Is Collision Repair Right for Me? Exploring Your Hidden Talents Within the automotive industry as a whole, you might be surprised to learn how many different jobs and roles there are to choose from—from design, production and retailing to collision repair and mechanical. With such an incredible variety of options, there is sure to …
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Hoffman Estates, Ill. (January 8, 2025) – Tackling the cost of tuition can seem like an overwhelming obstacle for aspiring collision repair professionals – and that’s before they start stocking their toolboxes with the key tools needed in order to actually collect a paycheck…fortunately, the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) continues to help alleviate that …
Hoffman Estates, Ill. (December 18 2024) – Collision repair professionals love coming together “fore” a good cause, and the 2024 CREF Cup Competition, held at Topgolf in Schaumburg, IL on November 21, offered a memorable evening of competition and comradery while raising funds to support the industry’s future generation. Caliber Collision’s team earned bragging rights …
Hoffman Estates, Ill. (November 26, 2024) – Collision repair requires a highly technical skill set…but it also demands a certain amount of creativity and inspiration. Those attributes are precisely what the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) seeks to elicit and celebrate each year with its Art Meets Automotive Competition! Now in its third year, Art …
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To succeed in today’s fast-evolving collision repair industry, we focus our time and energy on activities that we know will provide the fastest and most obvious returns—those we know will have a direct impact on innovation, growth, efficiency, and productivity. There’s no doubt such strategies are important, not only to help our own businesses grow …
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Hoffman Estates, Ill. (November 18, 2024) – When a large group of people work together for a common goal, they can make a HUGE impact! Collision repair organizations have proven the truth of this sentiment through their continuing support of the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s (CREF) Benchmark Grant program. Thanks to the generosity multiple industry …
Hoffman Estates, Ill. (November 2024) – The collision repair industry offers a vast array of career opportunities for those interested in the field, though not all young people realize the variety of options at their fingertips. The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) seeks to highlight the many different choices available by its multitude of endeavor, …
Hoffman Estates, Ill. (October 2024) – All too often, collision students enter the industry for a short time and then abandon their collision career aspirations for other fields. The need to create long-lasting connections to his industry is apparent and something the Collision Repair Education Foundation seeks to accomplish through its many initiatives. The success …
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Hoffman Estates, Ill. (September 2024) – The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) is excited to celebrate the winners of the 2024 PiN Master Challenge, held in conjunction with LKQ Refinish’s 5th Annual Hood Master Challenge on August 29, 2024 at The Bell Tower in Nashville, TN. Congratulations to this year’s victors who won a Craftsman …
Hoffman Estates, Ill. (October 3, 2024) – The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) is excited to welcome Heather McMahon, Vice President of Material Damage, Corporate Claims for Erie Insurance, to its Board of Trustees. “The Foundation is delighted to have Heather join our Board of Trustees,” says CREF Executive Director Brandon Eckenrode. “Her industry experience …
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