Newport Beach, California
November 01, 2011
VeriFacts Automotive LLC has just announced the finalists for its annual ACE Awards (Achievement in Collision Repair Excellence). ACE Award finalists are recognized for outstanding quality of work. In 2004, VeriFacts established two ACE Awards to recognize outstanding performance from individual technicians (The March Taylor Technician ACE Award) and collision repair centers (The Repair Center ACE Award) committed to attaining higher repair quality as measured through the VeriFacts Verified Quality (VQ) Program.
To qualify for an ACE Award, collision repair centers must have participated in the VeriFacts Shop Coaching Program for at least six months. Mark Olson, COO and co-founder of VeriFacts Automotive, stated, “VeriFacts works with some of the best shops in the country who employ some of the very best technicians in our industry. Each year one of our biggest challenges is working with our coaches and analyzing repair quality data to determine the list of ACE Award finalists from the nearly 5,000 technicians we see each month.“
According to Audie Swedeen, Director of Operations, “We consider many different factors when deciding on a finalist. These include teamwork, attitude and repair quality performance, among other considerations. Finalists may also be chosen based on our coaches’ nominations, which are then confirmed by our executive management team.”
In the category for the “March Taylor Technician ACE Award” the finalists include:
- Erik Ambartsumyan
Marco's Auto Body Pasadena
(Pasadena, CA)
- Marco Avila
101 Collision – Oxnard
(Oxnard, CA)
- Greg Barker
Skill Craft
(Huntington Beach, CA)
- Brian Borka
LaMettry's Burnsville
(Burnsville, MN)
- Rafael Bribiesca
Marina Auto Body Del Rey
(Los Angeles, CA)
- Andres Cruz Tamez
LA Car Guy Body Shop
(Inglewood, CA)
- Mynor Hernandez
New Tech Auto Body, Inc
(Los Angeles, CA)
- Jaime Higuera
Anaheim Hills Auto Body
(Anaheim, CA)
- Tim Kelly
ARA CARSTAR North
(Marysville, WA)
- Kevin Maurer
Auto Body World – Mesa
(Mesa, AZ)
- Narcisco Medrano
Prestige Auto Collision, Inc.
(Mission Viejo, CA)
- Charles Nicholson
Pohanka Fredericksburg
(Fredericksburg, VA)
- Steve Offenhauser
Latuff Brothers Auto Body
(St. Paul, MN)
- Jose Perez
Centre Point Collision
(Santa Clarita, CA)
- Ramiro Sonanes
Pride Auto Body – Valencia
(Valencia, CA)
- Peng Tan
Haury’s Lake City Auto Rebuild
(Seattle, WA)
- Jorge Tellez Castro
Classic Collision Center - Pasadena
(Pasadena, CA)
- Dong Yi
Keenan Auto Body – North
(North Wales, PA)
- Masato Yuno
Apex Auto Body
(Huntington Beach, CA)
- Mark Zastrow
Gates Auto Body West
(Madison, WI)
In the category for the “Repair Center ACE Award” the finalists are:
- 101 Collision Centers (Oxnard, CA)
- **Anaheim Hills Auto Body (Anaheim, CA)
- Apex Auto Body (Huntington Beach, CA)
- ARA CARSTAR Everett (Everett, WA)
- Atomic Auto Body, Inc. (Richland, WA)
- Auto Body World (Peoria, AZ)
- **Autobody by Caldwell (Laguna Hills, CA)
- **Autobody USA Lake Forest (Lake Forest, CA)
- **Autobody USA San Juan Capistrano (San Juan Capistrano, CA)
- **Auto Collision Center (Daly City, CA)
- Beach Cities Auto Collision (San Clemente, CA)
- **Body Palace (Huntington Beach, CA)
- Caliber Collision Center (Fresno, CA)
- Centre Point Collision (Santa Clarita, CA)
- **Chilton Auto Body Burlingame (Burlingame, CA)
- **Chilton Auto Body San Carlos (San Carlos, CA)
- **Classic Collision Center - Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
- **Classic Collision Center - Pasadena (Pasadena, CA)
- Collision Plus of Belleville (Belleville, IL)
- **DC Autocraft (Burbank, CA)
- Drew Auto Center (La Mesa, CA)
- European Certified Collision (Downey, CA)
- Faith Quality Auto Body (Murrieta, CA)
- **FCC Milpitas (Milpitas, CA)
- **FCC Mountain View (Mountain View, CA)
- Fix Auto “L” Monty Body Shop (El Monte, CA)
- Fix Auto Oceanside (CMI) (Oceanside, CA)
- Fix Auto Tustin (CMI) (Tustin, CA)
- Gates Auto Body Sun Prairie (Sun Prairie, WI)
- **Golden State Collision Lincoln (Lincoln, CA)
- **Golden State Collision Roseville (Roseville, CA)
- **Golden State Collision Sacramento (Sacramento, CA)
- **Golden State Collision Yuba City (Yuba City, CA)
- Haury’s Lake City Auto Rebuild (Seattle, WA)
- Henson & Son Collision Repair (Escondido, CA)
- House of Imports (Buena Park, CA)
- **Jan's Spectrum Collision Center, Inc. (Tempe, AZ)
- **Keenan Auto Body - East (Clifton Heights, PA)
- **Keenan Auto Body - Lumpkin (Philadelphia, PA)
- **Keenan Auto Body - Middletown (Middletown, DE)
- **Keenan Auto Body - North (North Wales, PA)
- **Keenan Auto Body - Northeast Outlet (Philadelphia, PA)
- **Keenan Auto Body - South (West Chester , PA)
- **Keenan Auto Body - West (Edgemont, PA)
- **Keenan Auto Body - Wreck O Mended (Clifton Heights, PA)
- LA Car Guy Body Shop (Inglewood, CA)
- Latuff Brothers Auto Body (St. Paul, MN)
- **Marco's Auto Body Monterey Park (Monterey Park, CA)
- **Marco's Auto Body North Hollywood (North Hollywood, CA)
- **Marco's Auto Body Pasadena (Pasadena, CA)
- **Marco's Auto Body San Gabriel (San Gabriel, CA)
- **Marco's Auto Body South Pasadena (South Pasadena, CA)
- **Marina Auto Body Del Rey (Los Angeles, CA)
- **Marina Auto Body Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach, CA)
- Mission Viejo Auto Collision (Mission Viejo, CA)
- **Monterey Collision (San Jose, CA)
- New Tech Auto Body, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
- Northwest CARSTAR (Omaha, NE)
- **Oakland Auto Body (Oakland, CA)
- **Pohanka Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, VA)
- **Pohanka’s Wagonwork Collision Center (Alexandria, VA)
- Prestige Too Auto Body Inc. (Torrance, CA)
- Pride Auto Body Oxnard (Van Nuys, CA)
- **Professional Touch Auto Body (Scotts Valley, CA)
- Ric’s Body & Paint (Scottsdale, AZ)
- Schaefer Autobody O’Fallon (O'Fallon, MO)
- Skill Craft (Huntington Beach, CA)
- Sterling Auto Body (San Jose, CA)
- **TGIF Body Shop, Inc. (Fremont, CA)
- **Travelers Body & Fender Works (Fresno, CA)
- **Wagonwork Collision Center (Alexandria, VA)
** Indicates the shop is currently VQ Medallion
The winners will be announced Wednesday, November 2nd at the 2011 Collision Industry Awards Luncheon, held in conjunction with the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada.