GERBER COLLISION & GLASS ACQUIRES REPAIR CENTER IN WASHINGTON

TORONTO, Oct 4 /CNW/ - The Boyd Group Inc. (the "Boyd Group") today announced the opening of a new repair center in Bellingham, Washington. The center, previously known as Bellingham Collision Repair, was recently acquired by the Boyd Group and now operates under the Gerber Collision & Glass trade name. The new facility is approximately 6,100 square feet in size, with 5,100 square feet of production space.  With this addition, the Boyd Group is now able to serve consumers and insurance clients in the 12^th largest city in Washington and the home of Western Washington University. The Boyd Group now owns and operates eight repair centers in Washington and a total of 96 in the U.S., including 37 repair centers that operate under the True2Form trade name.

"We continue 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. "The new Bellingham location helps us introduce the Gerber Collision & Glass brand to the northwestern Washington 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 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 www.boydgroup.com.

For further information:

Brock Bulbuck
President & CEO 
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[email protected]

Kim Allen
Business Development Manager
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[email protected]