Gerber Collision & Glass Opens New Repair Center in Colorado

CHICAGO, Oct. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - The Boyd Group Inc. (the "Boyd Group") today announced the opening of a new repair center in Loveland, Colorado. The repair center is located approximately 45 miles north of Denver and is located in the 14^th largest city of Colorado. It is approximately 11,000 square feet and was previously operated under the name of Auto Collision Specialist-Loveland and now operates under the Gerber Collision & Glass trade name. With this addition, the Boyd Group owns and operates 13 repair centers in Colorado, which brings the total current number of U.S. locations in operation to 213 including those branded as Autocrafters Collision Repair and Hansen Collision and Glass.

"We are proud to announce our 13^th location in Colorado. Not only is it well-aligned with our goal to achieve 6-10% growth in number of centers through single-location additions but allows us to increase our presence by reaching new customers and to better assist our insurance clients," said Tim O'Day, President and COO of the Boyd Group's U.S. operations. "We remain confident in our ability to identify accretive opportunities to expand within our current markets."

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 at the contact coordinates below for more information.

About The Boyd Group Inc.
The Boyd Group Inc. is believed to be the largest operator of collision repair centers in North America. The Company operates locations in five Canadian provinces under the trade name Boyd Autobody & Glass (http://www.boydautobody.com), as well as in 15 U.S. states under the trade names Gerber Collision & Glass (http://www.gerbercollision.com), Autocrafters Collision and Hansen Collision and Glass. The Company is also a major retail auto glass operator in the U.S. with locations across 28 U.S. states under the trade names Gerber Collision & Glass, Glass America, Auto Glass Services, Auto Glass Authority and S&L Glass. 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 website at (http://www.boydgroup.com).

SOURCE: Gerber Collision & Glass

Brock Bulbuck
President & CEO
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Kim Allen 
Business Development Manager 
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