Ottawa Valley Masquerade: Brockville 3M plant ships first batch of Canadian-made respirators
Brockville, Ontario — International manufacturing giant, 3M, is excited to announce that the first batch of N95 respirators manufactured in Brockville, Ont. have been shipped out across Canada, to help combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “During the last year, 3M’s priority has been to help the world respond to COVID-19 at a time when the […]
Faster, Smarter Spraying: An up-close look at 3M’s new Performance Spray Gun
Toronto, Ontario — 3M’s Automotive Aftermarket division unleashed its latest product innovation last month, shaking up the spraying standard for the collision repair industry. In development for more than ten years, 3M Automotive Aftermarket Application Development Specialist Bill Suzuki says the new 3M Performance Spray Gun holds the power to improve not only a painter’s […]
3M Awards 2020 Rick Berg Award
3M recently awarded Brett MacNeil with the 2020 3M Rick Berg Award. Brett is a senior sales account representative in 3M Canada’s Automotive Aftermarket Division dedicated to the Western region. Brett has demonstrated exceptional service and commitment within his territory to the automotive aftermarket industry, building strong relationships with jobbers and going above and beyond […]
Pirated PPE: 3M works to curb counterfeit activity
London, Ontario — With an increase in counterfeit activity in connection with COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE), 3M has issued an information sheet detailing tips targeted at combatting the fraud. The company says its legal team members have investigated more than 9,900 reports globally of suspected fraud, counterfeiting and price gouging since the pandemic began […]
Prep for Performance: 3M’s latest spray gun reviewed by Ink ‘N’ Iron
Toronto, Ontario — Hilary Noack, owner of Toronto, Ontario’s Ink ‘n’ Iron is among the first to review 3M’s much-touted incoming product, the 3M Performance Spray Gun. 3M says its new Performance Spray gun is designed to deliver top-of-the-line performance with technology that will save you time, allows for faster cleanup, faster changeovers and faster […]
Delving into Digital: 3M Announces ‘strategic investment’ in asTech
St. Paul, Minnesota — 3M has invested in asTech, citing a “continued commitment to advanced the digitization” of the aftermarket supplies giant, the companies announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “The 3M Ventures strategic investment in Repairify [asTech’s parent company] enables us to accelerate our solutions and offerings across the entire automotive […]
Showing Off: 3M releases paint booth productivity demo using Performance sprayer
Toronto, Ontario – Looking to make the most out of your time in the paint booth and keep cycle times down? 3M has all the tips for “paint booth productivity” in their latest demonstration video, released on YouTube on Feb. 4. In the latest video from the company’s collision repair channel, 3M application engineer, Brady […]
2020 Recap: 3M’s Pandemic Plan
Toronto, Ontario — This year, Collision Repair kicked off its Open Dialogue webinar series, featuring insightful conversations with industry leaders from Canada. In early August, Collision Repair’s Maddy Kylie sat down with Craig Jalbert, Canadian Division Leader for the Automotive Aftermarket Division at 3M, to discuss 3M’s plans to help the aftermarket through the pandemic, […]
In Stride: 3M named Supplier of the Year by Supply Chain Drive
Toronto, Ontario – If 3M wasn’t a household name before the COVID-19 pandemic, they sure are now. The N95 respirator has become a symbol of 2020 and as a result, the company is being recognized as “Supplier of the Year” by Supply Chain Drive. One of, if not the largest producer of PPE (Personal Protective […]
CARSTAR, AkzoNobel and 3M host CARSTAR Day with Tropicana Employment Centre
By CRM Staff Hamilton, Ontario — May 16, 2018 — CARSTAR recently hosted its second annual CARSTAR Day in partnership with AkzoNobel, 3M and Tropicana Employment Centre. Hosted at AkzoNobel’s Coating Center in Etobicoke, CARSTAR Day encompassed an overview of opportunities in the industries, training in estimates and some information on the importance of vehicle […]
