Nearly 200 collision repair industry professionals representing collision repair centers, dealerships and distributorships in North America, gathered at Nashville, Tennessee’s Opryland Hotel Sept. 17 for the 19th annual AkzoNobel Sikkens Acoat selected Summer Conference.
Like this article? Sign up to receive our weekly news blasts here.The three-day event included breakout sessions, customized performance group and individual consulting opportunities, and workshops on topics such as technology hardware, managing and leading change, building employee accountability, and negotiating successful communication strategies — all designed to help improve business productivity, profitability and sustainability.
Conference highlights included industry keynote speaker Edward G. Campbell and his presentation on Motivational Leadership, a group dinner at the Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville and the annual customer awards luncheon. Top Sikkens Acoat selected shops were recognized for their business excellence, sales performance and active contributions to their community and industry at-large.
The 2012 award recipients are:
Action Awards
- Golden Collision Center - Little Rock, AR
- Effingham Truck Sales, Inc. - Effingham, IL
Pride Award
- Kuroda Autobody Inc. - Waipahu, HI
Business of the Years
- Rusty Eck Ford - Wichita, KS
Special Recognition
- Oka’s Auto Body - Waipahu, HI
Growth Awards
- Moody’s Collision - Portland, Maine
- Moody’s Collision - Springvale, Maine
- White Auto Body - Florissant, Missouri
- Zara’s Collision Center - Springfield, Missouri
- Southeast Auto Body - Highlands Ranch, CO
- Pride - Oxnard, CA
- Conn’s Body Shop - Louisville, KY
- Conn’s Body Shop II - Louisville, KY
- Dave Gill Chevrolet - Columbus, OH
- Givens Collision Repair Center - Frederick, MD
“We are very proud of the quality and depth of content provided to our customers at the Acoat selected conferences, and the feedback we’ve received so far has confirmed that we’ve again ‘hit-the-mark,’” said Barry Rinehart, North American Services Manager of AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Americas. “The high level of knowledge shared amongst colleagues and the business tools gained during those three days will have a direct impact on their businesses going forward.”
