offering in North America. The Master
Refinish Certification program provides
a path for refinish customers to advance
skills and abilities from industry standard
to expert through four educational stages.
Students can earn the Master Refinish
Certification using Axalta’s refinish brands,
including Cromax, Spies Hecker and
Standox. In addition, many of the courses
that lead to certification qualify for I-CAR
credit hours. I-CAR is the international,
not-for-profit Inter-Industry Conference on
Auto Collision Repair and is dedicated to
providing the information, knowledge and
skills required to perform complete, safe
and quality repairs.
“Our customers asked for a program
that would help develop talent in their busi-
nesses,” said Patrice Marcil, Axalta’s North
American Learning and Development di-
rector. “The Master Refinish Certification
program does that through a progressive
learning journey that begins with knowl-
edge-sharing in the field, advances to skill-
building in the classroom, progresses to
real-world application in the body shop
and positively influences decision-making.
Ultimately, the Master Certification pro-
gram provides a well-rounded education
that helps boosts the overall skillset of the
refinisher whose experience adds value to
the business,” Marcil added.
Axalta’s Learning and Development
programs are designed to improve customer performance by developing the skills and
knowledge to help eliminate waste, reduce
costs, keep cycle time to a minimum and increase retention by investing in employees’
careers. Programs are offered at Axalta’s
11 Learning and Development Centers in
North America, in an office or shop, virtually online through AxaltaLearningCampus.
com, or through a mix of blended learning
methods, as needed per customer.
Flowcrete South Africa
Moves to a Larger Facility
to Meet Increasing Demand
Flowcrete South Africa’s Cape Town site
has moved to a larger facility in order to
meet increasing demand for its
specialist resin flooring solutions.
In November 2013 the flooring manufacturer expanded
its existing sales branch in Cape Town
by opening a warehouse and distribution facility. In May this year the success
that this development led to meant that
Flowcrete South Africa outgrew its original site in the city and had to move to a
new location double the size of the previous one.
PPG Foundation Donates
$10,000 to Boys and Girls
Clubs of Delaware for
Science, Math Programs
The PPG Foundation recently donated
$10,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of
Delaware to expand science, technology,
engineering, art and math education programs. The donation was made on behalf
of PPG’s architectural coatings site in
Dover, Delaware, which includes a manufacturing plant and distribution center.
