Johnson Auto Wreckers
JOHNSON AUTO WRECKERS Reaping riches through smelting and refinement CALL US TODAY! (819) 467-2009 ADDRESS 35 Cawood Road Danford Lake, QC WEBSITE johnsonautowreckersplus.com It has been a big year for Johnson Auto Wreckers out in Danford Lake, Quebec. The company’s second-generation owner, Gary Johnson, was appointed to a position on the board of representatives for […]
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 […]
THE JOURNEY AT ERNIE’S
Left, Christopher Ady, general manager, with his father and owner of Ernie’s Auto Parts, Stuart Ady. Stuart Ady, owner; Christopher Ady, general manager, Ernie’s Auto Parts. Stuart Ady is dedicated to a clean industry image By Allison Rogers When Stuart Ady was in his mid-teens, a local auto wrecking business was left abandoned. He heard […]
A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE
The Canadian auto recycling industry continues to progress CANADIAN AUTO RECYCLERS2017 EDITION With Dalbert and Tabitha Livingstone, Andrew MacDonald, Cherie Cohen and Natalie Miller “Being featured alongside the up-andcoming leaders of the auto recycling industry in Canada was something I will always remember. I know that we will all be working in close proximity in […]
ONWARD AND UPWARD
Here’s to more thought-provoking conversations in 2023 By/Article de Gloria Mann Another year—my favourite time of year—and another issue of Canadian Auto Recyclers. Rejoice! The year put me back in my element. If you know me, you know I’m a social butterfly! I truly missed connecting with all the hardworking men and women in our […]
