Coatings World - July 2017

continuous improvement and a customer-oriented approach.

Bertrand D’Annoville, PPG aerospace quality manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Didier Biron, PPG global key account director – Airbus, accepted the awards for PPG and PPG Aerospace Sealants Europe during Airbus SQIP Day in Toulouse, France.

“Being named the ‘best performer’
acknowledges the efforts by our opera-
tional teams within our sites to succeed in
meeting Airbus requirements,” Biron said.
“Achieving the honor for PPG Aerospace
Sealants Europe during PPG’s first year of
involvement in the joint venture makes
it especially meaningful. The recognition
for both groups demonstrates the confi-
dence Airbus has in our people, our prod-
ucts and our services while strengthening
us in our ambitions.”
PPG acquired a majority interest in
the sealants and adhesives business of Le
Joint Français in October 2015, which
became PPG Aerospace Sealants Europe.

Axalta Coating Systems and
General Motors UK Renew
Three-Year Agreement

Axalta Coating Systems in the UK and General Motors UK (GM UK) have renewed their three-year agreement which names Axalta’s three premium global refinish brands – Cromax, Spies Hecker and Standox – officially approved suppliers for paint repairs on Vauxhall in the UK.

“General Motors and Axalta have a
long-standing relationship both in the UK
and globally,” said Mike Davis, Managing
Director of Axalta Coating Systems UK
Limited. “This has been built on Axalta’s
ability to deliver high-quality product
ranges, technical support and advanced
color management tools consistently to
GM body shops.”
The agreement enables Cromax, Spies
Hecker and Standox to support GM
UK’s Vauxhall dealers and its network
of approved body shops in the UK with
paint warranties, technical support and
body shop management advice. The three
refinish brands also play an active
role in the training programs or-
ganized by GM UK, by providing
ongoing product training as well
as training events and seminars on refin-
ishing techniques and color matching.

“At Axalta we put our customers’ requirements first and innovate with them in mind. This drives us to provide products, tools and services that are designed to help increase productivity and efficiency and to help make energy savings wherever possible. By renewing this agreement, GM continues to demonstrate its trust in Axalta’s ability to help drive its Vauxhall UK body shops to perform even better,” said Davis.