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ABRA Auto Body & Glass Adds Thornton, CO Repair Center.


MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis (mĭn'ēăp`əlĭs), city (1990 pop. 368,383), seat of Hennepin co., E Minn., at the head of navigation on the Mississippi River, at St. Anthony Falls; inc. 1856.  -- ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based damaged vehicle repair company, announced today the opening of their twelfth repair center in Colorado Colorado, state, United States
Colorado (kŏlərăd`ə, –răd`ō, –rä`dō), state, W central United States, one of the Rocky Mt. states.
. This newly-constructed facility, located at 10120 Grant Street in Thornton, brings the total of ABRA repair centers to eighty-nine in ten states.

"ABRA has been operating in Colorado since late 1997 when we started with two acquired repair centers," stated Rollie Benjamin, ABRA's Chief Executive Officer. "Throughout this time we have developed close relationships with our insurance partners and their insureds which have led to ABRA now owning and operating twelve centers in the Denver/Colorado Springs markets. ABRA is committed to expansion in Colorado, and this location will continue to provide our customers with the best possible collision repair experience."

This fully air conditioned prototype center consists of 18,000 square feet and utilizes state-of-the art collision repair equipment, including a Blackhawk KJ Full Frame Rack, a Shark Ultrasonic ultrasonic /ul·tra·son·ic/ (-son´ik) beyond the upper limit of perception by the human ear; relating to sound waves having a frequency of more than 20,000 Hz.

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 David Call, Vice President ABRA-Colorado, "The entire ABRA-Colorado team is extremely excited about the opening of ABRA's newest repair center. Along with collision repair, ABRA-Thornton will offer paintless dent removal, and auto glass repair and replacement."

When fully staffed, the repair center will employ a General Manager, two Customer Service Managers/Estimators, a Customer Service Rep (programming) REP - A directive used in IBM object code card decks (and later PTF Tapes) to REPlace fragments of already assembled or compiled object code prior to link edit. , a Parts Manager, four Body Technicians with one Apprentice A person who agrees to work for a specified time in order to learn a trade, craft, or profession in which the employer, traditionally called the master, assents to instruct him or her. , two Painters with one Prepper, and two Quality Service Technicians. For ABRA employment opportunities call 1.888.USA.ABRA, Option 7.

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 eighty-nine facilities in ten states. Their plans for accelerated national growth over the next several years include acquiring existing facilities and building new locations.
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