May 20 – 6:30p “Virtual Barriers” Panel Discussion, Annual Meeting
WMABA’s 2021 Annual Member meeting will be held May 20, 6:30p at Topgolf in Ashburn, VA
Come to engage in a lively panel discussion of leading area shops, who will address hurdles in insurance relationships, virtual adjusting, and other complications brought about during the pandemic.
The meeting will also include the election of our Board of Directors to new terms.
June 2 – 1p EST
Members Watercooler Chat
We will continue our discussions about current market trends or happenings, and add any new industry topics that come up in-between. Every participant can bring up their own experience or “chat” topic!
June 9, 2021 – 1p EST
Differentiating Labor Rates Based on Certification, Skillset, Tooling and Training [Mark Olson]
Mechanical, structural, aluminum or certified repairs are all different categories of Labor Rates. Understanding what goes into establishing a rate and billing based on technicians and type of repair performed are all important distinctions for proper repair documentation. Get insight and deeper knowledge into the variable rates in today’s collision repairs.
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Participate in the 2014 WMABA Golf Outing. A Great Time for A Great Cause! (Register soon, last 2 years were SOLD OUT!)
The Thursday, June 26 outing, being held at the conveniently-located Virginia Oaks Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia will be the golf event of the summer season for the collision repairer industry in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.
1:00pm Shotgun Start
Virginia Oaks Golf Club
7950 Virginia Oaks Drive
Gainesville,VA 20155
“Preparing for Aluminum: An Audi Perspective”
“Preparing for Aluminum: An Audi Perspective” will allow association members to get an inside look into the realities of this type of repair before they elect to make the financial and logistical commitment to move forward. In Allen’s mind, making the right decision regarding implementing aluminum involves much more than simply seeing if you have the money to invest in proper tools. Thanks to a new collaborative effort with WMABA, Audi is opening the doors to this unique facility to give members an intimate look at the requirements and techniques necessary for shops to become Audi aluminum-certified. Come find out why!
WMABA ALUMINUM REPAIR DISCUSSION AND MEMBERSHIP SOCIAL
Join WMABA on January 22 in finding out from repairers who are already performing aluminum structural or certified repair some of the lessons they have learned, investments to be made and how to navigate the process to become a certified facility. Additionally, a recap will be given from the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’
“OEM Collision Technology Summit” at SEMA. Some questions that will be addressed are as follows:
- How do you get into a certified program?
- How are those repairers who dedicate themselves to the process
- differentiating themselves in the marketplace?
- How do they get the return on that investment?
- What are the key elements that a repairer needs to consider?
Also, part of the meeting will be WMABA’s annual Board of Directors election and a state-of-the-industry report given by Executive Director Jordan Hendler.
The 2015 annual WMABA Golf outing will take place on September 16, 2015 – with a 12:00pm Shotgun Start
Held at:
The Timbers at Troy Golf Course
6100 Marshalee Drive
Elkridge, MD 21075
“As of this summer, 40% of my business was Google/Yelp/Angie’s list. This is the media where the shops can get there message out and compete!” – Mark Boudreau, Spectrum Auto Painting & Collision, Arlington, VA
“Online Marketing Basics: Website, Video, Social Media”
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“Online Marketing Basics: Website, Video, Social Media”
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by Mark Olson
Vehicle Collision Experts
**as seen in Repairer Driven News and on Collision Hub
Mark Olson of Vehicle Collision Experts will go through his “10 steps for quality & efficiencies”, as well as walking through a self-assessment. Giving insight to liability, he will show you a Bulletproof File. Also how to improve process and culture, and the importance of OEM procedures.