On Proud Display: AkzoNobel hosts Open House at Toronto-area offices; demonstrations of brand-new automated paint dosing machine
Toronto, Ontario — Collision Repair magazine representatives recently had the opportunity to participate in an exciting Open House event at the AkzoNobel Ontario headquarters in Etobicoke, Ontario. The event showcased the latest innovations and developments in the collision repair industry. One of the highlights of the event was the demonstration of an Automated Dosing Machine, […]
Money Moves: Axalta appoints Carl Anderson as CFO, SVP
Toronto, Ontario — A changing of the guard is underway at Axalta, as the global coatings developer announced Wednesday that Carl Anderson will be taking over for Sean Lannon in the position of senior v-p and CFO, effective Aug. 14. Having most recently served as CFO at XPO Inc., one of North America’s largest freight […]
Sales Surprises: PPG achieves record net sales for Q1 2023 of $5.99 Billion
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — PPG has reported record net sales of US$4.4 billion this quarter, the equivalent of $5.99 billion Canadian dollars. According to a company press release, the primary driving factor comes from organic sales growing by more than five percent compared to the previous year, along with higher selling prices. Further broken down, the […]
Paint by Numbers: Sherwin Williams reports 2022 full-year, Q4 results; consolidated net sales up due to price increases
Cleveland, Ohio — Sherwin Williams reported its 2022 year-end and fourth-quarter financial results last month, with consolidated net sales ringing in at a record US$22.15 billion, up 11.1 percent from 2021. The company said sales from locations open for the full year of 2022 in the U.S. and Canada grew 11.7 percent. Fourth-quarter consolidated net […]
Innovation Acknowledged: Axalta’s electrocoating technology wins 2023 BIG Innovation Award
Pennsylvania, United States –The Business Intelligence Group has bestowed the 2023 BIG Innovation Award on Axalta’s AquaEC Flex Broad Bake Electrocoat, an annual award recognizing organizations, products and people for innovative ideas to life. According to an Axalta press release, AquaEC Flex Broad Bake Electrocoat was awarded for its low amount of volatile organic compounds, […]
Mood Paint: Concept Volkswagen ID.7 at CES can change colours in 22 places, OEM says
Las Vegas, Nevada — Volkswagen may be calling its paint job “camouflage,” but there is no doubt that attendees to CES in Las Vegas can’t take their eyes off a colour-changing concept model of the electric ID.7 sedan on display at this year’s show. The German OEM calls the finish “smart camouflage,” claiming that this […]
White to E4: ‘World’s whitest’ paint now thin enough to coat cars
Toronto, Ontario – Scientists from Purdue University have a gift to the world of automotive painters–a paint so white that objects coated in it appear as a solid shape, and thin enough to coat anything from Fords to spacecraft. This paint was first developed in 2021 by Purdue University scientists as a counterpart to VantaBlack, […]
Sharp Tones: Axalta releases 2022 Global Automotive Colour Popularity Report
Toronto, Ontario — Pop on some Pink Floyd and let the colours move you; Axalta has released its seventieth annual Global Automotive Colour Popularity Report; the automotive industry’s longest-running and most comprehensive colour report, according to the company. White remains the most popular vehicle colour worldwide, due in large part to its prevalence on fleet […]
Thin Skinned: Lucid Air coating too thin for polishing, says auto shop
Photo by Out of Spec Detailing Fort Collins, Colorado — An American vehicle detailing shop has an interesting discovery—the OEM coating on a new Lucid Air Grand Touring is so thin that polishing can damage the paint. According to a Youtube video by Out of Spec Detailing, the Lucid Air’s Grand Touring paint was too thin […]
Staying Fluid: HMFT named preferred distributor of GFS products in Alberta and Saskatchewan
Wisconsin, United States — Global Finishing Solutions (GFS) is proud to partner with MHFT, formerly known as Howard Marten Fluid Technologies, as its preferred automotive and truck refinish distributor in Alberta and Saskatchewan, giving body shops and collision repair centres a reliable equipment supplier with a history of fluid handling expertise. This follows HMFT’s acquisition […]
