Meet Danny Frechette of Elite Restoration & JRF Collision in Bellflower & Paramount

Today we’d like to introduce you to Danny Frechette.

Danny, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
40 years ago, I worked at a summer job with my dad at Thomas Cadillac in Downtown LA, he taught me everything there was to know about cars including repairing and painting them. In 1985 he took a chance and opened his own business in Bellflower, JRF Collision. In 1987 after graduating college I decided to help build and grow his business. After 10 years he retired and left me to keep it growing, with expanding the business on my mind and a desire to restore older cars, I opened Elite Restoration. We have been successfully restoring all makes and models for over 7 years. In the next couple months, we are opening our third expansion, JRF II. We strive to accommodate all who would like to get their cars or trucks repaired professionally at a fair price.

Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
With the amount of regulatory fees, licensing, insurance and simply the cost of doing business scaling, we find it difficult to stay afloat because insurance companies hold such a tight hold on labor rates, the politics involved are ridiculously untouchable.

Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about Elite Restoration & JRF Collision – what should we know?
We are a family business, what sets us apart from the “other guys”? We treat our customers like family, we go above and beyond to make you happy, the big corporations (Who Insurance companies want you to go to) can’t give you what we can, because the must serve up a piece of the pie to many involved, like the President, the managers, the service writers, the techs involved and not to mention giving the last piece of the pie to the insurance company, as a reward because they got them the job and contract. You’re just a number with them, sure they sweet talk you, but beware you will get lost in the shuffle.

Is there a characteristic or quality that you feel is essential to success?
Be genuine, be honest and caring. The customer probably just got into an accident, be there for them, console and tell them they will not have to worry about their car, we will take care of it like it was one of ours.

Contact Info:

• Address: JRF Collision Center
  16900 Clark Ave.,
  Bellflower, CA 90706
• Website: www.jrfcollisioncenter.com
• Phone: 562-925-8913
• Email: [email protected]

Image Credit:
My Dad: Jean Roch Frechette (JRF Collision)
My Son: Brandon Frechette (Manager JRF Collision)

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