May 5, 2014
Gerber Collision & Glass Opens New Repair Center in Illinois
Chicago, Illinois - May 5, 2014 - The Boyd Group Inc. (the “Boyd Group”) today announced the opening of a new location in Mundelein, Illinois. The repair center is approximately 15,700 square feet, it was previously operated under the name of Performance Restoration and Collision Center and now operates under the Gerber Collision & Glass trade name.“We are pleased to have established this additional location as it will help us better serve customers in the northern Chicago suburban market,” said Tim O’Day, President and COO of the Boyd Group’s U.S. operations. “This regional concentration strengthens brand recognition and grows our market share by increasing repeat traffic and referrals. We anticipate several further additions to our portfolio and are on track to meet our targeted growth rate of 6 to 10% through single store-additions.”
The Boyd Group is continuously looking to add new collision repair locations to its existing network in Canada and the U.S. Interested collision repair center owners are asked to contact Kim Allen at the contact coordinates below for more information.
About The Boyd Group Inc.
The Boyd Group Inc. is the largest operator of non-franchised collision repair centers in North America in terms of number of locations and one of the largest in terms of sales. The Company operates locations in five Canadian provinces under the trade name Boyd Autobody & Glass (http://www.boydautobody.com), as well as in 15 U.S. states under the trade names Gerber Collision & Glass (http://www.gerbercollision.com), Hansen Collision and Collision Revision. The Company is also a major retail auto glass operator in the U.S. with locations across 28 U.S. states under the trade names Gerber Collision & Glass, Glass America, Auto Glass Services, Auto Glass Only, Auto Glass Authority, S&L Glass and Hansen Auto Glass. The Company also operates Gerber National Glass Services, an auto glass repair and replacement referral business with approximately 3,000 affiliated service providers throughout the U.S. under the “Gerber National Glass Services” name. For more information on The Boyd Group Inc. or Boyd Group Income Fund, please visit our website at (http://www.boydgroup.com).
For further information, please contact:
Brock Bulbuck
President & CEO
Tel: (204) 594-1770
brock.bulbuck@boydgroup.com
Kim Allen
Business Development Manager
Tel: (847) 410-6003
kim.allen@gerbercollision.com
Corporate Headquarters
Boyd Group Services Inc.
Boyd Group Services Inc.
1745 Ellice Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3H 1A6
Email: info@boydgroup.com
Tel: 204-895-1244
Fax: 204-895-1283