Fix Auto Redhill highlights Standox sustainability benefits
Fix Auto Redhill has highlighted the Standox sustainability benefits it has realised since switching to Axalta‘s premium brand eight months ago.
The repairer made the move to reduce both energy usage and costs as part of a wider strategy to decrease its carbon footprint.
This includes a focus on repair over replace, energy-efficient lighting, eco-design compliant welding equipment, and Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel. Together, these solutions have enhanced operational efficiency while reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions by up to 90%.
Standox Xtreme System is based on Axalta’s in-house, patented Fast Cure Low Energy technology, which uses temperature and ambient humidity to save time, increase efficiency and to minimise energy consumption.
Standox sustainability benefits
Fix Auto Redhill managing director Andrew Melnick said: “Switching to Standox aligns with our sustainability efforts perfectly and is just one of the ways we have improved our energy efficiency and minimised our waste.
“We’ve worked closely with our supplier LKQ UK and Ireland to move to a combined system of paint and clear coatings that cure in shorter time frames. In a relatively brief period, we’ve already seen that working with Standoblue Basecoat as part of the Xtreme System has quantifiably reduced bake cycle times, energy usage and wastage as well as ultimately lowering our CO2 emissions.
“Thanks to this advanced refinish coating technology, we ensure that our processes are both efficient and environmentally responsible, while still producing the high-quality results our customers expect of us.”
Jason Hopkins, UK country manager Axalta Refinish and U-POL, said: “At Axalta, we innovate to help our customers build more sustainable businesses that are future ready. We are delighted and unsurprised that Andrew and his team at Fix Auto Redhill have experienced tangible results so quickly with the technology.”
