WHEELERSBURG, OH – BodyShop Business, a monthly magazine devoted to the auto collision repair trade from Babcox Publications, Inc., recently showcased an article written by Safe Collision Repairs founder, David Williams.  The story was featured on the magazine’s August 2005 cover and was the lead story in that issue.

The article titled, “Build a Better Mousetrap, and the World Will Beat a Path to Your Door,” outlines strategies of to help honest, high-quality body shops survive and thrive in a market fixated on “fast and cheap” repairs.  The story looks at what some shops are doing to retain success when many of the same types of businesses are failing all around them.

In discussing the article Williams had this to say:  “The market has shifted. Not so long ago a body shop was known as a good or bad shop by the level of quality in the product it turned out.   Today, a shop’s identity is based on maintaining relations with insurance companies who by and large partner with shops whose most significant promise to them is to be among the least expensive in a market."

“Craftsmanship and skill don’t matter much to insurers – at least not as much as price,” confesses Williams. “Moreover,”  he adds, “…consumers are often afraid to voice an objection to shoddy work they receive for fear their insurance premiums will raise.  As a result, when the attitudinal shift came along, some high quality shops got left behind.  Once considered by their peers as innovative and successful, many of these shops now find they are struggling to survive against competitors who don’t have enough skills to carry their toolboxes,”

Williams, once a body shop owner himself survived after transitioning his business into a mobile automotive inspection business.  The story of his own metamorphous is proof that shop owners don’t have to abandon their values to retain profitability.

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About Safe Collision Repairs

For more than ten years, David Williams of Wheelersburg, Ohio's Safe Collision Repairs has worked with consumers and attorneys in the tri-states of Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia to expose unsafe auto repairs and maximize recovery on auto insurance claims. Some of the company's services include Post-Repair Inspections, Prepurchase Inspections, Auto Damage Assessments, Lemon Law Investigations, Expert Court Testimony and Diminished Value Calculations using an advanced version of Network Information Communication's WreckCheck program.

Inquiries can be directed to: Safe Collision Repairs David A. Williams Post Office Box 70 Wheelersburg, Ohio 45694 (740) 456-1111 (740) 355-4056

Disclaimer

The content expressed on this website and in the article above represents the opinions of David A. Williams. Williams is neither an attorney nor public insurance adjuster, but is an expert, consultant, and writer specializing in the field of automotive collision repair and valuations. The information provided herein is not intended to be a substitute for legal or insurance advice. Because collision repair is a continually evolving science, any text, materials or links found herein are provided without claim or guarantee to their accuracy or completeness.