Provisional Guild Member
Accepted while completing an approved, time-bound Compliance Action Plan.
Standard v1.0 · August 2026
The Guild
Standard.
Meet the Standard.
Prove the Capability.
Measure the Performance.
A foundational operating standard for member qualification, ongoing verification, performance measurement, and Guild status.
Purpose & Philosophy
Qualification comes
before ranking.
The Collision Guild identifies, develops, verifies, and distinguishes collision repairers that consistently perform safe, efficient, least-invasive repairs while maintaining the people, equipment, processes, and evidence necessary to support those outcomes.
Membership asks: Are you qualified to be in the Guild?
Performance asks: How well are you performing among qualified Guild facilities?
The Guild Framework
Four gates.
Three measures.
01Repair Quality & SafetyMandatory membership gate
02People & Technical CapabilityMandatory membership gate
03Equipment & In-House CapabilityMandatory membership gate
04Data Integrity & TransparencyMandatory membership gate
01Repair EfficiencyScored and ranked
02Repair by DesignScored and ranked
03Documentation & ComplianceScored and ranked
Membership Status
Status must reflect
verified reality.
Verified Guild Member
Fully compliant with all mandatory standards and eligible for a Guild Performance Score.
Performance Probation
Standards remain satisfied, but measured performance requires a corrective performance plan.
Standards Suspension
A mandatory standard is no longer satisfied; Guild representation may be restricted.
Removed
Mandatory deficiencies or integrity violations have not been corrected.
Part I · Membership Standards
Non-negotiable
membership gates.
A high performance score cannot offset failure of a mandatory standard. Safety, technical capability, equipment capability, and data integrity are gates—not points.
Standard 01
Repair Quality & Safety
Every Guild facility must demonstrate processes, controls, and repair evidence consistent with safe, complete, OEM-informed repairs.
OEM repair information
Applicable repair files demonstrate access to and use of relevant OEM procedures, restrictions, and supporting repair information.
Pre- and post-repair scanning
Scanning is performed and retained when required by OEM procedure, repair circumstances, insurer requirements, or Guild criteria.
Structural measurement
Dimensional verification is documented whenever damage or repair operations require structural measurement.
Repair planning / blueprint
A documented plan identifies repair method, OEM requirements, structural needs, ADAS, parts, and production handoff.
ADAS identification and calibration
Affected systems are identified and required calibration procedures are determined, performed, and documented.
Joining process control
Welding, brazing, riveting, bonding, test-weld, and corrosion-restoration processes follow documented requirements.
Corrosion protection
Disturbed corrosion protection, seam sealing, primers, coatings, and cavity protection are restored as applicable.
Final quality control
Every completed vehicle receives documented final verification appropriate to the repair scope.
Standard 02
People & Technical Capability
The people performing, planning, or controlling repairs must possess current, role-specific training, knowledge, and demonstrated skill.
Structural repair
Designated structural technicians demonstrate competency in analysis, measuring, repair methods, joining, corrosion restoration, and documentation.
Advanced non-structural repair
Technicians complete Guild-approved advanced skill development that materially exceeds baseline industry training.
Repair planning / production
Repair planners complete advanced Repair by Design training and evaluate repairability before replacement is selected.
Refinish
Personnel maintain training applicable to the refinishing system and processes used at the facility.
ADAS / diagnostics
Designated personnel demonstrate competency in identification, scanning, calibration requirements, equipment use, and verification.
Standard automotive glass
Facilities maintain trained personnel for collision-related glass R&I, replacement, and repair.
Standard 03
Equipment & In-House Capability
Guild facilities must maintain, verify, and use the equipment and internal capabilities necessary for the repairs they represent themselves as qualified to perform.
Structural measuring
Electronic or 3D measuring capability, current data, maintained equipment, trained users, and permanent reports.
Structural joining
Appropriate spot welding, MIG/MAG/brazing, rivet/bonding, aluminum, and OEM-specific capability.
Aluminum capability
Controlled work area, contamination controls, aluminum-specific tools, extraction, and joining equipment.
ADAS calibration
Meaningful internal diagnostic and calibration capability with appropriate software, targets, environmental controls, and documentation.
Diagnostics and mechanical
Required scan, DTC, OEM-capable access, programming support, and baseline collision-related mechanical capability.
Glass operations
Tools, materials, equipment, and trained personnel for in-house glass R&I, replacement, and repair.
Refinish equipment
Professional spray, prep, mixing, lighting, air, PPE, and product-control equipment.
Equipment maintenance
Controlled records identify equipment, location, verification, maintenance, calibration, and status.
Standard 04
Data Integrity & Transparency
Guild verification depends on complete, accurate, timely, and auditable information. Honesty and access to verification data are mandatory conditions of membership.
Required data access
Members authorize access to data reasonably required to administer Guild standards and performance measurement.
Complete repair record
The file tells the full story of the repair through plans, procedures, measurements, scans, calibrations, evidence, work order, and QC.
Truthfulness and integrity
No falsification, manipulation, misrepresentation, or deliberate gaming of Guild audits or performance systems.
Audit cooperation
Facilities cooperate with virtual, data-driven, and physical audits and provide records, personnel, and equipment for verification.
Part II · Performance System
Performance
by evidence.
Only facilities satisfying all mandatory membership standards receive a Guild Performance Score. Initial weights and thresholds remain pilot hypotheses until validated against founding-shop data.
Repair Efficiency
Correct repairs with the least avoidable friction, delay, interruption, and rework.
Repair by Design
How consistently appropriate repair opportunities are identified, documented, and completed.
Documentation & Compliance
How consistently complete, auditable repair evidence is produced on the first pass.
Capability Passport
Verified people.
Verified equipment.
Verified location.
Structural RepairVerified
Non-Structural RepairVerified
RefinishVerified
ADAS / DiagnosticsVerified
Standard GlassVerified
Repair PlanningVerified
Audit & Verification
Automated review.
Exception detection.
Human verification.
Continuous workfile and data checksVirtual compliance reviewsAI-assisted Repair by Design reviewPhysical facility and equipment auditsHands-on technical assessmentsTargeted corrective-action re-audits
Guiding Principles
Repair by Design
Evaluate repairability intentionally rather than replacing by default.
Capability by Verification
Prove the right people, skills, equipment, and processes are present at the location performing the repair.
Performance by Evidence
Measure actual operating results, make them transparent, and use the evidence to improve.
Membership is earned.