Axalta Coating Systems to Construct
Customer Center to Open in Concord, NC
Axalta Coating Systems announced uring a groundbreaking ceremo- ny that it will construct its new
Customer Experience Center in Concord,
North Carolina. The 45,000-square-foot
facility will serve Axalta’s refinish, light
vehicle OEM and industrial customers. The facility will provide the latest
customer training resources for refinish
technicians located in the mid-Atlantic
region. The center will also house meeting and conference rooms for customers
to participate in coatings-related training and development programs. The new
facility will be located on the campus
of Hendrick Motorsports just outside
Charlotte. Axalta is a 23-year sponsor of
Hendrick Motorsports’ racing program.
Axalta chairman and CEO, Charlie
Shaver, owner of Hendrick Motorsports
and chairman of Hendrick Automotive
Group, Rick Hendrick, Four-Time
NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Jeff
Gordon and Axalta vice president and
head of Axalta’s North America business,
Nigel Budden participated in a ground-
breaking ceremony to kick-off construc-
tion. “Our goal is to provide a service
to our customers to help them realize
improved shop productivity, efficiency
and quality,” said Shaver. “We offer a
hands-on, process-oriented approach.
Our instructors, designers, and staff
are committed to continuing the educa-
tion and the development of our partner
organizations.”
“We’ve enjoyed an unbelievable part-
nership with Axalta over many years,
and this represents another unique step,”
Hendrick said. “The opportunities for us
to collaborate, both in racing and in our
dealership business, are incredible. Our
two organizations are committed to each
other’s continued success, and we look
forward to many more years of working
together in innovative ways.”
Axalta’s Customer Experience Center
is scheduled to open late 2016. The center
is expected to draw hundreds of customers
each year for end of line repair and real-
world training. It will be equipped with
the technology to conduct interactive dis-
tance learning while a customer is at his/
her own plant or bodyshop. The facility
will also house a complement of busi-
ness conferencing resources as well as an
Axalta exhibit space.
AkzoNobel Supplies
Coatings for Van Gogh
Museum’s New Entrance Hall
Visitors to Amsterdam’s world famous
Van Gogh Museum can now enjoy stepping through the venue’s new entrance
hall, which features products and expertise supplied by AkzoNobel.
Completely transparent thanks to the
use of advanced glass building techniques,
the spectacular new addition features the
company’s coatings on the walls, steel
structure and lamp fixtures.
The new entrance has created an ex-
tra 800 square meters of floor space,
which means the museum is now better
equipped to welcome the growing num-
ber of visitors and conference guests.
“We are delighted to have worked
with AkzoNobel on our new entrance
hall,” said Axel Rüger, director of the Van
Gogh Museum. “As well as providing the
necessary expertise, the company has a
strong focus on preserving culture and
safeguarding heritage, a commitment we
both share.”
Added AkzoNobel CEO Ton Büchner:
“We attach great value to our partnership
with the Van Gogh Museum. Working on
the new entrance hall not only enabled us
to showcase our expertise in a magnifi-
cent setting, but also allowed us to make
an important additional contribution to
Van Gogh’s enduring legacy.”
AkzoNobel has been a partner of the
Van Gogh Museum’s restoration studio
since 2013. Through this collaboration,
the company is contributing to the pres-
ervation of its cultural heritage. 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, adhesives and sealants
Subsidiaries are indexed under their own names.
AkzoNobel...................................................................................................... 10
Axalta Coating Systems............................................................................. 10, 12
ColorBond ...................................................................................................... 16
Dunn-Ed wards ................................................................................................ 28
DuPont................................................................................................... 8, 10, 25
H.B. Fuller ...................................................................................................... 33
Henkel ............................................................................................................ 33
IVM Group ..................................................................................................... 20
Sherwin-Williams ................................................................................. 16, 18, 28
Flowcrete Americas ......................................................................................... 16
PPG.......................................................................................... 12, 16, 28, 31, 50
Valspar ............................................................................................................ 28
Rust-Oleum..................................................................................................... 12
Sika ................................................................................................................. 33
Tremco ............................................................................................................ 33
