Reid’s Automotive Recycling wins environmental sustainability award
By Mike Davey Burnaby, British Columbia — December 9, 2015 — Reid’s Automotive Recycling has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the Burnaby Board of Trade Excellence Award in the Environmental Sustainability Award Category. The Burnaby Business Excellence awards honour and celebrate businesses, entrepreneurs and not-for-profit organizations for their contributions to the local economy […]
Impact Auto Auctions purchases Sudbury Auto Auction
Mississauga, Ontario — December 9, 2015 — Impact Auto Auctions has announced it has purchased the assets of Sudbury Auto Auction (SAA). Located at 90 National Street in Sudbury, the auction, which covers 17 acres, serves the northern Ontario fleet and dealer communities. Through the transaction, Impact Auto Auctions also becomes the sole owner of Impact Auto Auction Sudbury. “We are excited to be adding the talented team at Sudbury Auto Auction to our national auction network,” said Terry […]
Copart opens Moncton facility, integrates Montreal
Courtice, Ontario — December 9, 2015 — Copart Canada has announced the grand opening of the Moncton, New Brunswick location and the full integration of Copart’s Virtual Bidding – The Third Generation (VB3) technology at the Montreal, Québec location. Both locations have successfully hosted online auctions using VB3 technology, and have reportedly received a high […]
In Memoriam: Mike Moffat
Brantford, Ontario — November 25, 2015 — It is with deep regret that we must report the passing of Mike Moffat. Many in the Canadian automotive recycling industry from his work with Liberty Tire Recycling. Moffat passed away on Friday evening in Brantford, Ontario, after a year long battle with cancer. He was a great […]
UK government considers scrappage fees in twist on the VW emissions saga
By Jeff Sanford London, United Kingdom — November 25, 2015 — The UK House of Commons environment committee recently urged its government to consider a scrappage scheme for diesel cars. The call came in the wake of the VW emissions scandal. The thinking was that the government should consider ways of encouraging drivers to trade […]
Under the hood: Inside the numbers at Fenix Parts
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — November 24, 2015 — Newly minted publicly-traded recycling conglomerate Fenix Parts has been having a bit of a time convincing investors to get into the stock. The company went public in May at $11 a share. But over the past several months the price of shares has swooned, settling […]
Part images added to Car-Part Pro and Car-Part Pro app
Fort Wright, Kentucky — November 18, 2015 — Insurers and repairers can now see recyclers’ Part Images while shopping in the Car-Part Pro marketplace and in the newly redesigned Car-Part Pro app. Jeff Schroder, CEO of Car-Part.com, made the announcements recently at the Car-Part Industry Conference. The new Part Images feature is automatic, and live […]
Fenix Parts announces Q3 results
By Jeff Sanford Westchester, Illinois — November 18, 2015 — Fenix Parts announced its third quarter results this week. The relatively new auto recycling conglomerate continues to iron out some of the challenges related to the merger that created Fenix, while dealing with a remarkably low price for scrap steel. The company reported that revenues […]
Ontario to consult on updating end-of-life vehicle processing standards
By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — November 11, 2015 — The Ontario Ministry of Environment & Climate Change have recently posted updates to the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) and announced a second consultation proposal regarding standards for end-of-life vehicle (ELV) processors. It’s common knowledge in the recycling industry that some ELV processing facilities adhere […]
Solera integrates parts procurement solutions to form InPart
Westlake, Texas — November 11, 2015 — Solera Holdings has announced the integration of its parts procurement solutions, including Distribution Service Technologies (“DST”) and APU Solutions (“APU”), to form InPart. Through InPart, Solera will enable online parts procurement from the industry’s largest network of suppliers directly within the existing systems and workflow of collision and […]
