As We Go To Press
AkzoNobel, McDonald’s form agreement
AkzoNobel has developed a coatings
menu for McDonald’s, which involves
supplying a range of paint products for
the re-imaging of hundreds of its Purely
Simple style restaurants. The agreement was arranged by AkzoNobel
Global Image Solutions (GIS), which
was specifically set up to offer a one-stop-shop to customers requiring a
range of different coatings products
from across the company’s portfolio.
The latest approval will see the company provide powder coatings for use
on furniture in all Purely Simple outlets across Europe. AkzoNobel already
has approval from McDonald’s Europe
to provide Dulux decorative paint for
the Purely Simple stores. Established
less than a year ago, GIS approvals
have already been received from customers such as Shell, Volvo and Iveco.
“One of the main requirements of
this latest agreement was that the
coatings we supplied should be resistant to the extensive cleaning required
for all McDonald’s restaurant surfaces,” said GIS business development
manager Angus Findlay. “Following
several trials and tests, McDonald’s
European Restaurant Development &
Design Studio (ERDDS) selected the
Interpon Titanium powder coating
from our Elements color collection as
it meets their twin requirements for
aesthetic appearance and resistance
to cleaning materials.”
McDonald’s Europe has invested
heavily in upgrading the customer
experience and is conducting a major
restaurant re-imaging program. In
total, nine “off plan” designs for
restaurant décor have been developed,
including the minimalist Purely
Simple range consisting of neutral colors and tones.
in Seattle, WA, has agreed to acquire
Glitsa American, Inc., a provider of premium wood floor finishes and accessories for
the professional applicator. Rudd
Company has been Glitsa American’s
manufacturing partner for more than thirty years, producing Glitsa’s Swedish finishes and stains. Glitsa’s current sales
staff and key employees will stay in place.
Operations will move to Rudd’s facility in
Seattle on November 1st and be fully integrated by the end of the year.
BASF EXPANDS IN BELARUS
BASF Coatings has signed a distribu-
tion agreement with Belarusian
importer and dealer Sagbel. The
Minsk-based company will sell BASF
Coatings paints, such as cathodic e-coats and liquid coatings, in Belarus.
The cooperation will focus on supplying the automotive industry and its
suppliers. The agreement also provides for market probes, researching
and examining bids, as well as post-delivery technical service at the customers’ sites. The basecoats can be
supplied from the new BASF
Coatings’ production site in Pavloski
Posad, Russia. CW
Index to Companies
This index gives the starting page for a department or feature with
a significant reference to a manufacturer of paint, coatings, adhe-
sives and sealants. Subsidiaries are indexed under their own names.
RUDD COMPANY ACQUIRES GLITSA
Rudd Company, Inc. a manufacturer of
wood finishes and specialty coatings based
3M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 37
AkzoNobel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 10
Aremco Products .......................................... 18
BASF Coatings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 50
Becker Powder Coatings .................................... 10
Benjamin Moore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
C3 Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dymax Corporation ........................................ 18
GE Sealants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Glitsa American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Henkel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Inver S.p.A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Jotun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Nu-Tec Coatings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
PPG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Premier Paint2000 ........................................ 18
Rudd Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Southern Diversified Products ............................... 22
Sto Corporation ........................................... 22
Tech Line Coatings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tremco ............................................... 22, 37
Zinsser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18