
ABRA Has Acquired 23 Precision Collision Auto
Body Centers
May 13, 2013
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has acquired 23 Precision Collision
Auto Body repair centers in the Seattle metro area and throughout
Washington. The deal marks the company's entry into the Northwest
region.
Eighteen of the repair centers are centrally located in the Seattle
metro area, with five additional centers in the cities of Burlington,
Mount Vernon, Wenatchee, Kennewick and Spokane.
"This is a game-changing acquisition for us," says Duane
Rouse, president and CEO of ABRA. "We have an extremely strong
management team, a scalable integration platform, a fantastic brand,
and extensive expertise and experience in the collision repair industry.
Acquiring these repair centers is just one more step in ABRA's ongoing
growth strategy to better serve our customers and insurance partners."
Scott Hensrude, Precision Collision's owner and CEO, adds, "This
is a great cultural fit and a tremendous opportunity for our employees.
Aligning ourselves with such an established, well-respected company
that shares the same values is a once in a lifetime opportunity."
Greg Wright, president of Precision Collision, will join the company
and assume a leadership role to help manage operations in the market
as well as assist in the company's growth in the region.
Plans also include adding Precision Collision's three longtime
district managers to ABRA's team.
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