December 3, 2010 - The Boyd Group Inc. (the "Boyd Group") today announced the opening of a new repair center in Yuma, Arizona. The start-up facility operates under the Gerber Collision & Glass trade name and is approximately 16,000 square feet in size, with 15,000 square feet of production space. With this addition, the Boyd Group is now able to serve consumers and insurance clients in the 10th largest city in Arizona. The Boyd Group now owns and operates 12 repair centers in Arizona and a total of 97 in the U.S., including 37 repair centers that operate under the True2Form trade name.
"With our latest start-up facility, we are continuing to execute on our strategy of expanding into select markets and growing our network of repair centers across North America," said Tim O'Day, President and COO of the Boyd Group's U.S. Operations. "Our new Yuma location is strategically located near the borders of California and Mexico, and allows us to introduce the Gerber Collision & Glass brand to the southwestern Arizona market. We are very pleased to be able to serve new customers in that 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 Kim Allen, Business Development Manager for Gerber Collision & Glass, for more information.
About The Boyd Group Inc.
The Boyd Group Inc. is the largest operator of collision repair centers in North America. The company operates locations in the four Western Canadian provinces under the trade name Boyd Autobody & Glass, as well as in 11 U.S. states under the trade names Gerber Collision & Glass and True2Form Collision Repair Centers. The company also operates Gerber National Glass Services, an auto glass repair and replacement referral business with approximately 3,000 affiliated service providers throughout the United States. For more information on The Boyd Group Inc. or Boyd Group Income Fund, please visit our Web site at https://www.boydgroup.com.
For further information, please contact:
Brock Bulbuck
President & CEO
Tel: (204) 895-1244
brock.bulbuck@boydgroup.com
Kim Allen
Business Development Manager
Tel: (847) 410-6003
KAllen@gerbercollision.com
