CARSTAR Automotive Canada celebrates Hamilton location grand opening

Hollywood actor James Woods was on hand to help CARSTAR Automotive Canada Inc. celebrate the grand opening of its 16,000-square-foot new head office in Hamilton. Following the grand opening, the company hosted more than 600 guests at a casino-themed event in support of Cystic Fibrosis Canada (CFC). With help from Woods, Sam Mercanti, CARSTAR’s president and CEO, presented a cheque for $101,250 to CFC. The donation was raised throughout the year based on various events and fundraisers held by the company and its franchise partners. Over the past 10 years, CARSTAR has raised more than $1.9 million to fund research and treatment for Cystic Fibrosis. Dubbed ‘CARSTAR Vision Park,’ the new building houses CARSTAR University, the company’s learning and research centre. It also serves as a central hub for franchise partners to give their management and repair employees up-to-date, hands-on technical training and classroom learning sessions. CARSTAR Care Centre — which provides support to CARSTAR’s franchise and insurance partners, as well as assistance to customers in event of an accident — will also be located in the facility.