PRESS ROOM

Automotive Recyclers Association Member of the Year Award 2006
(First Time to a Canadian Auto Recycler)
October 31, 2006
Star Power

Canadian Recyclers take home two of the ARA's highest honours.

Up until this year's ARA general convention in Indianapolis, no Canadian Recycler had ever taken home any of the ARA's prestigous Star awards for auto recycling excellence, handed out every year at their convention. However, that all changed this year, as two of the five awards were won by Canadian recyclers.

David Gold of Standard Auto Wreckers in Scarborough, ON was named ARA member of the year for his tireless work and dedication toward the promotion of many of the ARA's core causes.
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Click here to read the ARA Press Release Sept 2006

Ken and David Gold at the Toronto Facility

Parts Locator Magazine Article "Pure Gold"

UpFront July August September

October 2006
PURE GOLD

Ken Gold founded Standard Auto Wreckers with three employees in the Toronto suburb

Cyber-Salvage
e-Commerce: a Virtual Reality

The Internet is shaping up to have the greatest impact on the recycling industry since the creation of the Hollander interchange. With nearly half of all salvage being purchased online, those recyclers that learn how to effectively navigate the cyberspace universe will live long and prosper.
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David Gold giving the ARA E-Commerce Report

ARA E-Commerce Report

The E-Commerce Committee is a very active and engaged committee. Our productive group consists of ARA members and professional stakeholders in our industry, who have varying perspectives and opinions, and who have been instrumental in the advancement of the initiatives for which our committee has been tasked.

This committee was tasked with establishing very important E-Commerce related ARA standards, that will prove to be instrumental in furthering our parts sales initiatives to our most important customers, the Collision Repair Industry.
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October 4, 2006

Gold Standard

Standard Auto Wreckers has led by example since 1979

in 1979 to create an auto recycling facility, it had to be progressive, he had no choice. Standard Auto Wreckers was built on top of a greenbelt with strict environmental guidelines placed upon it."Our mission has always been to protect our land and keep it from being polluted," says David Gold, who owns Standard Auto Wreckers together with his father.
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Auto Recycling at the Zoo?

Toronto Zoo is featuring a special project from June 29, 2004 to September 30, 2004.  Ian Lazarus and Badanna Zack designed the "Serpentine Mounds" as part of the Zooarts projects.  Standard Auto Wreckers provided the cars for the environmentally theme display. Click on the picture to more about the ZooArts project. 

November December 2007 Issue of Automotive Recycling Magazine

Spotlight on
Standard Auto Wreckers

When former lawyer Ken Gold purchased an eleven-acre site in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ontario in 1979 and launched Standard Auto Wreckers, he planned to be very successful...
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Parts Challenge

Recycling Has Evolved

Creating a Win/Win

Whose Fault  is it?

ABC's of Parts Grading

Price of Steel

Ideal Situation

Working Together

Saving Cars, Saving Money

Salvage Dilemma

Why Buy Used

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