CB's AutoTech Collision is celebrating its 18th anniversary in 2006.

Chris Barker founded CB's AutoTech in 1988 after a disappointing experience having his own vehicle repaired. An automobile enthusiast, Chris sought to develop a business consistent with his own service and quality demands.

In 1999 CB’s AutoTech relocated to a modern retail and service facility at 2122 Government Street. CB’s AutoTech was among the first auto body shops in Victoria to receive ICBC c.a.r. shop accreditation. According to CB's AutoTech, this means drivers who have had an automobile accident may not have to go to ICBC first to have an estimate. Drivers need only to phone ICBC and the insurer will re-direct the driver to an express shop such as CB’s AutoTech.

CB’s AutoTech is a factory authorized refinisher for such big-ticket, prestigious manufacturers as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Volkswagen.

At CB’s AutoTech Government Street facility, new frame equipment and a down draft paint booth with bake cycle was installed. According to CB’s AutoTech, this allows repair specialists to wash a vehicle within an hour of painting, making the repair process faster while maintaining a high quality, harder, more cured paint finish. Additionally, all the toxic materials used on CB’s AutoTech premises are recycled by proper recycling plants. This extends all the way to the filtering of overspray which is controlled through the use of high volume low pressure spray guns which have decreased overspray emissions by 90 percent over the last 10 years.

CB’s AutoTech believes in their motto “We meet the nicest people…by accident”.