Caliber Acquires Slim's Paint & Body in Texas.

IRVINE, Calif.--(AutomotiveWire)--Sept. 16, 1998--Caliber Collision Centers, a leading preferred provider to the automobile insurance claims industry, has acquired Slim's Paint & Body, with two locations in San Antonio, and a third location opening October in Schertz, Texas.

"This acquisition, representing our second major market in Texas will help Caliber move much more quickly into other Texas cities," explained Joe Sanders, Caliber vice president, corporate development. "Slim's is a long-standing collision repair operation with a great reputation in their community, as well as with the insurance industry."

"Caliber is committed to Slim's continued delivery of high-quality services to the insurance industry and consumers," added Bill Lawrence, Caliber's chief operating officer. "The operator, team and employees of Slim's are perfectly aligned with our focus on customer and insurer satisfaction."

Former co-owners of Slim's, Doug and Ray Boazman, will assist in the integration of Slim's to the Caliber group as well as help plan, acquire and open additional centers in San Antonio and surrounding markets.

"I am very excited about the merger of Slim's and Caliber," stated Doug Boazman. "Slim's has strived for the past 69 years to create a family atmosphere that delivers a quality product on a consistent basis. We place a top priority on complete satisfaction and respect from both our customers and the insurers. Our clear goal is to be the collision repairer of choice."

"Slim's Paint & Body is an important addition to the Caliber family," added Sanders. "Slim's shares our commitment to building and maintaining positive relationships with customers, insurers, vendors and most of all, employees. We are excited about acquiring these high quality centers and bringing Doug and Ray to the Caliber team."

Founded in 1991, Caliber is an operator of high quality collision repair facilities in California and Texas. Caliber plans to continue acquiring and consolidating high quality, high volume collision repair centers, while delivering complete automobile physical damage claim support.

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