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CARSTAR Adds New Location in Washington State
ABRA Opens Sixth Collision Repair Facility
in Salt Lake City Region BRA Auto Body & Glass has announced the opening of a sixth company-owned repair center in the Salt Lake City area. The new repair center is located at 3383 W. 12600 South in Riverton, Utah, and increases ABRA’s total number of repair centers to 137 in 15 states. The company opened 27 new repair centers in 2012. “This is our first new opening of the year and is the initial stage of implementing our long-term expansion and acquisition plan this year,” said
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Duane Rouse, president and CEO of ABRA. “We anticipate an exciting year filled with increased business opportunities. We look forward to expanding our national footprint in new and existing markets.” “We are gaining momentum,” said Tim Adelmann, ABRA’s executive vice president of business development. “The opening of the Riverton repair center is a tremendous opportunity to help increase our presence in Utah while reaffirming our commitment to serve our customers and business partners in the area.”
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts is expanding in Washington State with the opening of Complete Collision CARSTAR in Federal Way. Complete Collision CARSTAR, located at 34627 16th Ave. S., is the third location for owner Jeff Middleton, who also owns Exhibition Automotive CARSTAR in Kent and Ballard Collision CARSTAR in Seattle. Middleton was recognized by CARSTAR in 2011 as the top franchisee of the year for operational excellence. He was also recognized by BodyShop Business in 2012 as Collision Repair Shop Executive of the Year. The opening of Complete Collision CARSTAR marks the second CARSTAR location in Federal Way, along with nearby Bob Bjorneby’s CARSTAR Federal Way Collision.
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