Gerber Collision & Glass Opens Repair Location in Charlotte, North Carolina

CHICAGO, Dec. 22, 2015 /CNW/ - The Boyd Group Inc. (the "Boyd Group") today announced the December 19, 2015 opening of a collision repair location in Charlotte, North Carolina. The center is located on a busy thoroughfare and in proximity to Interstate 85 and the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. It has served the community since 1972 and previously operated as Coffey's Body Shop.

"This center enhances our footprint in the Charlotte region by adding a central location to complement our three locations in the surrounding area," said Tim O'Day, President and COO of the Boyd Group's U.S. operations. "While helping us serve our customers and insurance partners in the region it also further secures our goal of growing our number of centers by 6-10% through single-location additions."

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 one of the largest operators of non-franchised collision repair centers in North America in terms of number of locations and sales. The Company operates locations in five Canadian provinces under the trade name Boyd Autobody & Glass (http://www.boydautobody.com), as well as in 19 U.S. states under the trade name Gerber Collision & Glass (http://www.gerbercollision.com). The Company is also a major retail auto glass operator in the U.S. with locations across 30 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 (http://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]