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Craig's Collision Participates in the White Rock Marathon

Allison Crawford — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

For the second year in a row, Craig's Collision Centers employees ran in the Dallas White Rock Marathon in downtown Dallas on December 4, 2011. In its 42nd year, the Dallas White Rock Marathon had over 25,000 runners and raised money for the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, a recognized leader in treatment of pediatric orthopedic conditions. With two relay teams and one marathoner, Craig's Collision Centers helped raise money and awareness for the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

Located in Dallas, the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children treats Texas children with orthopedic conditions, including scoliosis, clubfoot, hip disorders and limb length differences, as well as certain related neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. This facility is especially important to Craig’s Collision since two employees have an immediate family member with Spina Bifida, a neural tube birth defect.

Craig’s Collision Centers consistently gives back to the community and has provided professional service and extraordinary customer care in the competitive collision repair marketplace since 1979. Family owned and operated by Craig and Kyle Van Cleve, Craig's Collision Centers has six Dallas/Ft. Worth locations in Grapevine, Arlington, Duncanville, Bedford, Ft. Worth, and Burleson.

Texas Christian University Showgirls At the New Craig’s Collision Center in Burleson

Allison Crawford — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Craig’s Collision Centers is proud of the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs for beating the Wisconsin Badgers 21-19 in the 2011 Rose Bowl on January 1, 2011. With six Dallas/Ft. Worth locations, Craig’s Collision Centers has been a proud sponsor of the Texas Christian University Showgirls poster for the past two seasons. In November, the Showgirls made an appearance and signed autographs at Grand Opening of the newest Craig’s Collision Center in Burleson. With the help of the Showgirls, the Grand Opening was a huge success and attracted over 200 people to eat BBQ, tour the shop, mingle with employees, register for prizes, and enjoy the entertainment from a local radio station, 95.9 The Ranch.

Brook Bradley, the Director of Sales of Craig’s Collision Centers, is the father of Bri Bradley, a veteran Showgirl. Bradley states, “The Rose Bowl was a once in a lifetime experience and something that my daughter will never forget. I’m proud of the fact that Craig’s Collision Centers is a corporate sponsor of such a world class educational institution.”

Craig’s Collision Centers has provided professional service and extraordinary customer care in the competitive collision repair marketplace since 1979. Family owned and operated by Craig and Kyle Van Cleve, Craig's Collision Center has six Dallas/Ft. Worth locations in Grapevine, Arlington, Duncanville, Bedford, Ft. Worth, and Burleson. Under the name of B&B Body and Paint, the Van Cleve brothers have five B&B Body and Paint in South Austin, North Austin, San Marcos, Round Rock, and Leander.

Craig's Collision Supports the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Chilldren

Allison Crawford — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Craig's Collision employees participated in the Dallas White Rock Marathon benefitting the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Craig's Collision Center helped raise money and awareness for the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, a world leader in the treatment of pediatric orthopedic conditions located in Dallas, Texas. In its 41st year, the Dallas White Rock Marathon had 22,000 runners and race officials plan to present the children's hospital with a $500,000 check in early 2011.

Established in 1921, the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children treats Texas children with orthopedic conditions, such as scoliosis, clubfoot, hip disorders and limb length differences, as well as certain related neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. This facility is close to the heart of two Craig's Collision employees, Jean and Tracy Piccola. Jean's son and Tracy's brother, Jeff, was born with Spina Bifida, a neural tube birth defect.

Tracy Piccola comments, "This hospital supported my family and gave us hope while growing up with a little brother with Spina Bifida. Coping with this birth defect was challenging for all of my family, but Scottish Rite Hospital made it their mission to help my brother and to comfort our family in the process. Supporting this marathon is a way we can do our part to support Texas Scottish Rite Hospital in their efforts to reach other families with these types of challenges."

Along with participating in community events and charities such as Scottish Rite, Craig’s Collision Centers has provided professional service and extraordinary customer care in the competitive collision repair marketplace since 1979. Family owned and operated by Craig and Kyle Van Cleve, Craig's Collision Center has six Dallas/Ft. Worth locations in Grapevine, Arlington, Duncanville, Bedford, Ft. Worth, and Burleson. Under the name of B&B Body and Paint, the Van Cleve brothers have five B&B Body and Paint in South Austin, North Austin, San Marcos, Round Rock, and Leander.

