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Axalta signs partnership with University
- 03/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Axalta Coating Systems today signed a partnership agreement with the University of Oviedo, Spain. The first stage of this partnership will involve Axalta offering students internships at the company’s offices in Asturias, starting in November 2015. Four of the University’s best students, chosen based on their [...] -
Obituary – Nigel Glass
- 14/08/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
It is with great sadness that Axalta Coating Systems announces the death of Nigel Glass. He had been with the company since January 1997 and held the role of Manager of Key Accounts Fleet and Insurance, for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Refinish Systems at the time of his passing. ‘The sudden passing of [...] -
Standox offers summer tips
- 16/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Standox has issued a number of tips to ensure that the recent hot temperatures, coupled with either increased or very low humidity, do not stand in the way of achieving the perfect finish. Here, Kevin Welling, training academy manager for Axalta Coatings Systems in the UK and Ireland, offers some valuable [...] -
Axalta receives Volvo quality excellence award
- 08/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Axalta Coating Systems, was presented with the Volvo Cars Quality Excellence (VQE) Award at a dedicated ceremony held at Axalta’s Wuppertal, Germany, site on June 30, 2015. The VQE Award is given to those companies that meet the Award requirements and score 100% on a set of criteria, as defined by Volvo Cars, [...] -
BB Body Repairers signs Axalta Apprentice
- 03/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
BB Body Repairers, a well-established bodyshop based in Dumfries, Scotland, has signed its newest trainee up to the Paint and Refinish Apprenticeship Programme from Axalta Coating Systems. Tom Beattie, the bodyshop’s owner, explains why the advantages of Axalta’s Apprentice Programme were the driver behind the [...] -
Axalta commissions new waterborne facility
- 25/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Facility engineered to meet demand for high-quality, environmentally-responsible coatings. Axalta Coating Systems a global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, commissioned its new waterborne manufacturing facility in Wuppertal, Germany, nine months after ground was broken on the project. The facility further [...] -
Axalta raises funds for leukaemia charity
- 02/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Axalta Coating Systems is sponsoring a team of its UK employees to compete in the Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Blenheim Palace triathlon, which takes place on 14 June 2015. The four-strong team will be raising money for the charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, which has been working to beat blood cancer [...] -
Berkshire takes stake in Axalta
- 07/04/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Berkshire Hathaway has brought an 8.7 per cent stake in Axalta from controlling shareholder Carlyle Group for $560 million. Warren Buffett's Berkshire is buying 20 million shares at $28 per share, a slight discount to the stock's Monday closing. Berkshire Hathaway is a multinational conglomerate holding company [...] -
Mercedes-Benz China visits Axalta
- 02/04/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
On 17 March 2015, 114 dealers and representatives of Mercedes-Benz China visited the Axalta Coating Systems plant in Wuppertal, Germany. General managers of Mercedes-Benz bodyshops and senior aftersales managers from Mercedes-Benz China came at the invitation of one of Axalta’s premium global refinish brands, [...]