Gerber Collision & Glass Opens Repair Locations in Oregon

CHICAGO, IL, March 21, 2017 /CNW/ - The Boyd Group Inc. (the "Boyd Group" or "Boyd") today announced the March 17, 2017 opening of two collision repair centers in Oregon. The centers are located in McMinnville and Newberg, Oregon and are about 35 miles southwest of Portland. They previously operated as True Form Collision Repair with the McMinnville location opening in 1998 and the Newberg location in 2003.

"Both of these locations are in busy high traffic areas, complement our seven other centers located in the Portland area and will allow us to serve new customers and our insurance partners southwest of the city," said Tim O'Day, President and COO of the Boyd Group. "We look forward to becoming part of the community and are pleased that Nick Gardner and Dan Gardner will continue to manage these centers. Their teams are committed to providing the same professional and friendly service that is the signature of all Gerber locations."

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 20 U.S. states under the trade name Gerber Collision & Glass (http://www.gerbercollision.com). The Company uses newly acquired brand names during a transition period until acquired locations have been rebranded.  The Company is also a major retail auto glass operator in the U.S. with locations across 31 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 glass, emergency roadside and first notice of loss 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]