Classic Collision now 10th largest independent MSO

Aug. 21, 2018

Atlanta-area based Classic Collision Inc. has now become the 10th largest independent MSO in the country after opening locations 21 and 22.

ABRN Wire Reports

Atlanta-area based Classic Collision Inc. has now become the 10^th largest independent MSO in the country after opening locations 21 and 22. Classic Collision’s owner, Manfred Kammerer announced new locations in Augusta, GA, a 70,000 sq. ft. former Toyota dealership, and a 10,000 sq. ft. location in Sugar Hill, GA.

“Augusta is a thriving marketplace and we saw a great opportunity to expand and serve this market,” said Scott Britt, Director of IT for Classic Collision. “We use many tools to determine where to put our next locations. What we determined, among other things, was a growing population in the Augusta area, plus the U.S. Army is building a new Cyber Command that will bring thousands of jobs to the area. This confirmed that Augusta was a market we wanted to be in. We also plan to add another Augusta location by next Spring as well.”

“Most of our locations aren’t quite as large as the new 70,000 sq. ft. Augusta location,” added Britt. “Our average size is 40,000 sq. ft. But given our projected annual revenue we have more than enough room for 30 repair bays in this former dealership. This location was originally set up for repairing cars anyway so the buildout wasn’t as involved as a greenfield would have been.”

The new Augusta location will employ 25-30 people, and Sugar Hill will employ 10. Classic Collision utilizes many different resources for identifying job candidates and is in the process of researching and building an apprenticeship system in-house. Classic’s intent is to connect with the local Department of Labor’s Career One-Stop Centers and also work with Veteran’s representatives to find and hire the best possible candidates.

In addition to the second location in Augusta that is coming in the next year, Classic Collision will expand out of state for the first time and open a location in Birmingham, AL. “We are in the process of training a location manager right now for our Birmingham store,” Britt said. “The workforce of our future is out there and we will be competing as hard for people as we do for vehicles to repair.”

Classic Collision’s locations are in Atlanta (Buckhead and Brookhaven, Buford Highway), Alpharetta, Augusta, Marietta (Airport Road and Cobb Parkway), Chamblee, Duluth (Gwinnett Place), Kennesaw, Lawrenceville, Lilburn-Stone Mountain, McDonough, Morrow, Rome, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Union City, Douglasville, Cumming, Gainesville, and Sugar Hill, Georgia.

For more information about Classic Collision Centers, visit our new website at www.classiccollision.net