Professionals Auto Body hosts Skills competition
Twelve aspiring collision repair students from across the region met at Professionals Auto Body for the SkillsUSA's District 7 Skill and Leadership Championships. The students competed in three areas of the collision repair process: repair estimating, refinishing, and repair work, including welding.
During the day, other career and technology competitions were held at various locations and the Blair County Convention Center. The competitions included collision repair, carpentry, commercial baking, HVAC, cosmetology, and other trades.
"It's great to see kids come from all over the district and see how they compete," said Brandon Hoover, a collision repair instructor at the Greater Altoona CTC.
About 300 students gathered to compete in SkillsUSA's District 7 Skill and Leadership Championships. The collision repair portion of the competition took place at Professionals Auto Body.
"We wanted to pick a place like Professionals Auto Body because it ranks as one of the premier shops in the area, and that's where we want to send our kids; we want them to work at the best and learn from the best," Hoover said.
The owner of Professionals Auto Body, Ron Perretta, said, "What's nice is that this is real-time for these kids who don't get to experience a real shop like ours before they go out into the community and start to work. It's great to see kids wanting to learn collision repair and compete. We're honored to host this competition and proud of all the students who competed. We love our community and look forward to working more with schools in the area."
The staff at Professionals Auto Body judged and scored each student on their performance, skill, work, and safety measures. All first-place winners will move on to the state competition, where they have a chance to advance to national competitions. This competition also highlights the student's potential of those pursuing a career in the trades when they graduate.
About Professionals Auto Body
Established in 1979 in Altoona, Pennsylvania; Professionals Auto Body is a privately held company specializing in efficient and quality automotive collision repairs. Its sister company, KarPro Tire and Auto Center, was founded in 2009 to provide exceptional automotive mechanical repair and service to its customers. The GlassPros-Center, founded in 2015, is the newest addition to the PAB family of services, providing quality, safe windshield installations and glass replacement. More than 43 years of providing automotive collision repair in the Central Pennsylvania area has enabled Professionals Auto Body to become the premier body shop in the area. The company contributes its success to maintaining a 100% customer satisfaction rate and continually investing in new technologies to provide quality, service, speed, and value to each and every customer. For more information, please visit our website at www.professionalsautobody.com or become a fan of our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pabcrash.
