Even as teenagers, the Meadows brothers enjoyed working with each other. They spent hours in their mother’s garage, tearing apart junkers and bringing them back to life. To no one’s surprise, they both ended up in the collision business, even punching in every morning at the same dealership—Kevin specializing in frame and metal, Doug in paint.
Of course, they had bigger aspirations than just working in the same garage. They wanted to open their own shop, and by 2005, it was slowly coming together, piece by piece. They bought land in their hometown. They looked into financing and equipment. Then, without warning, the dealership’s staff was called into a meeting. The body shop was being closed down. In one month, Doug, Kevin, and their co-workers would be out of a job.
“It was the ultimate shove,” Kevin said. “We decided to make the best out of a bad situation."
Within 24 hours, the Meadows shifted their dream into overdrive. They arranged to buy as much of the dealership’s equipment as they could. Instead of opening a storefront in their hometown, however, they rented a 5,000 sq. ft. facility in Beckley, W. Va., a much larger community. They also hired two of their co-workers that were also laid off. Incredibly, just thirty days after receiving their pink slips, Doug and Kevin opened 2Brothers Collision to the public.
Exert taken from article form REPAINT REPORTER
volume 1.1-Pages 28 thru 30