Before becoming interested in bodywork, Alexandre Rocheleau worked in the retail industry, particularly in electronics. In this type of business, he observed that inventory turnover is one of the key elements of success. What if Your Inventory Was Cheese Imagine buying a huge piece of [...]
Online Appointment Scheduling at the Heart of a Performing, Simple and Efficient Network Specialized in windshield repair and replacement, the VitrXpert network, founded 11 years ago, now has nearly 150 locations across Quebec. VitrXpert can be found in many mechanical workshops, networks such as NAPA [...]
Setting: You operate a small collision shop with a great team of about ten skilled and enthusiastic employees. The workshop is running, business is good, there is no lack of work. Everything is running quite smoothly … until one day you hit a snag. You [...]
On February 6, 2023, the world was shaken by the news that an earthquake had devastated southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria, a region already under pressure from geopolitical tensions. Sam Kanoun of CarZ Auto Recycling acted as soon as he heard [...]
Trois-Rivières, December 14, 2022 — On December 14, Progi donated money and food items to Moisson Mauricie. Geneviève Marchand, assistant director at Moisson Mauricie, was at Progi’s office to officially receive the donations. At Progi, charitable activities are called ProgiDonation. At the beginning of December, [...]
On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, the very first class in the ProgiAcademy Basic program took place, sponsored by the leaders ServiceAuto HD, NAPA/CMAX and UniParts O.E.M., among others. This program, called “Progi Training Program for Collision Shops” (PA-2022-05-016), is a theoretical course divided into three [...]
For Capacity Month at Progi, I had a conversation with Charles Aubry about what he calls the three platinum rules of collision shops. These rules, he says, are like the eggs, flour, and yeast in a bread recipe: each ingredient is essential. Likewise, to have [...]
Trois-Rivières, December 1, 2022 — On December 1st, Quebec vehicles sold at the ProgiPix car auction will become available to all buyers with a Canadian operating licence. This change will come with several other initiatives of interest to both vehicle buyers and auto recyclers. ProgiPix [...]
For the average person, day-to-day organization can often be a huge challenge: work, family, friends, meals, sports, hobbies, projects, appointments, holidays, unplanned events … without good habits, things can quickly get out of hand! Of course, the business world is no exception, and the bigger [...]
