ABRA Auto Body & Glass Adds Georgia Repair Center

    MINNEAPOLIS--May 15, 2002--ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based damaged vehicle repair company, announced today the opening of its tenth Atlanta-area repair center in Conyers, Georgia. This facility, located at 1950 Dogwood Drive, increases the number of ABRA repair centers to seventy in ten states.
    According to Andy Ingalls, Vice President ABRA-Georgia, "ABRA's long-term plan is to make it convenient for the consumers in Atlanta to get to a state-of-the-art ABRA repair center no matter where they happen to live or work in the metro area. By adding centers such as Conyers, we become closer to realizing this goal."
    The new Conyers center, consisting of 25,000 square feet, utilizes state-of-the art collision repair equipment, including two Black Hawk/KJ frame racks, a Shark computerized measuring system, and Uni-Cure extended downdraft spray booth and prep stations.
    "ABRA Auto Body & Glass understands the need for repair centers that offer the best in quality, customer service and convenience," stated Tim Adelmann, COO of ABRA. "We entered the Atlanta market in 1998, and have worked diligently to build awareness with the insurance industry and their insureds based on the excellent service we provide. Since ABRA has been chosen for three consecutive years as the winner of the `Consumer's Choice Award' in Atlanta, we know that we are offering a service that is appreciated and wanted in the Atlanta market."
    Along with collision repair, the Conyers repair center will also offer paintless dent removal and auto glass repair and replacement.

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