A new Post "ABRA Auto Body & Glass Celebrates 25 Years of Success: aftermarket News" was written on the June 25, 2009 at 12:00 am on "Press Release – Buzz Issue.".

MINNEAPOLIS --- Minneapolis-based ABRA Auto Body & Glass is
celebrating 25 years as a national leader in the damaged vehicle
repair industry. In June 1984, Rollie Benjamin, ABRA s president and
CEO, co-founded ABRA s first repair center in Fridley, Minn., in an
upscale, commercial development. The almost immediate validation of
the business format created growth opportunities that led to the
opening of a second repair center only eight months later, and
established the model for further expansion of the ABRA Auto Body &
Glass system.

Tim Adelmann, ABRA s executive vice president of business development,
joined the company in 1985 as general manager of the second repair
center, and became a partner in ABRA. Things moved quickly thereafter,
and in 1987 ABRA launched a franchise program to promote accelerated
growth. After two-and-a-half decades, ABRA now operates 73 corporate
repair centers and 23 franchised centers in 11 states and six major
markets.

As ABRA continued its growth, the company didn t lose sight of its
most valuable asset: its team members, according to Benjamin.  At
ABRA, our three strategic initiatives include recruiting and retaining
talent, franchise growth and operational excellence. I believe hiring
and keeping the best people is absolutely number-one,  he said.

Adelmann added to Benjamin s statement,  When the day is done, ABRA
isn t about paint booths or buildings or frame equipment. Over the
years our commitment to our team members has not only remained the
same, but has actually become stronger. We want ABRA to be the
 employer of choice  in the collision repair industry.

 I m proud to say that our 25-year success story is directly
attributable to the dedication and hard work of our team of
professionals,  Benjamin continued.  We are moving forward with the
best team in the industry, and look forward to continued success in
the next 25 years.

http://www.buzz-issue.com/2009/06/abra-auto-body-glass-celebrates-25-...

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