Tuesday Ticker: AkzoNobel’s CEO ‘jolted into dealmaking’ and Axalta’s stock price surges
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — March 20, 2017 — In this week’s Tuesday Ticker, we look at speculation that AkzoNobel is preparing for a sweetened bid from PPG and may be eyeing Axalta, the near future may see a high number of insurance company acquisitions (and divestitures) and much, much more! – The US […]
Color Compass to host New Product Showcases in Saskatoon and Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan — March 20, 2017 — Color Compass has announced it will hold New Product Showcase events in Saskatoon and Regina through its Carlson Body Shop Supply and Chase Auto Body Supplies subsidiaries. The Saskatoon event takes place March 21 and the Regina event is set for March 23. Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Saskatoon and Regina […]
Watch for readership survey
Toronto, Ontario — March 20, 2017 — IAPO Market Research is conducting an independent reader survey of publications serving Canada’s bodyshop industry. Please keep an eye out for it in your email and hopefully take the time to fill it out. There are only a few questions and they are largely multiple choice, making it […]
Students compete at Saskatchewan Polytechnic event
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — March 20, 2017 — Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Auto Body Technician Program recently held its 16th Annual Skills Competition. The competition consisted of repairs to a controlled, pre-dented panel. Participants in the competition were from the Pre-Employment certificate students at Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Saskatoon campus. The students had 2.5 hours to repair, cold fill, […]
Polyvance releases R08 PPE+PS plastic welding rod
Rainville, Alabama — March 19, 2017 — Polyvance has recently released its latest plastic welding rod to match plastics on some newer vehicles, the R08-01 PPE+PS. Polyphenylene Ether + Polystyrene (PPE+PS) is an engineering plastic that is used on some automotive interior and exterior applications. This plastic is quite rigid and may be glass-filled for […]
