Chicago, Illinois – January 17, 2018 – The Boyd Group Inc. (the “Boyd Group”) today announced the January 12, 2018 opening of a collision repair location in Lawrenceville, Georgia. This brownfield development previously operated as a motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle repair shop. Now a Gerber location, this center is located in one of the major retail corridors off State Route 316. This well-traveled highway connects the University of Georgia to Atlanta and is commonly referred to as University Parkway.
“This newly developed center is located eight miles east of our Duluth location and further extends our presence into the northeast suburbs of Atlanta,” said Tim O’Day, President and COO of the Boyd Group. “With the opening of our 23rd location in Georgia, we continue to cement our presence in the state and expand our capacity to serve our customers and insurance partners in the area.”
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 Stephen Boyd at the contact coordinates below for more information.
About The Boyd Group Inc.
The Boyd Group Inc. (the “Company”), directly and through subsidiaries, is one of the largest operators of non-franchised collision repair centres in North America in terms of number of locations and sales. The Company operates locations in five Canadian provinces under the trade names Boyd Autobody & Glass (https://www.boydautobody.com) and Assured Automotive (https://www.assuredauto.ca), as well as in 21 U.S. states under the trade name Gerber Collision & Glass (https://www.gerbercollision.com). The Company uses newly acquired brand names during a transition period until acquired locations have been rebranded. The Company is also a major retail auto glass operator in the U.S. with locations across 31 U.S. 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 Claims Services (“GNCS”), that offers glass, emergency roadside and first notice of loss services. GNCS has approximately 5,500 affiliated glass provider locations and 4,600 affiliated emergency roadside services providers throughout the U.S. For more information on The Boyd Group Inc. or Boyd Group Income Fund, please visit our website at (https://www.boydgroup.com).
For further information, please contact:
Stephen Boyd
Vice President, Corporate Development
Tel: (204) 594-1776
stephen.boyd@boydgroup.com
