CARSTAR Automotive Canada opens two new locations

CARSTAR Automotive Canada Inc. recently celebrated the opening of two Alberta locations – CARSTAR Calgary East Lake and CARSTAR St. Albert. CARSTAR Calgary East Lake is a brand new, state-of-the-art location at 4600-112th Avenue South East in Calgary. It is one of the largest CARSTAR Collision centres in the network. It’s the fourth location co-owned and operated by three business partners: Chris Stathonikos, his son Matthew Stathonikos and Dave Stretz. The three make up the CMD CARSTAR Group. The CMD CARSTAR Group invested in all of the latest repair equipment and chose to use environmentally friendly business practices, body paint and recycling practices – including the adoption of “lean” principles – to improve performance and efficiency. CARSTAR St. Albert, located at 2 Riel Drive, is owned and operated by Chris Lane and his parents, Cathy and Frank. The location has already met with success in the community thanks to  Chris’ 10 years of industry expertise and his parents’ business background. Chris joined the CARSTAR network because it was “the right investment and a major business decision. I know that being part of a collision network is extremely beneficial, and I didn’t want this opportunity to pass me by. I wanted a relationship that I knew could support my business, and my family.” CARSTAR St. Albert has about 6,500 square feet of production space and an additional 1,500 square feet of office space. CARSTAR Automotive Canada has also announced the opening of a new CARSTAR Collision Centre in LaSalle, Ontario. Dennis Carlini is the owner and operator of CARSTAR LaSalle. The building houses 4,800 square feet of production space and another 500 square feet dedicated to office space. This is Dennis’ second store, making him a multi-store owner for CARSTAR. His first store, CARSTAR Windsor, hasrun successfully since 2004, when he joined the company.