Mitchell adds interface with Sherwin-Williams

Mitchell International announced a seamless bi-directional integration between Mitchell RepairCenter and the Sherwin-Williams FormulaExpress online color formula retrieval system. The integration helps collision facility customers save time and reduce errors by eliminating the need for shop personnel to rekey vehicle and repair order information within FormulaExpress.

FormulaExpress is part of Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes' line of paint and coating systems for the automotive and fleet refinishing industries. Mitchell's RepairCenter is a Shop Workspace that enables collision repair facilities to select the tools they want to manage the repair, the customer, and the business the way that best meets their needs, and to add modules as their business grows.

"This agreement with Sherwin-Williams demonstrates our combined commitment to innovation and technology leadership," said Jason Bertellotti, Vice President of Repair Solutions for Mitchell International. "The partnership is a great example of how RepairCenter's open platform and flexibility allow Mitchell to collaborate with industry leaders like Sherwin-Williams to deliver enhanced value to our collision repair customers." Bertellotti added, "RepairCenter offers shops the best in business management systems, repair information content, and customer satisfaction services functionality. We are delighted to partner with Sherwin-Williams to deliver a valuable new service to Mitchell's industry-leading solutions for collision repairers."

The seamless bi-directional integration of Sherwin-Williams FormulaExpress within Mitchell's RepairCenter improves the accuracy of overall job costing. Shops simply enter their information once and the system will automatically transfer accurate paint material costs from FormulaExpress back into RepairCenter. This helps shops manage their materials more efficiently, improves technician efficiency, and ensures that invoices sent to customers and insurance companies reflect the true list price of the paint used. The new application will be showcased in the Mitchell booth (N1523) at the NACE exposition in Las Vegas, NV Oct. 11-13.

Adam Chafe, Vice President of Marketing for Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes, said, "Our partnership with Mitchell represents the first time that shops have access to more accurate overall job costing information. Instead of a 'rule-of-thumb-based' cost estimate, RepairCenter customers now have the ability to create accurate estimates using the true paint costs based on Sherwin-Williams' list price."

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