Upstate Shredding company closes Watertown location
Toronto, Ontario — July 24, 2019 — Multi-million auto recycling company, Weitsman Recycling is closing their upstate facility in Watertown, New York. Generating more than $750 million worth of sales per year, the company has 17 locations. The Watertown-based facility employs only seven people, all who have been securely relocated to Solvay auto recycling, where […]
NAPA Auto Parts sponsors Autofest Nationals
The 26th annual Autofest in Oshawa Ont. is gearing up to showcase classic cars later this month, and Pineridge NAPA Auto Parts is a proud sponsor. Hosted in Lakeview Park – just a quick five-minute drive from Oshawa’s NAPA Auto Parts – the classic car show is a well known and widely celebrated event in […]
Attention Auto Recyclers: We want to hear from you!
Auto recycling industry members who are eager to see their business featured in Canadian Auto Recycler, our leading annual industry magazine, or featured in Collision Repair often ask if there is an application procedure. To that, we say yes. There is, and it’s incredibly simple. “At Collision Repair, we are always on the lookout for businesses that are doing […]
System Shock: OARA’s high-voltage training at Carcone’s
On August 12 and 13, auto recycling professionals from around Ontario arrived at Carcone’s Auto Recycling in Aurora to learn about how to safely dismantle fully electric and hybrid vehicles. The event was organized by Steve Fletcher, the executive director of the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association. According to Fletcher, the training is essential for all […]
Charting Carbon Savings
Countdown to the 75th Annual ARA Convention & Exposition
The Automotive Recyclers Association’s annual Convention and Exposition will celebrate its 75th anniversary from October 31 to November 1. The event will feature industry speakers and over 30 educational classes, including the new Peer-to-Peer business process sessions. There will also be a lot of Canadian participation during the affair, with Torontonian David Gold, the out-going […]
An interview with Paul D’Adamo — better known as the Recall Guy
Toronto, Ontario — September 10, 2018 — From owning a recycling facility, to training college students on the finer points of public speaking, Paul D’Adamo’s career was split between two very different worlds. That all changed when Rebuilders Automotive Supply (RAS) approached him with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring both parts of his professional life […]
What about recycling EV batteries?
By Lindsey Cooke Toronto, Ontario — August 30, 2018 — As electric vehicles are becoming more of a hot commodity, it is important to understand how their batteries are recycled. The most common battery in standardized/internal combustion engine vehicles is a lead acid battery, which is typically used as the car’s starter batter. However, electric vehicles (e.g. hybrid, plug-in […]
R-1234yf will be put in all new cars by 2021
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — August 31, 2018 — The R-1234yf refrigerant is becoming more common in the air conditioning systems of vehicles, which means more time and money for collision repairers and insurers. Under an Environmental Protection Agency mandate, R-134a will be taken out and R1234yf will be put in all new cars […]
A new era in auto recycling
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — August 31, 2018 — It’s no surprise that the auto recycling industry is being impacted as new technology advances wihtin vehicles. Kirk Cranley, an auto recycler for Ray Cranley Auto Recycles in Douro, Ont. explained that the business is just not the same. He said that it’s definitely slowing […]
