Yorkville Collision Repair Business Renovating During Pandemic

YORKVILLE, IL — Collision and auto body repair facilities are considered essential businesses during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but almost all of them have seen declines in business as people stopped driving during quarantine. Justin Fisher, owner of CARSTAR Yorkville and CARSTAR Poplar, told Patch his shops have seen a decline in business amid shelter in place directives. However, things are looking up.

"The encouraging thing is that we are seeing an uptick and we are happy the community is coming to a locally owned business for their collision repair," Fisher told Patch.

While the rate of mobility among Americans for both work and recreation have decreased 20 to 30 percent since the coronavirus first hit North America in March, the company told Patch that collision repairers have decided to take advantage of this unexpected downtown to enhance their businesses.

According to a news release from CARSTAR, online estimates, vehicle pick-up or delivery and increased sanitization throughout the repair process are a few of the new standards put in place across the industry. However, CARSTAR owners throughout the country decided to not only implement these enhancements, but also take their updates one-step further so they can ultimately better serve the community when business ramps up.

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Fisher and the team at CARSTAR Yorkville, located at 228 W. Veterans Parkway, added LED lights throughout their facility to not only provide better visibility but also save on their energy usage, and according to Fisher, the addition of LED lights are doing just that.

"It's more energy efficient which helps us save money," Fisher told Patch.

Other CARSTAR shops across the area and region have also done some refinishing touches to their facilities.

CARSTAR Danrich in Homer Glen repainted their shop walls, re-organized their parts room and even repainted their shelving CARSTAR colors, and CARSTAR Custom 77 in Midlothian repainted their entire shop floor making the space feel brand new for its employees, according to a news release sent to Patch.

The team over at CARSTAR Liss Auto Body in Crown Point, Indiana decided to repaint their wash bay, leaving it feeling fresh and new.

The company added that several facilities have provided personal protective equipment for the staff, or installed new barriers to protect both staff and customers, like CARSTAR West-Hill, where a sneeze guard was added to the facility's reception desk.

More information: CARSTAR.com