION SERVICES AND MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL TO MERGE CHICAGO and SAN DIEGO, April 11, 2008 – CCC Information Services Inc., of Chicago, Ill., and Mitchell International, Inc., of San Diego, Calif., today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which they will combine in a merger-of-equals transaction valued at $1.4 billion...
	Nebraska Autobody Association Builds Unique Legislative Momentum Clay Center, NE April 11, 2008 – The Nebraska Autobody Association (NABA) announced today that it will continue to build on its legislative momentum that began with a briefing at the State Capitol that was attended by of over half of all Nebraska senators...
	Important New Sectioning Guidelines Released by I-CAR Newport Beach, CA, March 17, 2008 – Collision repair professionals take note: the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR), an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to training the collision industry, has released a brand new set of guidelines for structural sectioning...
	PPG ADDS DITZLER BIG FLAKE TO VIBRANCE COLLECTION STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – April 2, 2008 – PPG Automotive Refinish recently introduced Ditzler® Big Flake™ to its Vibrance Collection® brand of custom colors and special effect finishes...
	Mitchell International Acquires Fair Isaac Medical Bill Review Business Unit San Diego, CA — April 3, 2008 – Mitchell International, Inc., a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the property and casualty claims and collision repair industries, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the workers compensation medical cost containment business of Fair Isaac Corporation...
	PPG ANNOUNCES 2008 VIBRANCE COLLECTION SHOW TRUCK APPEARANCE SCHEDULE STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – March 20, 2008 – PPG announced its 2008 Vibrance Collection Show Truck appearance schedule. The  75-foot tractor-trailer rig, custom painted in PPG Vibrance Collection® colors, will criss-cross the country from March through November, making 24 stops along the way at truck, car and hot rod shows and events...
	Mitchell Releases Next Generation Collision Estimating and Reference Guides That Include Quick Reference Paint and Materials and Air Bag Information San Diego, CA — March 31, 2008 – Mitchell International, a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the automotive insurance claims and collision repair industries, today announced the release of its Next Generation Collision Estimating and Reference Guides...
	Nebraska Autobody Association Releases Consumer-Awareness Poster Clay Center, NE March 24, 2008 — The Nebraska Autobody Association (NABA) has released a consumer awareness poster to educate claimants on their right to receive the full and complete coverage promised under their policy of insurance...
	Nebraska Woman Receives 2008 Russwood-Chrysler Scholarship (Clay Center, NE) – March 24, 2008 — The Nebraska Autobody Association and Russwood-Chrysler, Inc. today announced the first Nebraska woman to receive an automotive scholarship...
	Nebraska Autobody Association Rejoins SCRS Clay Center, NE March 20, 2008 — The Nebraska Autobody Association (NABA) announced today that it will become an affiliate member of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS)...
	Herkules New Manual Waterborne Paint Gun Washer Walled Lake, Michigan, March 12, 2008.  Herkules Equipment Corporation introduces The G510 Waterborne Paint Gun Washer to answer the needs of shops converting to waterborne paints...
	Select Tech’s Executive Book Study Series Of The E-Myth Revisited and Customers For Life Approved By AMI (St. Charles, IL) Select Tech Professional Services has just received approval from the Automotive Management Institute (AMI) to award AMI credits to participants who complete their online Executive Book Study Series of management books like Michael Gerber’s The E-Myth Revisited and Carl Sewell’s Customers For Life...
	Mitchell to Present to Society of Insurance Research on Leveraging Auto Physical Damage and Bodily Injury Claims Data San Diego, CA – March 3, 2008 – Mitchell International will present to the Society of Insurance Research (SIR) during the SIR’s Product/Claim Summit on March 11th in San Antonio, Texas. Senior Director, Information Services, Jamison Day, and Executive Vice President and Founder of Mitchell Medical, Thomas McCarthy, will share insight with insurers on leveraging claims data and turning it into Business Intelligence to gain insight into overcoming current economic and industry-wide trends affecting the Claims organization...