New Craig's Collision Center in Burleson

Allison Crawford — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:02:06 GMT

Texas AutoCrafters to Open Two New Texas Locations

Jessica Hillman — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:37:22 GMT

Texas AutoCrafters announced the planned grand opening of their newest collision center in mid-January 2010. This new facility will be the fifth location in the Austin, Texas area under the company's B&B Body and Paint brand. This facility is located at 10205 Crystal Falls Parkway in Leander, Texas.

The company also announced the planned opening of a second facility in 2010 under the Texas AutoCrafters corporate group, bringing the total number of facilities to eleven. The second location will be in Burleson, Texas under the Craig's Collision Center brand name.

The 21,000 square foot Leander facility is designed to be a 'green' facility from the interior lights and paperless (paper-lite) internal operation, to the selection of repair equipment. Owners Craig and Kyle Van Cleve designed the building with attention to detail. Owner Kyle Van Cleve said, "Because we are dealing with paint and other chemicals, we have installed the most environmentally friendly paint booths available - for the protection of our craftsmen's health and the environment."

Euless, Texas based Texas AutoCrafters is family owned by brothers Craig and Kyle Van Cleve. There are five B&B Body and Paint locations in South Austin, North Austin, San Marcos, Round Rock and Leander, Texas. In addition to the five B&B Body and Paint locations, the Van Cleve's own and operate five collision repair facilities in: Grapevine, North Fort Worth, Bedford, Arlington and Duncanville, Texas under the brand name, Craig's Collision Center.

Craig's Provides Round Table Discussion With New Drivers on 'What To Do In Case Of An Accident'

Craig's Collision — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:43:53 GMT

Craig’s Collision Centers Director of Sales and Administration, Brook Bradley met and talked with 20 new Southlake Carroll High School drivers on behalf of the National Charity League, some having their drivers’ licenses for only a few weeks. The topic was “What to Do In Case Of an Accident”. It was a very revealing discussion. As new drivers, the discussion centered on the safety, concerns, and composure that needs to take place following a collision.

Bradley said, ‘there was great interaction between the new drivers and me with many excellent questions. We also discussed the need to understand their vehicle dashboard warning lights, gauges and what each one meant.” At the conclusion of the discussion, Bradley provided a pamphlet each person could keep in their glove compartment suggesting things to remember after an accident. Should the public want one, stop be any Craig’s Collision Centers location in the Metroplex, they’re free!

Craig's Facilitates I-CAR/Hybrid Repair Certification

Jessica Hillman — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:44:17 GMT

Brook Bradley - Sales and Admin Director, and Matt Bole-Human Resources Director with B&B Body and Paint, Austin and Craig’s Collision Centers, DFW facilitated an I-CAR certification of the safe repair and handling of Hybrid vehicles to the staff and craftsmen in the Austin area auto collision industry, Saturday, March 1st.

Hybrid vehicle manufacturers have been seeing the popularity and demand for such vehicles increase mostly because consumers are in hope for a greener environment. Hybrid vehicles form a class of 'green vehicles' that offer very low to zero emissions and take a step towards making this hope come true. But, there is a potential risk to repair with this type of vehicle. Due to the different high voltage electrical components Hybrid vehicles pose some challenges for those in the vehicle repair business, collision repair and mechanical repair, as well as EMTs, Fire Departments, and the Police, who handle affairs at the scene of accidents.

The employees at the four B&B Body and Paint facilities in the Austin area took their Saturday mornings completing a technical course on Hybrid vehicles. The 'basic' course outline included:
• Understanding part terminology.
• System designs and operation.
• Analyzing collision damage to electric & hybrid vehicles.
• Collision repair considerations for electric and hybrid vehicles.
• SAFETY when working on these vehicles.

The course was taught by I-CAR. I-CAR is an international, not-for-profit training organization specific to the automotive repair industry. All I-CAR activities and resources focus on helping the industry achieve a high level of technical training. I-CAR’s mission is to research, develop, and deliver quality technical educational programs related to collision repair; to raise the level of available knowledge and recognize professional achievement; and to thereby improve communication throughout the collision repair, insurance, and related industries for the ultimate benefit of the consumer.

The B&B Body and Paint organization is proud to be an I-CAR Gold Member and will continually strive to maintain the highest level of training for its personnel due to the ever changing demands in vehicle designs.