GROUND RULES
Are your goals aligned with the times? The industry is watching By Allison Rogers Who doesn’t love a competitive advantage? Environmental Social Governance (ESG) strategies are all the rage across the Canadian business and regulatory landscape and beyond and have the potential to spur powerful partnerships. While much of today’s conversations in reporting ESG strategies […]
TIME TO TRAIN
Hit the books with these recycler-focused courses Young dogs, old dogs, and any dogs in between; they can all learn new tricks. Take a lesson from the beloved domesticated pet; it’s never too late to brush up or gain knowledge somewhere new. We’ve compiled a list of recycler-focused courses for your perusal. Offered online for […]
BLAZING A TRAIL
Amanda James is a fourth-generation auto recycler, but she does things her own way By Kate Ng and Allison Rogers When you’ve spent your entire life around the recycling industry, it would be easy to choose one way of operating and never change a thing. But that’s not how Amanda James does things. The daughter […]
THE POWER OF PLAZEK
Ed Plazek has always aimed higher By Steve Fletcher Ed Plazek bought his first vehicle while in high school and his original plan was to fix it and drive it. A guy came along and asked, “what do you want for the fenders off that thing?” Ed said, “I don’t know… how’s $20?” The fellow […]
STATUS REPORT
An update from Steve Fletcher, managing director of the Automotive Recyclers of Canada By Steve Fletcher Last year marked my 30th year in the auto recycling industry, and change has been one constant throughout. It looks like 2023 will be more of the same, but will also show what a resilient, responsive group of businesses […]
ANOTHER USE FOR USED
Scrap cars and life-saving training By Allison Rogers Standard Auto Wreckers has formed a special relationship with some local heroes. The company’s Scarborough, Ontario-based yard welcomes the Markham firefighters’ auto extraction team every Wednesday morning, where the team trains on new scenarios they could very well be faced with a real-life emergency. The crew takes […]
RECYCLERS: KNOWN AGENTS OF CHANGE
By Allison Rogers and Steve Fletcher Automotive recyclers are a pretty cool lot. You’re known to be a passionate and tight-knit group, always seeking to introduce new practices to position themselves ahead of the curve—but never refusing to share your trade secrets in support of the betterment of our industry. That fact did not need […]
News
GONE TOO SOON Tesla has been talking big about its in-house insurance platform recently, and how it is providing insights on potential design improvements, but some recent reporting from Reuters has found that far too many of the electric automaker’s vehicles are turning up as salvage prematurely. In a compilation of 120 Model Y vehicles […]
TIME TO PLUG IN
ARC notes EV gaps for recyclers, key strategies in new report By Steve Fletcher, managing director, Automotive Recyclers of Canada The official Roadmap and Implementation Plan for the Management of End-of-Life (EOL) Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Canada has been prepared by the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) with the financial support of Natural Resources Canada’s […]
AUTO RECYCLING ACROSS CANADA
Suivi de l’activité des organisations provinciales en 2022 When this magazine’s editorial team was compiling the 2022 issue of Canadian Auto Recyclers, we heard from more than one party that the year had been one of the best on record for recyclers, where profits were concerned. Naturally, in our interviews for the 2023 edition, we […]
