Gerber Collision & Glass Opens New Repair Location in Washington State

CHICAGO, May 6, 2014 /CNW/ - The Boyd Group Inc. (the "Boyd Group") today announced the May 1, 2015 acquisition and opening of a collision repair location in Spokane Valley, Washington. The location is about 13,100 square feet with 11,100 square feet of production space. It previously operated under the name Fitz Auto Body.

"We are very pleased to add this location in Spokane Valley, which is east of our two locations in Spokane and west of our location in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho which we opened last November," said Tim O'Day, President and COO of the Boyd Group's U.S. operations. "This secures our position as a leading provider of collision repair centers in the greater Spokane area and provides another local option for our customers and insurance partners in the region."

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. (the "Company") directly and through subsidiaries, is the largest operator of non-franchised collision repair centres in North America in terms of number of locations and one of the largest in terms of sales. The Company operates locations in five Canadian provinces under the trade name Boyd Autobody & Glass (www.boydautobody.com), as well as in 17 U.S. states under the trade names Gerber Collision & Glass (www.gerbercollision.com) and Champ's Collision Centers. The Company is also a major retail auto glass operator in the U.S. with locations across 29 U.S. states under the trade names Gerber Collision & Glass, Glass America, Auto Glass Service, Auto Glass Authority and Autoglassonly.com. The Company also operates a third party administrator, Gerber National Claims Services ("GNCS") that offers first notice of loss, glass and related services. GNCS has approximately 5,500 affiliated glass provider locations and 4,600 affiliated emergency roadside services providers throughout the U.S. For more information on The Boyd Group Inc. or Boyd Group Income Fund, please visit our website at www.boydgroup.com.

SOURCE Gerber Collision & Glass

Stephen Boyd, Vice President, Corporate Development, Tel: [phone], [email protected]; Kim Allen, Director of Business Development, Tel: [phone], [email protected]