June 16, 2015—On Monday, Service King Collision Repair Centers announced the acquisition of Creative Body Works in Tampa, Fla., the company’s third location in the immediate Tampa area.

"We're invested in the success of our Florida growth and the service to our customers in the Tampa area," said Scott Ward, Service King regional vice president. "This is an important step in our mission to provide superior collision repair services to residents in the Tampa Bay area. In this particular process, we felt our values of excellent service and quality work were aligned with Creative Body Works from the beginning. We're excited to welcome its teammates to the Service King family."

With this acquisition, Service King now operates a total of 13 locations in Florida and 240 total in 21 states.

"We are excited to join the Service King team," said Dave Bailey, Creative Body Works owner. "Our teammates are very important to us and now they will have so many new opportunities and benefits that they deserve. We are looking forward to watching the facility expand again in the near future and feel Service King has the support team and processes to take Creative Body Works to the next level."