In 1975, John Gagliano opened a body shop on Nine Mile Road in Warren, naming it Motor City Collision. Ten years later he opened another shop in Sterling Heights Michigan and changed the company name to Collex Collision Experts. Two decades have passed and Collex Collision Experts has grown into 11 locations, becoming Metro-Detroit's #1 collision repair facility in the process. In April of 2007, Collex Collision Experts branched out beyond Michigan, opening a location in Ft. Myers, Florida. According to Gagliano, the growth of Collex Collision Experts can be traced to a consistently high quality of workmanship, excellent customer service, and a company philosophy that is securely grounded in a high code of conduct. Gagliano states that over 70% of Collex Collision Experts customers come from referrals and repeat customers. Today Collex Collision Experts remains the leader of Metro-Detroit’s highly competitive collision repair industry. Collex Collision Experts is also becoming known in Southwest Florida for the same high quality service. Among the qualities recognized at Collex Collision Experts are: The people of Collex Collision Experts: Collex Collision Experts offers new employees the opportunity to attend Collex University, an in-house training center located at the corporate headquarters in Clinton Twp. They receive individualized training that teaches them the importance placed on complete customer satisfaction. The state of the art equipment at Collex Collision Experts: The latest and greatest equipment at all of the Collex Collision Experts locations includes laser alignment machines, downdraft paint and bake booths, computerized estimating systems and much more. All of these insure that Collex Collision Experts will remain on the cutting edge.The intangibles that make up the heart of Collex Collision Experts: At the core of Collex Collision Experts is much more than simply a collision repair business.Specialties: Collex Collision Experts management and employees regularly participate in civic and local functions in every community serviced by Collex Collision Experts. Collex Collision Experts support many charitable organizations and host special fundraising programs for schools and foundations. The motto “Doing nice things for people and the cars they drive,” is more than the company slogan, it’s a foundational company philosophy.