ABRA Auto Body & Glass Acquires Loveland, CO Repair Center.

MINNEAPOLIS -- ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based damaged vehicle repair company, announced today the acquisition of a repair center in Loveland, CO. This facility, formerly known as Loveland Auto Body, is located at 1805 Topaz Drive, and brings the total number of ABRA repair centers to ninety-six in eleven states.

"ABRA has been operating in Colorado since late 1997 when we started with two acquired repair centers," stated Tim Adelmann, ABRA's Executive Vice President of Business Development. "Throughout this time we have developed close relationships with our insurance partners and their insureds, and have made a commitment to add centers that will allow us to continue offering our best-in-class service."

ABRA has named Steve Scheideler as General Manager of ABRA-Loveland. Scheideler joined ABRA in 1998 with the acquisition of Aspen Auto Body. Prior to his move to Loveland, he has served as the General Manager in ABRA-Boulder and ABRA-Longmont.

"We purchased this center from Bob Bowman, who opened Loveland Auto Body in April of 1993," Adelmann continued. "Bob, who is a graduate of Northwestern Iowa Technical College and has been in the industry since 1976, will remain with ABRA-Loveland as a Customer Service Manager. The entire ABRA-Colorado team is extremely excited about the opening of ABRA-Loveland, and look forward to continuing the quality repairs and excellent customer service that Bob and his team have already established."

ABRA's future growth in Colorado includes repair centers located in Ft. Collins, Ft. Morgan, and Pueblo.

ABRA Auto Body & Glass is a national damaged vehicle repair company specializing in collision repair, paintless dent removal, and auto glass repair and replacement. Started with one repair center in 1984, they have grown to ninety-six facilities in eleven states.