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Axalta goes lives with training videos
- 08/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Axalta has launched an ongoing series of refinish training videos designed to help automotive repair bodyshops deal with common paint defects. The first six videos, available now free of charge, cover a range of issues refinishers deal with regularly, including poor paint adhesion on plastic parts, solvent popping, [...] -
CIECA confirms board appointees
- 23/12/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) has announced that several new members will join the board from 2022. Paul Barry, CIECA’s executive director, said: “We welcome all of the new representatives to CIECA’s Board of Trustees. Their diverse backgrounds will enable them to best support [...] -
Axalta secures major international accolade
- 22/11/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Axalta has been named the 2021 Global Commercial Vehicle Coatings Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan. The annual Best Practices award recognised Axalta for developing innovative coatings that address OEMs’ evolving needs in designing lighter-weight vehicles and exterior components and for its leadership [...] -
Axalta confirms U-POL acquisition
- 16/09/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Axalta has completed the acquisition of U-POL. The acquisition of U-POL, which supplies paint, protective coatings and accessories primarily for the automotive aftermarket, continues Axalta’s broader growth strategy. Robert Bryant, Axalta’s chief executive officer, said: “The acquisition of U-POL is [...] -
Axalta to acquire U-POL
- 08/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Axalta will acquire U-POL from Graphite Capital Management and other holders for £428m. The acquisition is expected to finalise in the second half of the year and result in operating synergies and efficiencies of more than £7m within 18 to 24 months. Further efficiencies are expected in the longer term as Axalta [...] -
90,000 colour formulas just a swipe away
- 03/06/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Axalta refinish brand Syrox has launched an official app to complement the brand’s cloud-based colour retrieval software, Colour Search. The app, available to download free of charge, is intended to simplify colour formula retrieval and digital work processes for refinishers by providing access to the latest [...] -
Vauxhall Zafira tops accident list
- 11/05/2021
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Vauxhall Zafira has topped the list of car models involved in an accident between 2015 and 2019. Of the total number of accidents per 10,000 models on the road, the Vauxhall Zafira had the most incidents in the four-year period, with 511 accidents for every 10,000 models, according to Rivervale Leasing. The [...] -
Axalta SunRiser takes bronze
- 27/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
German students’ solar car takes third place in its class in the 2015 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge with help from Axalta’s Voltatex technology The ThyssenKrupp SunRiser, a solar sports coupé, came third in the Cruiser Class of this year’s 2015 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia, based on [...] -
Axalta lead discussion at EACC
- 28/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
At the recent European Coatings Conference on Automotive Coatings on 25-25 September in Düsseldorf, Germany, Dr. Klemens Bartmann, global technology director at Axalta Coating Systems, discussed how today’s advanced automotive coatings can favourably affect vehicle performance and fuel economy, benefitting both [...] -
Axalta announce new global innovation centre
- 10/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Axalta Coating Systems announced that its new Global Innovation Centre will be located at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia. The 175,000 square foot facility will be home to Axalta’s global research, product development, and technology initiatives and partner with the Company’s other technology centers in the [...]