A Nod to Norm Angrove: Longtime automotive refinishing industry executive announces retirement, effective April 1
Toronto, Ontario — Norm Angrove, who most recently served as the director of Automotive Refinish for PPG Canada, has announced his retirement, effective April 1. During his 35+ year career in the automotive refinishing sector, Norm has seen countless new product releases, shop openings, industry events, consolidation in both collision repair and distribution, overall market […]
Meet Matte: Ford offering matte clear films for 2024 Mustangs
Toronto, Ontario — Mustang customers now have the option of personalizing their vehicle with the car’s first ever factory matte clear film, confirmed Ford Motor Co. in a news release. The new Mustang Matte Clear Film joins other personalization options, including wheel choices, interior colours, contrasting seatbelts, factory painted brake calipers and body paint colours. […]
Tuesday Ticker: PPG, Axalta, AkzoNobel report Q4 and full-year 2023 results
Toronto, Ontario — This weekly Tuesday Ticker is focused on coatings performance for Q4 and full-year 2023. Check out earnings and reports from PPG, Axalta and AkzoNobel in this week’s feature. PPG marks more records PPG reported record fourth-quarter sales for 2023, with net sales of $4.4 billion, up four percent year-over-year. For the full […]
A Bolstered Blend: Solera reports that changes to blend refinish threshold are fully implemented
Toronto, Ontario — In a recent announcement, Audatex/Solera has reported that changes to its blend refinish threshold are fully implemented. According to a recent announcement, Audatex/Solera has successfully implemented its shift away from previously defaulted blend refinish formulas within its estimating system, with the aim of giving repairers more flexibility on labour hours charged. While […]
Promoting Progress: PPG to invest $2 million preparing students for skilled trades in the U.S.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – In a recent press release, PPG announced that it and the PPG Foundation will spend $2 million through 2025 on initiatives that will support future skilled workers in manufacturing and coatings applications, including within the automotive industry. PPG said the investment will build on both existing and new partnerships with local technical […]
LINQ’d Up: PPG introduces PPG LINQ Colour software and PPG MAGICBOX for the refinish industry
Pennsylvania, United States – PPG has announced its PPG LINQ™ Color software and the PPG MAGICBOX™ body shop assistant for smarter wireless mixing in automotive repair shops. The advanced tools are the latest components of the PPG LINQ end-to-end digital solution for the global refinish industry that provides productivity and sustainability improvement for body shops. […]
Moonwalkin’: Budds’ Collision shows off their PPG Moonwalk mix system; first unit installed in Canada
Oakville, Ontario — Collision Repair was recently invited to Budds’ Collision Services in Oakville, Ont., to see the Moonwalk automatic paint mixing system in action. The Moonwalk automatic paint mixing system was installed in early June at Budds’ Collision, making the facility the first in Canada to house the new technology. When we visited, it […]
PPG Seeking People: PPG hiring territory manager in B.C.
Delta, British Columbia — PPG is seeking an addition to its Canadian team. The coatings company is seeking a territory manager that lives within the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and is able to travel throughout the territory during the week. Key responsibilities for the role include the promotion and selling of PPG’s automotive refinish […]
Crash of the Titans: Debut collision repair competition set for Sept. 23 in Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia — An exciting new autobody competition is set to kick off in under two months in Port Coquitlam. Technicians and painters from B.C.’s lower mainland are already preparing for a true Crash of the Titans. The inaugural Crash of the Titans Collision Repair Competition is set to take place at Kirmac […]
Paint and Progress: PPG scores 4.5 of 5 on Newsweek greatest workplaces list
Toronto, Ontario — Newsweek put out its 2023 list of “America’s Greatest Workplaces” recently, which saw global paint developer PPG come away with an impressive score of 4.5 out of five for the 52,000 employee-strong company. Poring over more than 389,000 company reviews in the process, Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group determined PPG to be […]
