November 4th, 2024
This year’s event sponsors have many products and services to offer the automotive collision repair industry. See more information on this year’s MSO Symposium featured products and visit their websites for additional resources to profit your business.
Contact: Winston Cover | 240-524-1566 | winston.cover@akzonobel.com
Refinish+ is AkzoNobel’s digital platform developed to help body shops improve business performance by streamlining processes and enhancing efficiency. It’s the new digital home for body shops that helps create a better workplace for teams and deliver better service to customers.
Save time and improve workflows with single sign-on to our digital solutions: MIXIT® color retrieval application; Carbeat® state-of-the-art body shop production workflow application; E-commerce for online ordering; and E-learning to access key product information.
Contact: Jim Ocampo | 909-973-0079
Spies Hecker Permahyd Hi-TEC is one of the more advanced waterborne technologies available. This unique basecoat is formulated to help meet applicable VOC regulations and to help your technicians achieve dramatic results in less time.
Its revolutionary paint chemistry is engineered to give technicians greater control for easier product handling in a wide range of shop conditions. Exceptional coverage can be achieved in just a coat-and-a-half.
Contact: Megan Gummer | 317-409-4932 | mxgummer@lkqcorp.com
LKQ is the leading provider of alternative and specialty parts to repair and accessorize automobiles and other vehicles. LKQ offers its customers a broad range of OEM recycled and aftermarket parts, replacement systems, components, equipment, and services to repair and accessorize automobiles, trucks, and recreational and performance vehicles.
Transmissions & Engines: Both recycled and remanufactured
Norton Premium Automotive Masking Tape is optimized for the paint masking process in collision repair applications. With superior adhesion and clean removal after bake cycles, this tape is the ideal choice for sharp paint lines and protection.
A robust designed, flexible crepe paper backing makes application easy by enhancing visibility and contouring to curves without tearing. Easy to unwind, with high tack, and clean removal makes this tape the professional painter’s choice for quick application.
Contact: Thomas Amabile | (803) 238-1218 | thomas.j.amabile@sherwin.com
The Collision Core Diagnostics – MSO Intelligence system by Sherwin-Williams offers comprehensive insights into your business performance. By automatically combining data from multiple sources, it delivers accurate, live information to help you track key performance indicators (KPIs) across your enterprise. With web-based business intelligence, downloadable exports, and an at-a-glance dashboard, Collision Core Diagnostics allows you to identify areas for improvement and make data-driven decisions quickly, driving labor optimization and operational success across all locations.
Contact: Ryan Hu | 1-800-417-9133 | sales@uniram.com
UG5300 specifically for MSOs:
Contact: Andy Boyd | 612.386.6813 | amboyd@mmm.com
Help advance your collision repair business with 3M™ RepairStack™
Unlock more opportunities for profit with our advanced hardware and software system – 3M™ RepairStack™. This integrated and automated solution offers universal inventory management, streamlined blueprinting and billing, and real-time business performance analysis. Multiple customization options will help you easily incorporate 3M™ RepairStack™ into your existing body shop processes and management systems. Take your business to the next level with 3M, established leaders in the collision repair market, and learn more today.
Contact: support@basfrefinish.com
Glasurit 100 Line, the most advanced waterborne basecoat system offering customers a comprehensive solution that optimizes their collision repair processes. The innovative 100 Line helps save time, energy and material allowing customers to become more competitive and increase net profits, while improving their environmental footprint. It is the first basecoat line on the market with a VOC value of 250 g/l, a 40% reduction from traditional basecoats, and far lower than any global VOC requirements.
Contact: Gary Chou | 949-506-2012 | Chou@berkeleycap.com
We are National Leaders in the Collision Real Estate/Sale Leaseback Space. Berkeley helps MSOs by: Optimizing their Real Estate Structure during the M&A process; Maximizing their Real Estate Value Before, During, and After the M&A process; and Helping MSOs grow through Development and Raising Capital. Berkeley provides Real Estate Advisory Services to MSOs via: Sale Leaseback and Investment Sales, Lease Advisory and Negotiation, Value Optimization, Capital Markets, Debt and Equity, and Development Advisory.
Contact: 877.208.6155 | insidesales@cccis.com
CCC Build Sheets reduces the guesswork so your team can make better decisions and work faster. When the VIN is decoded, vehicle options and estimate prompts automatically flow through to CCC ONE, saving valuable time. Fewer parts options are displayed, so you can select the right part the first time. Paint code information is also supplied, so time savings will be multiplied with CCC Build Sheets.
