Early Bird Gets the Training: URG 2022 Training Conference registration now open

New Orleans, Louisana — Registration for the United Recyclers Group’s 2022 Training Conference is now open. The conference will take place from April 7 through 9, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. URG is promising two days of expert training, award-winning speakers, networking opportunities, exhibitors and mixers. For more information on the conference, please […]

ARC on the Big Screen: Steve Fletcher to deliver talk during IBISConnect USA

Toronto, Ontario — Got any lunch plans today? You better not, because Steve Fletcher, managing director of the Automotive Recyclers of Canada, is set to deliver a talk during the International Bodyshop Industry Symposium’s IBISConnect USA event. At 1:30 p.m., Fletcher will be speaking alongside Mario Dimovski, CEO of Plastifix, and John Chalifoux, president and […]

OARA Online: Organization to host weekly training series starting next week

Toronto, Ontario — As we charge through the second-straight March without the regularly-scheduled Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association’s (OARA) Convention and Trade Show, the organization has unveiled some exciting virtual training opportunities, with festivities kicking off next Thursday, March 25. The OARA Virtual Training Series will bring industry experts to your desktop (or phone or iPad) […]

Fixin’ for Festivities: URG announces new dates for 2021 Training Conference

Dallas, Texas — The United Recyclers Group (URG) 2021 Training Conference has been moved to August 5 through August 7, the company announced Feb. 22. “The dates may have changed, but it is still the premier event of the year for the auto recycling industry,” said DJ Harrington in URG’s announcement video. “Same great speakers, […]

Minister Murray to auto recyclers: ‘We need you’

Glen Murray, Ontario's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, recently congratulated auto recyclers on being ahead of the curve when it comes to the 'circular' economy.

By Jeff Sanford Markham, Ontario — May 4, 2016 — Glen Murray is Ontario’s Minister of the Environment and Climate Change. He recently made some remarks on building a “circular” economy and congratulated automotive recyclers on being ahead of the curve. Murray was refreshingly frank about the realities of climate change during an address to […]