Certified Collision Group™ (CCG), the OE certifications and KPI-focused solutions provider to the automotive collision repair and insurance communities, announced strong 2016 growth results and a bullish 2017 outlook.
CCG expanded its business development and supply chain platforms across the U.S. in 2016, now operating in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.
“We are very proud of a team that significantly grew our Affiliate base in 2016 from an initial offering of 27 repair centers to now approaching 110,” stated Bruce Bares, President and CEO of Certified Collision Group. “OE Certified repair facilities continue to seek out and embrace CCG solutions relative to insurance relationship management and supply chain partnership programs. By increasing top line revenues while lowering operating costs for well-vetted, select independent operators, our plan to triple our growth in 2017 in both affiliates and vendor partnerships is well under way,” Bares concluded.
2016 CCG executed strategic supply chain partnerships include the following:
3M, AllData, Auto Data Labels, BASF, Chief (Elektron, Globaljig, Chassis Liner), Collision Diagnostic Services (asTech), ECS Vin Labels, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Eurovac, Garmat, Gravity Payments, GYS Welding, Kent Automotive, Office Depot, Polyvance, Pro Spot Welding, and Wurth.
“Our strategy to support Affiliates with the development and implementation of comprehensive preferred vendor programs provides tremendous value through both increased margins and enhanced service. We will aggressively continue to seek out the industry’s very best providers to create win-win programs that drive Affiliate profitability and level the playing field, in a rapidly changing and highly competitive marketplace,” stated Ernie Laky, CCG’s Vice President of Procurement. “Our 2017 plan identifies significant supply chain partnership growth, with more than 30 vendor programs in the pipeline.”
Certified Collision Group™ (CCG) provides non-intrusive competitive solutions to well established collision repair businesses with Proven Performance relative to repair capabilities, customer satisfaction and client KPI's. CCG Affiliate repairers enjoy multi-level insurance partnership solutions and significant economies of scale that lead to discounts on everyday products, services and equipment purchases to both increase profitability and create a more level playing field in their markets and nationally.
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