I recently wrote a blog about insurance companies requiring shops to cut corners to lower the auto repair costs. This really happens; however, I like to give my students as many opinions and point-of-views that I can. There is a lot going on out there in the automotive/insurance industries, which makes it hard to determine […]
How To Survive Tough Times in the Collision Repair Business
I read this article and found it interesting. Robert was kind enough to allow me to share it with you. Enjoy! ======================== by Robert P. Winfrey Jr. www.apcr.biz I know that right now, we are all feeling the crunch: low claims counts, rising costs of everything involved in our business ventures, customers cashing in instead of repairing […]
Butler’s Gratitude to Chicago Pneumatic Tools and Tomorrow’s Technician Magazine.
If you have been following our class blog, you know that Butler’s Collision Repair and Auto Tech programs were named among the top 20 schools in the nation by CP Tools and Tomorrow’s Technician Magazine. If we had made it to the final four, we would have received $25,000 in tools to be divided between […]
Congratulations to the Class of 2009
Well, it’s hard to believe that my graduating students have completed two years in the collision repair program at Butler. The time has flown by fast. I’m excited to see each of them turn the chapter in their book of life as they start their new career. I look forward to hearing success stories from […]
Wind Storm Leaves it’s tracks in El Dorado, Kansas
It was not a tornado, but it was quite alarming to wake up without electricity in the middle of a thunderstorm. When the high winds hit, we thought it may be a tornado. However, the winds passed quickly and we knew that we all were safe, but did not know what happened. We got our […]