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A Cool Class Project for SCRS @ Pro Spot Tennessee

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A Welding Class Project for SCRS at Pro Spot Tennessee: Pro Spot Hosts SCRS at their Tennessee Training Facility April 15, 2019 – Starting off a week of industry meetings and events, a group from the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) took an evening to stop by Pro Spot’s new Training Facility outside of Nashville, TN. Pro Spot’s team put together an interactive welding prop that combined most of Pro Spot’s joining processes into one. Participants built their own business card holder using Spot Welds, Self-Piercing Rivets, Blind Rivets, MIG Brazing, Aluminum MIG Welding and Aluminum Studs. Brett Bailey, Chairman, SCRS, “We at SCRS are so appreciative of Pro Spot opening up their facility here in Nashville to our board. It was one of the most unique receptions I’ve personally had the opportunity to be part of.  We are really appreciative of the Pro Spot team having the foresight to invite us all in, and to use it as an opportunity to make a fun...

A $14,000 Morning and More...

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What a morning it’s been at CIC in Nashville, TN. Two presentations awarded some lucky local students with some great prizes.  In honor of the March Taylor Fund, 6 students were awarded fantastic toolboxes stocked with hand-selected tools chosen by Toby Chess. Shortly after the crowd quieted for a fantastic presentation. A student from Lincoln Tech, Zach Stephens was presented by the I-CAR Nashville Committee and the Collision Repair Education Foundation a check for $14,000, the exact funds to clear his school debt! Gathered in the large room at CIC, people from all ages, all areas, and various stages of their careers in the collision repair industry, agreed to work together to help promote young, fresh minds to grow in the industry. For more information on the March Taylor Fund, visit: http://www.marchtaylormemorial.com/ For more information on the Collision Repair Education Foundation and the I-CAR Nashville Committee, contact info@ed-fou...

Day of Welding at Pro Spot with American Honda’s Collision Marketing Department

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Day of Welding at Pro Spot with American Honda’s Collision Marketing Department The Pro Spot jackets went on and the welding helmets were lowered for a day of first-hand welding experience for the Collision Market Department of American Honda Motor Co. Carlsbad, CA (April 1, 2019) – Pro Spot hosted the Collision Market Department of American Honda Motor Co. this week for some hands-on welding training in their state of the art Training Center in California. Continually improving their program, American Honda Motor Co. had the Collision Market Department, their “boots on the ground”, visit Pro Spot for first-hand experience in spot welding and MIG welding. “Welding is such a large component of proper vehicle repair and a skill that you need to develop and maintain, this visit will give our team first-hand experience and knowledge as they manage their zones” , explained Rossana Alvarez, American Honda’s Assistant National Manager for Collision Parts Marketing. T...