It’s autumn 2021 and the labour shortage is in full swing. Even before this endemic labour shortage hit the market, the collision shop world was already suffering from a significant lack of succession. It’s hard to believe that we now live in a world where if [...]
Not overloading a workshop seems like a simple piece of advice. However, this is one of the collision shop managers’ most common weaknesses. This was true before COVID-19, and even more so as work returns. The workshops have been hungry, their pantry is empty, and [...]
Whether you are an occasional buyer or a veteran auctioneer, the success factors are the same. Non-professional buyers may be more emotional, especially when they can buy a luxury or exotic vehicle that will become their future baby. For an entrepreneur, however, it is important [...]
With the first two rules for making your body shop successful, you learned to set goals for your team and to communicate them to your team. Now the next crucial rule is to monitor and analyze goal achievement. Doing this properly is a matter of [...]
Communication, a skill that is too often overlooked in the body shop. Many times, we wonder how we can perform more, produce more, sell more, or generate more profits. But we rarely think about how we can communicate more. Here, we’re talking about quality, not [...]
Following our conference on the golden rules of performance for collision shops, this month, we are launching a series of article that will address each rule in depth. Our first rule: set an objective. In the collision shop industry, major influencers and ordering parties such as insurers and banners often have main objectives for you to achieve; we call them key performance indicators or KPIs.
Are high-speed production lines, also known as fast lines, good for the productivity of your body shop? The name evokes speed, but you still need to revisit your expectations, or you could be quickly disappointed. What do you want to achieve with fast production lines? [...]
Becoming an exporter of total loss vehicles has its set of pitfalls. If you aspire to be an exporter or are new to the business, here are the traps that veteran exporters have learned to avoid. 6 practical tips: Multiply your opportunities. First of all, [...]
Hello, I am Alex from Progi. Dealerships know us for the sale of auto parts to collision shops with ProgiParts. Today, I would like to address the importance of referencing your dealership clients to your collision shop partner. This is a partner you trust and [...]
