10 Years of Burkholder Ownership: How Roy’s Body Shop Became a Lititz Institution

Lititz, United States – June 20, 2026 / Lititz Collision /

Lititz Collision, the full-service auto body repair shop serving Lititz, Lancaster, and surrounding communities, is marking 10 years of Burkholder family ownership – a milestone that dates back to 2016, when Barry Burkholder purchased the longtime regional fixture known as Roy’s Body Shop and built it into the operation it is today.

A Decade Rooted in a Local Legacy

When Barry Burkholder acquired Roy’s Body Shop in 2016, the property already carried a significant history within the community. Rather than rebuilding from the ground up, he preserved what was working while modernizing the shop’s equipment and internal processes to meet current repair standards. The rebranding to Lititz Collision marked a deliberate transition – one that honored the shop’s established roots while signaling a new chapter for customers across the region.

The decision to invest in updated equipment and more efficient workflows reflected a straightforward operating philosophy: perform the work correctly, use the proper tools, and stand behind the results. That approach shaped the shop’s standing across Lititz and Lancaster in the years that followed.

The 10-Year Ownership Milestone and a Generational Shift

Reaching a 10 year ownership milestone carries weight for any independent business, and for Lititz Collision, it arrives alongside a meaningful leadership transition. Eric Burkholder, Daryl Horst, and Gerald Hoover have stepped into the role of leading the shop, carrying the family’s commitment to quality collision repair into the next phase of the business.

The handoff from Barry to Eric, Daryl, and Gerald reflects a pattern common to family-operated businesses in trades like auto body repair – a transfer of not just ownership responsibilities, but institutional knowledge, customer relationships, and a set of standards developed through years of daily operation. For a lititz collision center that built its reputation one repair at a time, that continuity carries real significance.

Eric, Daryl, and Gerald’s leadership arrives at a point when the shop’s established presence in the Lititz and Lancaster communities provides a stable foundation. The transition is not a reinvention but a continuation – the same shop, the same address, and the same focus on collision repair quality that Barry Burkholder prioritized when he first took ownership a decade ago.

Community Ties That Span Two Generations of Ownership

The Burkholder family’s decade leading Lititz Collision reflects a broader pattern in the region, where locally owned auto body shops serve as consistent fixtures in their communities. Customers in Lititz, Lancaster, and surrounding areas have come to associate the shop with reliable, thorough repair work – a reputation developed gradually through repeat business and word-of-mouth referrals rather than broad-scale marketing efforts.

Barry Burkholder’s original investment in modernizing the shop’s processes established operational standards that Eric, Daryl, and Gerald now maintain and build upon. The equipment upgrades made during the transition from Roy’s Body Shop were not isolated changes but the start of an ongoing commitment to keeping the facility aligned with the demands of modern vehicle repair.

As Lititz Collision marks this 10 year ownership milestone, the shop remains focused on what it has consistently prioritized – delivering dependable collision repair services to the drivers and families across the Lititz and Lancaster communities who have trusted the Burkholder name for a decade.

About Lititz Collision

Lititz Collision is a full-service auto body repair shop located in Lititz, Pennsylvania, serving customers throughout Lititz, Lancaster, and surrounding communities. The shop has operated under Burkholder family ownership since 2016, when Barry Burkholder acquired the former Roy’s Body Shop and modernized its equipment and processes. Eric Burkholder, Daryl Horst, and Gerald Hoover currently lead the business, continuing the family’s commitment to quality collision repair.

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