Carubba Collision opens three new locations

Jan. 29, 2018
Carubba Collision has once again expanded operations in Central New York State and in the Capital District area with the addition of a second location in Syracuse and two new locations in the Albany area as the Carubba Collision brand continues to expand and grow.

Carubba Collision has once again expanded operations in Central New York State and in the Capital District area with the addition of a second location in Syracuse and two new locations in the Albany area as the Carubba Collision brand continues to expand and grow.

The newest Carubba Collision Syracuseoperation is located at 601 Erie Blvd. W in the resurging downtown area just a few short blocks from the popular Destiny Mall. This second Syracuse location will complement the existing Carubba Collision store located 12 miles away in East Syracuse.

“Syracuse and Onondaga County are great communities and we are very excited about the opening of a second facility and becoming an integral part of such a growing area” said Carubba Collision Corp. President and CEO Joe Carubba. “It is our desire to bring that same high level of quality auto body service to the Central New York area that our customers have enjoyed for so many years in Western New York and now across the entire state” added Carubba.

The new 22,800 square foot shop is located on the former V.P. Supply site. Vacant since 2014, the building has been completely renovated and installed with all brand new state –of-the –art equipment. The new manager is Nate Perry who was promoted from the East Syracuse shop.  This is the seventh Carubba Collision location opened in the Central New York region since April 2015.

The Carubba Collision’s new Syracuse location will employee between 15 and 20 people in the first year of operation. The new facility also includes an Enterprise Rent –A –Car operation on site.  Also included on site are multiple insurance companies to handle all customer claims. The new Carubba Collision Syracuse location phone number is 315-760-5858. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 6:00pm.

The two newest members of the  Carubba Collision family are also now open in the Albany Capital District with the acquisition of the former Elmo’s Auto Body shops, located at 1143 Ballston Lake Road, Ballston Lake, NY and 22 Freeman's Bridge Road in Scotia, NY.

Former owner Don Reckner has been in the auto body repair business since 1989 and will be retained as a consultant. All 30 employees form both locations will also continue to be employed by Carubba Collision. They are active in I Car training and both shops are Gold Status.

“These are two great locations and we will continue to add employees as the demand calls for it” stated Joe Carubba. The two shop managers are Don Reckner and Dan Cameron.

Both facilities also include an Enterprise Rent –A –Car operation on site.  Additionally on site are multiple insurance companies to handle all customer claims. The new Carubba Collision Albany Capital District location phone numbers are Ballston Lake Road, 518-399-9229 and Freeman’s Bridge Road is 518-346-1124. The hours of operation for both locations are Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 6:00pm.

Carubba Collision is the largest regional MSO in New York State. These new acquisitions will now make twenty stores that share the Carubba Collision brand. Carubba has been adding stores in New York for the past several years and plans are to continue an aggressive growth strategy.

Recognized throughout New York State, Carubba Collision is focused on the customer experience and consistently delivers top CSI scores as well as award winning sustained excellence in quality speed and cost to its customers.

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