Never Overlook the Obvious Again

Never Overlook the Obvious Again

How to make sure your marketing projects have the right ingredients. By Mike French This is another article in a series I’m writing about sales and marketing methods that don’t change and will continue to help businesses in the automotive recycling industry achieve...
PGM Blues

PGM Blues

Navigating the storm in 2024 as the platinum metal market evolves. By Garret Schwenk The platinum group metals (PGM) market, once a robust and lucrative space, is currently experiencing a challenging period marked by a significant drop in prices. Over the past twelve...
Scholarship Fundraising … from a Hat?

Scholarship Fundraising … from a Hat?

The take-aways from the recent ARA Convention have far-reaching implications. By D.J. Harrington Now that I have your attention, here are two pictures from the recent ARA Convention in Kansas City. As you know, ARA just recently celebrated their 80th Annual Convention...
Change is On the Horizon

Change is On the Horizon

The future is filled with expected and unexpected changes. It’s time to embrace and continually evolve to help our companies grow. By Jake Nawrocki There are going to be huge changes to our industry in the coming year. The changes will be expensive. They will be hard...
We Are ONE

We Are ONE

Preparations for URG’s 2024 conference in St. Louis, MO are in full swing. By Kristi Werner This year’s theme, “We Are ONE,” is a perfect fit for our annual conference now that URG and PRP will be hosting side by side, once again! We went back to our roots and became...
The Participation Award Goes To…

The Participation Award Goes To…

Kirchhayn Auto Parts & Recycling in Fredonia, WI By Theresa Colbert It’s funny because normally a “participation award” is given to everyone. But in this case, the participation award only goes to one yard – Krichhayn Auto Parts & Recycling. The owners, Heather and...