	NEW COATING TO MAKE YOUR CAR CLEANER AND AIRPLANE SAFER Brighton, MI, Feb. 29, 2008 - Imagine for a moment, a world where pilots can safely bypass the deicing pad prior to a winter flight, an automobile that is car key resistant and requires 60% less cleaning, a ship bottom that repels marine growth, or a wheel that prevents the unsightly appearance of brake dust or a speed boat that resists fading...
	Repair Panels Three Times Faster with ARC PANEL BEATER® SPOKANE, WA – February 2008 – The ARC PANEL BEATER® is a powerful, portable dent pulling machine that can literally reduce panel repair time by two-thirds...
	J LYMAN INDUSTRIES Expands Web Sales & Services Chicago IL, January 2, 2008 -- J Lyman Industries, Inc. (JLI) has expanded what the company believes to be the industry’s only merchant web site that is dedicated to on-line sales, technical support and public discussion of Tack Cloth...
	ChemSpec USA, Inc. INTRODUCES THE NEW EASICOLOUR SYSTEM FOR PERFECT COLOR MATCHING EVERY TIME ORRVILLE, OH – February 2008 – Every painter knows that effort spent correcting poor color match costs him time and money. With this in mind, ChemSpec USA has designed a system that easily provides a quality color match in 3 simple steps.  The process is called EasiColour, and it uses the Metalux2™ color system...
	MABA Legislation and Labor Rate Bill Get Favorable Recommendation From Financial Services Committee February 2008 – On Tuesday February 12, 2008, the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Financial Services gave a favorable recommendation to several bills that the Massachusetts Auto Body Association (MABA) had filed for this legislative session...
	Mitchell Releases Latest Edition of Industry Trends Report February 2008 – Mitchell International, a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the collision claims and repair industries, today released the first quarter 2008 edition of its Industry Trends Report (ITR)—the company’s quarterly publication that highlights industry-related trends, news items and statistics...
	Soda Blasting Systems offers a faster, GREENER option to Paint Removal February 2008 – With increasing pressure for shops to go green, Soda Blast Systems introduces the Model LV 100 – an affordable option for any sized shop...
	CHEMSPEC USA, INC. NAMES STEPHEN WENDT AS NEW REGIONAL SALES MANAGER ORRVILLE, OH – January 2008 – As part of their vision to continue growth through industry expertise and service, Chemspec USA, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Wendt as the new Regional Sales Manager, representing Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, East Nevada and KC Auto Paint and Smooth Finishes...
	INDUCTION INNOVATIONS, INC. PARTNERS WITH ACE TOOL TO EXPAND MARKET WITH THEIR MINI-DUCTOR™ GILBERTS, IL – January 2008 – Originators of the patented High Performance Magnetic Induction Heat Systems, Induction Innovations, Inc. proudly announces a new partnership with Ace Tools...
	U.S. Chemical & Plastics Launches New Web Site Featuring Extensive Product and Technical Data Massillon, Ohio – November 30, 2007 – U.S. Chemical & Plastics, a leading global provider of high performance repair, refinishing, appearance and accessory products to the automotive aftermarket, has launched a new Web site featuring easy access to vital product specifications and technical data...
	Original Fit™ Corporation Opens New Warehouse in Detroit Troy, Michigan – Original Fit Corporation today announced that it has opened its first master warehouse in Troy, Michigan for the distribution of automotive plastic bumper fascia throughout the Midwest...
	DOUG REINKE RECEIVES PPG/ASE MASTER REFINISH TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – December 18, 2007 – Doug Reinke, of Imperial, Nebraska, was awarded the PPG/ASE Master Refinish Technician of the Year Award at ASE’s annual Board of Directors Industry Awards Dinner held in Scottsdale, Arizona, on November 12, 2007...
	ELEKTRON’S MULTISPOT® MI-100control INVERTER PROVIDES SUPERIOR HSS SPOT WELDS, FAST TOOL CHANGEOVER The high quality inverter technology of the MULTISPOT® MI-100control from Elektron, Inc. is designed to provide professional body shops with superior spot welding performance on today’s high strength steels...

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