Contact: Marcus Baldini | baldinim@chiefautomotive.com
With up to 20 welding points per minute, the Mi300T can perform at up to 14,500 max amperage, securing enough power for repairs on all current and future vehicle metals. The transformer is located inside the clamp reducing any loss of energy during operation. With 1236 lbs. of available pressure at the welding tips, the Mi300T future-proofs your shop and meets most OEM requirements.
Contact: Laura Gay | 301-399-8675 laura@consolidationcoach.com
Consolidation Coach offers Mergers and Acquisitions services to include seller representation and buyer due diligence services to include environmental, financials, vendor, employee. We are outside the box thinkers and can assist and or create a program to fit your specific needs.
Contact: Jeff Parker | Jparker@evercoat.com
Evercoat has the solution for every shop! Our patented color-change technology, OPTEX, creates efficiency in high-volume shops with filler and putty that changes from pink to green when ready to sand. Take the guesswork out of the repair process and spend more time completing more repairs.
Contact: Glen Lee | 604-728-2805 | glen.lee@5aces.com
Five ACES has software solutions for data integration between CCC One and systems, primarily enterprise accounting (Intacct, Netsuite, Workday). We have a configurable estimate review tool which analyzes estimates based on your rules and can integrate with CCC’s Estimate Review & Redline solution to reject uploads and redirect them to your team. Finally, we use our extensive industry experience to help with any custom solution including data warehousing and reporting.
Contact: David Roberts | (510) 444-1173 | David.Roberts@focusadvisors.com
Focus Advisors is the collision industry’s leading M&A advisory firm. We partner with MSO owners to achieve maximum enterprise value in an exit. Unlike business brokers or large investment banks, we specialize exclusively in collision repair — giving us unparalleled insights into value, interest, and timing. David Roberts and his team use a proprietary database to craft tailored plans, attract competitive bids from multiple buyers, and structure deals effectively – all to position you for the best possible sale. Contact us to learn more about your MSO or to hear from satisfied clients about how we’ve successfully guided them through growth and exits. We’ll help you finish strong.
Ready for Transit Vans? Garmat USA’s 3000 Series High Roof Paint Booth is designed to meet your shop’s demands. With a 16ft wide cabin, full downdraft airflow, and dual inlet reverse incline fans for exhaust and intake, it ensures optimal performance. The horizontally oriented premium LED lighting provides virtually shadow-free illumination, enhancing productivity. Exclusive to Garmat USA, this premier booth takes your shop’s production capabilities to the next level. Upgrade today and maximize your efficiency!
Contact: Ian Szilagyi | ian.szilagyi@oeconnection.com | 330-523-1830
The RepairLogic repair planning platform drives safety, trust, and transparency in vehicle repair by providing a faster and easier way to conduct comprehensive repair research using genuine OEM repair procedures.
Contact: SATA USA | 800-533-8016
LCS, the new Liner Cup System from SATA. In addition to the RPS multi-purpose cup the LCS offers many advantages for SATA users. There is no need for an adapter. LCS fits all SATA spray guns with a QCC connection, creating a favorable center of gravity, easier cleaning, low weight and no risk of damage to the gun from foreign parts. In addition, the strainer is separate and particle-free.
Qapter Virtual Intelligence A.I. Solution (Q.V.I.S.), A Solera solution, is the only shop-focused A.I. estimating solution that can provide a fully automated line-by-line detailed estimate with full V.I.N. decode to the trim level and import natively into the industry’s other leading procedure page systems simply by taking pictures of the damage. The Q.V.I.S. workflow was designed to lower repairers’ front office labor costs while increasing the shops’ “Get the Keys” ability by 200-300%.
Contact: Chris Bonneau | 619-209-0124 | Chris.Bonneau@mitchell1.com
SUN® Collision Repair Information, a brand of Snap-on, Inc., provides instant access to complete, accurate OEM data for collision and mechanical repairs to help auto body shops speed repairs with confidence. Powered by its exclusive 1Search Plus search engine, the online software makes it quick and easy to access current repair procedures, diagrams and specifications for all makes, including the majority of Electrical Vehicles and those equipped with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, or ADAS.