3.4.19 – The NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show is less than two weeks away! Don’t miss your chance to pre-register for the Collision Professional Repairer Education Program (P.R.E.P.) series!
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) and the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) have partnered once again to offer this
NORTHEAST-exclusive educational series which will be held March 15 through March 17.
All classes will be held at the Holiday Inn Harmon Meadow, just steps away from the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ where NORTHEAST will take place.
Highlights include the headlining presentation “Repairer to Repairer: Realities of Structural Repair & Tooling,” set for Saturday, March 16 at 5pm. K. Michael Bradshaw of K&M Collision of Hickory, NC, will lead a discussion on the techniques, processes and considerations for repairers when it comes to structural repair methods and equipment.
Mike Anderson of Collision Advice returns with the debut of “Scanning Best Practices,” Friday, March 15 at 7pm where he will address what shops are getting paid for scanning, what is included/not included and how to overcome common objections from third-party players. He will also present the popular “Write it Right, with Life Nuggets to Live By” on Saturday, March 16.
Once again, WMABA brings together leaders from some of the top manufacturers for the popular “OEM Panel: The Changing Landscape in Certified Repair, and Understanding the OEM Repair Procedures.”
“There are so many quality classes centered around the everyday challenges collision repairers face, and for every position in the business. There is not another opportunity like this in the Eastern US,” says WMABA Executive Director Jordan Hendler.  “Networking with other repairers is event at another level at this premiere offering. WMABA is so proud to bring this added value to AASP/NJ’s NORTHEAST trade show with the Collision P.R.E.P. slate. “
See below for the full course schedule!  Don’t miss your chance to pre-register for the best education offered on the East Coast. Click here to register today.
*NOTE: You will need a NORTHEAST badge ID number to register for Collision P.R.E.P. courses. If you have NOT registered for your NORTHEAST badge, start here.
(Then, click on the P.R.E.P. logo at the end of the badge registration process.)
For more information on AASP/NJ, please visit aaspnj.org.
The 2019 Collision P.R.E.P. schedule 
Friday, March 15 
3pm – Expand Your Customer Base – Reach More Online Collision Repair Customers Presented by Brent Betts, AP Media
5pm – Business Data, Knowing Your Unknowns
Presented by Craig Seelinger, Vision+ Program Manager, BASF
7pm – Scanning Best Practices
Presented by Mike Anderson, Collision Advice
Saturday,  March 16 
10 am – OEM Repair Methods and Advanced Technologies
Presented by Dave Gruskos, Reliable Automotive Equipment
10am – Automotive Industry Disruption: Will Your Business be a Winner?
Presented by Frank Terlep, asTech
10am – Write It Right, with Life Nuggets to Live By
Presented by Mike Anderson, Collision Advice
12:30pm – OEM Repair Panel: The Changing Landscape in Certified Repair, and Understanding the OEM Repair Procedures
3pm – Building the Bulletproof File: Documentation for Repair and Reducing Liabilities
Presented by Mark Olson, VECO Experts
3pm – The Estimate Toolbox: Using FREE Resources to Complete an Accurate Vehicle Damage Repair Plan
Presented by Danny Gredinberg, Database Enhancement Gateway
3pm – Safety System Alignment: A New Focus on Body Shop Profitability
Presented by Paul Stern, LiftNow Automotive Equipment
5pm – Repairer to Repairer: Realities of Structural Repair and Tooling
Presented by K. Michael Bradshaw, K&M Collision
Sunday, March 17 
 
10am – Scanning and Calibration – Getting It Right for Successful ADAS Diagnostics
Presented by Chuck Olson, AirPro Diagnostics
10am – Damage Assessment Documentation: Key Steps for Maximum Reimbursement
Presented by John Shoemaker, Business Development Manager, BASF
10am – Expand Your Customer Base – Reach More Online Collision Repair Customers
Presented by Brent Betts, AP Media
12:30pm – Not Included Operations – Commonly Missed Items in Estimating
Presented by Danny Gredinberg, Database Enhancement Gateway
12:30pm – You Schedule How?
Presented by Charlie Whitaker, Akzo Nobel