HUMAN RESOURCES / TRAINING / MANAGEMENT

What’s striking when you first enter the Fix Auto St-Hyacinthe, is how bright and clean it is. Even though this repair shop settled into its new location a full year ago on rue Cartier in St-Hyacinthe’s industrial sector, it still looks totally brand new... [Full story]

The January 23 CCIF meeting in Toronto attracted a large audience, and gave the industry the opportunity to begin addressing the critical issue of profitability. Among the presenters were representatives from AIA Canada, I-CAR, CCIF Skills Program, NATA, Ontario Ministry of Labour, and Auto Recyclers of Canada—who shared the latest developments from within their organizations... [Full story]

Did you know that if one of your employees is assigned a task for which he isn’t trained, or if he isn’t aware of the health and safety program in place at your facility, you or your representatives could be charged with criminal negligence?.... [Full story]

The CCIF Skills Program was established to ensure that Car Painting was represented at WorldSkills Calgary 2009 and to promote careers in Collision Repair to students, parents and educators by bringing Car Painting back to Skills Competitions on a national level... [Full story]

The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) has members from across the United States, Canada, and internationally. This rapidly growing organization provides women in the collision repair industry with a resource for education and networking, and provides a forum to work together on initiatives to recruit, develop and advance women in the industry. The goal is to enhance the collision repair industry and the role of women within it. [Full story]

The recent economic recession has been associated with a shift in consumer vehicle colour choice. White has gained top popularity after silver experienced a seven-year reign. DuPont Automotive has tracked and reported on consumers’ automotive colour preferences for 56 years through the DuPont Global Automotive Color Popularity Report... [Full story]

More than 25,000 visitors are expected in Calgary, Alberta, from September 1 to 7 for the 40th WorldSkills Competition, an international event that will gather close to 1,000 competitors from 50 countries in a vast array of disciplines... [Full story]

In March 1999 Edmonton was host to CCIF’s very first meeting. It’s newly appointed first chairman, Ken Friesen, launched the organization by asking the 65 participants to show their support by becoming the first CCIF Maple Leaf Sponsors... [Full story]

Efficiencies and responsibility in the workplace are the ownership’s duty.  Look at an interesting study from the University of Michigan that has quantified the efficiency of business.  It found that the tasks associated with a job could be performed in...
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I have always said that business is a process not a destination or a position to arrive at.  It requires that all involved look at the way we do business from the perspective of “How can we do today better than we did it yesterday?”... [Full story]

My Dad who has been retired for 15 years now, said to me, “If I had to start in business again under today’s conditions, I don’t think I would.”  That’s quite a statement from a very successful businessman for over 40 years of his career to be intimidated by today’s environment... [Full story]