ABRA Opens Twelfth Repair Center in Atlanta

    MINNEAPOLIS--Dec. 16, 2002--ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based damaged vehicle repair company, announced today the opening of their 12th repair center in metro Atlanta. Located at 285 Clover Reach in Peachtree City, this is ABRA's seventy-fifth repair center in ten states.
    "ABRA is committed to growth in Atlanta, with our current emphasis on south metro", stated Tim Adelmann, Chief Operating Officer of ABRA. "This Peachtree City center helps us meet the needs of our insurance partners and their policyholders by having multiple locations in close proximity."
    The new ABRA-Peachtree City repair center was formerly Peachtree Skate. Over the past 90 days, ABRA has completely reconstructed the building, converting it to a very upscale, state-of-the-art facility consisting of 25,000 square feet.
    According to Andy Ingalls, Vice President, ABRA-Georgia, "We are very excited about our continued growth in the Atlanta market. We will continue to offer our excellent quality repairs and customer service. As with our other Georgia locations, Peachtree City will offer full-service collision repair, paintless dent removal, auto glass repair and replacement, and 24/7 towing and rental car assistance."
    In addition to Georgia, ABRA operates repair centers in Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.

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