Hillmuth Certified Automotive's Clarksville repair shop was named the top shop in the nation, and their Columbia shop was ranked in the top twelve. The brothers who founded Hillmuth Certified Automotive, Doug and Billy Hillmuth, were also voted "Humanitarians of the Year" by their industry peers for their charitable efforts. Hillmuth Certified Automotive supports many community organizations and programs for students interested in the automotive industry.
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Hillmuth Certified Automotive’s Clarksville Shop
Named Nation’s Top Auto Repair Facility,
Columbia Shop Ranked in Top Twelve
Clarksville, MD — Hillmuth Certified Automotive’s Clarksville location www.hillmuth.com has been named the
Top Repair Shop in the United States.
The Automotive Training Institute (ATI), an industry trade and development association, gave Hillmuth’s
Clarksville shop a score of 96 of a possible 100 points based on key performance indicators. Located at 12411
Clarksville Pike/Route 108, the facility opened for business in 1996. Terry Mountcastle, an 11-year veteran of the
company, manages eight professional staff members.
Hillmuth’s Columbia repair shop, located at 6810 Oak Hall Lane in Oakland Mills, finished among the ATI’s
Top Twelve shops in the nation. Hillmuth Certified Automotive was founded in 1978 by brothers Doug and Billy
Hillmuth, who continue to run the corporation with members of their family’s younger generation. The company
also has repair facilities in Glenwood and Gaithersburg.
“Hillmuth Certified Automotive has a long, long track record of excellent service to their customers,” says Bryan
Stasch, ATI director of client fulfillment. “They’re some of the best run shops in the country. Having two shops in
the Top Twelve really reflects their professionalism, their outstanding success and their dedication to the industry
and their community.” ATI represents more than 1,000 auto repair shops throughout North America and Canada.
The competition for the title of Top Repair Shop starts with 150 of the top-performing facilities from throughout
the nation, Stasch explains. The number of contenders is narrowed down as points are awarded for key
performance indicators such as sales and marketing efforts, the involvement of the owners in the repair industry
and the charitable contributions and humanitarian efforts of the company. The award was presented to Hillmuth
Certified Automotive at ATI’s recent Super Conference in San Diego.
“Top Repair Shop in the nation is an honor for our entire company, especially for our Clarksville staff,” says
Doug Hillmuth. “We all take great pride in going the extra mile to provide our customers with outstanding service
and to repay their support by giving back to the community.”
For more information, contact Hillmuth Certified Automotive at www.hillmuth.com or 443-621-6467.
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Hillmuth Brothers Voted Automotive Repair Industry’s
“Humanitarians of the Year”
Columbia, MD — Hillmuth Certified Automotive’s founders, Doug and Billy Hillmuth, have been voted
Humanitarians of the Year by their peers in the automotive repair industry. The designation is one of the top
awards from the Automotive Training Institute (ATI), an industry trade and development association representing
more than 1,000 repair shops throughout North America.
Hillmuth Certified Automotive, founded in 1978, operates four repair shops in Howard and Montgomery
counties: Columbia, Clarksville, Glenwood and Gaithersburg. The award was presented at ATI’s recent Super
Conference in San Diego.
“Doug and Billy are awesome guys who go way above and beyond giving back to their industry and to their
community,” says Bryan Stasch, ATI director of client fulfillment. “This award is all about successful people with
passion and commitment for giving to others, and the Hillmuths are perfect examples.”
Nominations for the Humanitarian of the Year Award are solicited from ATI members, says Stasch. The top four
nominees are presented to the 500+ Super Conference attendees who cast their ballots for the winner.
“The Hillmuths really raised the bar at this year’s Super Conference,” Stasch says. “Their Clarksville shop was
named Top Repair Shop in the nation, their Columbia shop was in the Top Twelve, and Doug and Billy won the
Humanitarians of the Year Award. They’re long-time advocates for professionalism in the auto repair industry.
They’ve come up with creative approaches to auto service, like the TLC program for total lifetime care. That’s a
list of accomplishments that other shops can work toward.”
Hillmuth Certified Automotive represents success and stability, says Stasch. Their four facilities service more
than 12,000 cars each month, and the staff at each shop has the collective experience of more than 100 years.
Most staff members have been with the company for longer than 15 years, and 90 percent are master technicians.
Doug Hillmuth says the recognition of their efforts is appreciated, especially because it comes from their
industry colleagues. “We’ve been fortunate to build a thriving business that allows us to support our industry and
contribute to our community.”
Hillmuth Certified Automotive runs an in-house apprenticeship program to train its younger workers in the
profession, and the firm has played an integral role in developing the Pre-Automotive Academy, an eight-week
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program that introduces Howard County middle school students to the industry. The company also supports
many school-based programs, including the Montgomery County Student Automotive Trades Program. the
Automotive Youth Educational System Mentor Program, the Howard County Schools Career Connection Mentor
Program, and its representatives have served as advisors to the Carroll County Career and Technology Center, the
Community College of Baltimore School of Technology and the Howard County Schools Career and Technology
Education Center.
In conjunction with National Car Care Month, Hillmuth Certified Automotive offers annual maintenance checks
for AAA members in Maryland,
Billy Hillmuth is past president of the Washington, Maryland, Delaware Service Station and Automotive Repair
Association (WMDA), representing the industry on Capitol Hill, and served on the Maryland State Vehicle
Inspection Advisory Committee. He also is a member of the Baltimore Automotive Parts Distributors Dealers
Council.
For the past decade, Doug Hillmuth has participated in an annual mission ptoject in Mexico building homes
for those in poverty. He served as chair and general contractor for the 1997 construction of the New Hope
Presbyterian Church in Derwood and is a team leader and sponsor for projects coordinated by Rebuilding
Together in Montgomery and Howard counties. The Nails Mission Project in Cumberland, which builds homes
for local families in need, also has benefitted from Doug’s participation.
The company also supports Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the Better Bed Rest Outreach Program, helping
women with at-risk pregnancies, Montgomery and Howard County Hospices, the Make-A-Wish Foundation,
Communities Ministries of Montgomery County and many other schools and non-profit organizations.
For more information, contact Hillmuth Certified Automotive at www.hillmuth.com or 443-621-6467.
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