PPG Canada Inc. CertifedFirst Network announces Vendor Partnership Agreements and Expanded Educational Offerings

PPG Canada Inc. and Summit Software Solutions have announced a new preferred vendor partnership, giving the PPG CertifiedFirst network of collision repair centres access to the complete line of Summit products and services.

“From our customers who are already using the Summit software, we’ve had great feedback,” Jeffery Murphy, marketing programs manager, said in a PPG release. “Summit’s systems allow collision repair centre owners and managers to track almost anything.

“Their digi-lean technology is in line with our Throughput Performance Solutions, making this a great fit.”

Summit offers digital performance management systems (Ascent, RPM, VantagePoint, Summit and the Digital Performance System) that include complete customer management software solutions, from invoicing to scheduling to communications. •

PPG CertifiedFirst network of collision repair centres now has access to the line of Mitchell management systems, as part of a preferred vendor partnership between PPG Canada Inc and Mitchell International Inc. “PPG is pleased to be able to offer CertifiedFirst Members a great choice in management systems,” Jeffery Murphy, marketing programs manager at PPG, said in the release. “Mitchell’s ABS and ABSe Collision Shop Management Software provides profit enhancing functions that can turn any shop into a more productive enterprise, something that the CertifiedFirst collision repair centres are looking to do.” Mitchell offers technologies to give repairers powerful tools that add efficiency to business operations and connection to leading business partners. “It’s a great system and the support that Mitchell provides in terms of over the phone technical help and the Sales Rep are second to none,” says Tom Bissonnette, owner of Parr Autobody, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Collision repair centres of any size can manage their business for growth using the ABS Body Shop Management System to automate or streamline business functions, thereby helping collision repair centres become more efficient and profitable. According to the release, it is the only bilingual system on the market today. •

PPG Canada Inc. has expanded its educational offerings with five new and four updated courses. Each one is recognized and can count towards I-CAR Gold Class Professionals, I-CAR Platinum Individual and AMI Accredited Automotive Manager designations. The four updated courses include: MVP advanced collision estimating skills; MVP collision repair sales and customer service; MVP production and cycle time; and administrative management. The five new educational offerings engage the following topics: collision centre marketing; managing customer loyalty; organizational development; leadership and leading change; and business in the 21st century. •