Gerber Collision & Glass Opens Repair Location in Mayfield Heights, Ohio

CHICAGO, Oct. 19, 2015 /CNW/ - The Boyd Group Inc. (the "Boyd Group" or "Boyd") today announced the October 16, 2015 acquisition and opening of a collision repair center in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, previously operated as Deacon's Collision Center. Mayfield Heights is an eastern suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. It is located on a high traffic thoroughfare and is Boyd's first center in the Cleveland metropolitan area.

"This location provides us with a key foothold in the Cleveland area," said Tim O'Day, President and COO of the Boyd Group's U.S. operations. "We look forward to serving new customers and our insurance partners in the region with our high quality and friendly service."

"We are thrilled to be joining the Gerber team," added Tom Deacon, the manager of the Mayfield Heights center. "We can assure our customers that they will continue to receive the best service and the highest quality of repairs, using the latest innovations in processes and technology."

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 centers 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 (http://www.boydautobody.com), as well as in 18 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]