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United
Recyclers Group Steps Forward
as SCRS Corporate Member
Richland, WA, July
30, 2004 — The
Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) is pleased to
announce that United Recyclers Group, LLC (URG) has joined
SCRS as a Corporate Member.
URG consists of a
group of 250 progressive auto recyclers united in their
efforts to foster the growth and professionalism of the
recycled parts industry. Founded in 1995, URG provides a
variety of products and services to its members. These include
cooperative buying, advertising, and Internet programs, as
well as a computerized information system for business and
inventory management.
URG joining SCRS
is a significant occurrence, as it is the first time a group
representing the recycled parts industry has signed on as a
corporate partner. "From a collision repair standpoint,
the partnership makes a lot of sense and we are very excited
about it," says SCRS Chairman Lou DiLisio. "We’re
the recycler’s customer; if we can improve communication
between us — let them know specifically what our needs are
— everyone benefits, especially the consumer."
Corporate
Membership makes sense to URG, too, because one of their
mandates is to enhance the relationships recyclers maintain
with their partners, and that includes collision repairers.
"Our group wants to build synergies with our body shop
customers," explains Sharon Kellum, URG’s Executive
Manager. "Being an SCRS Corporate Member will make it
easy to enter into ongoing dialogue with the industry and help
URG better understand how to effectively assist them. In
addition, we’ll get the chance to promote the superior
quality parts our members provide and with SCRS’ input work
to raise the standards for collision repair even higher."
"SCRS has
always tried to be as inclusive as possible when defining the
makeup of its membership because united efforts tend to yield
much better results," adds DiLisio. "We think that
URG’s Corporate Membership helps fill an important gap in
our makeup. As a result, the words ‘Working Together Is The
Most Important Work We Do’ have never been truer."
Through its direct
members and 31 affiliate associations, SCRS is comprised of
5,000 collision repair businesses and 58,500 specialized
professionals who work with consumers and insurance companies
to repair collision-damaged vehicles. Additional information
about SCRS including news releases is available at the SCRS
web site: www.scrs.com. You can e-mail SCRS at the following
address: info@scrs.com.
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