Atomic Auto Body, SonShine Collision renamed as Gerber

A Canada-based company recently acquired and renamed two Tri-City

auto repair centers.

The Boyd Group Inc. acquired

Atomic Auto Body and Detail on March 18. The company served the Richland

community for 53 years from the same location at 520 Wellsian Way.

The Boyd Group does business as Gerber Collision & Glass in the U.S.

The company uses newly acquired

brand names during a transition period until acquired locations have been

rebranded.

“We are excited to strengthen our

presence in the state of Washington with this acquisition,” said Tim O’Day,

president and chief operating officer of the Boyd Group, in a release. “This

opening also allows us to better assist our insurance clients.”

The Boyd Group Inc. also acquired

a longtime Kennewick collision repair center in October.

This shop previously operated as

SonShine Collision Services and had served the market for almost 30 years, 20

years from 6211 W Okanogan Ave.

“Entry

into this market will allow us to serve new customers and assist our insurance

clients,” O’Day stated. “We are pleased to be expanding Gerber’s presence in

Washington.”

Gerber operates 33 collision and

glass service centers in Washington.

The Boyd Group said it is

continuously looking to add new collision repair locations to its existing

network in Canada and the U.S.

The

Boyd Group Inc., directly and through subsidiaries, is one of the largest

operators of non-franchised collision repair centers in North America in terms

of number of locations and sales, according to the company.

It

operates locations in five Canadian provinces under the trade names Boyd

Autobody & Glass and Assured Automotive, as well as in 27 U.S. states.

The company also is a major retail auto glass operator in the U.S. with locations across 34 states under the trade names Gerber Collision & Glass, Glass America, Auto Glass Service, Auto Glass Authority and Autoglassonly.com.

The company also operates a

third-party administrator, Gerber National Claim Services, that offers glass,

emergency roadside and first notice of loss services. It has about 5,500

affiliated glass provider locations and 4,600 affiliated emergency roadside

services providers throughout the U.S.