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27.06.2008
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27.06.2008
Water base spreads its wings
On the back of Europe’s conversion to water based paints over the past few years, Canada and the United States are making the switch at the prompting of paint suppliers ahead of pending legislation.
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23.06.2008
BMW’s new design concept
BMW Group Design has set an objective for designing new cars that moves today's consumers and their demand for enhanced utility and more versatility to the top of their agenda.
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19.06.2008
Trend Tracker forecasts lack of UK repair capacity
A new industry report from analysts Trend Tracker forecasts a shortfall in accident repair capacity in the UK in just two years, as cost pressures, write-offs, congestion and safer cars drive hard-pressed bodyshops out of business.
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16.06.2008
EPA focuses on paint suppliers
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed that its inspectors are undertaking inspections throughout the country at premises supplying paints / materials to the bodyshop sector.
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16.06.2008
Glasurit supports 24-hour race effort
Professors, staff members and students at RWTH Aachen University in Gemany built an Audi racer that competed in the famous 24-hour race at the Nürburgring racetrack. BASF Coatings supported this project with its Glasurit paint brand.
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13.06.2008
Vinny Byrne now open for business in Athlone
Vinny Byrne, one of the leading distributors of automotive paints, consumables, garage and bodyshop tools and equipment, held the official opening of its new state-of-the art Athlone premises yesterday.
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05.06.2008
Repanet conference success
Repanet, the network of leading independent accident repair specialists, has just completed its second international conference in Sardinia.
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23.05.2008
EPA urges bodyshops to get registered
Owners of vehicle refinishing operations have been reminded that the Decorative Paints Regulations, passed into law last year, require that their operations should have been inspected for Emission of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) before 1st March 2008 or they face the prospect of being closed down.
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23.05.2008
PPG Waterborne making a splash
Highly acclaimed by users across Europe, PPG’s waterborne basecoat systems; Envirobase High Performance and Aquabase Plus are creating quite a stir in North America.
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21.05.2008
GM prefers Spies Hecker
General Motors UK and Ireland has announced it will retain Spies Hecker as a preferred paint supplier for a further three years.
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14.05.2008
Vigilance urged as 24 workplace deaths so far in 2008
The Chief Executive Officer of the Health and Safety Authority, Martin O’Halloran, has today called on all employers and employees to take extra steps to ensure that good health and safety practices are followed in their workplaces.
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08.05.2008
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08.05.2008
Cost of safety parts drive write-off demand
The spiralling cost of safety related parts, such as air bags in the replacement market, is feeding the rise in the number of late model vehicles being written off in the UK, according to recent research.
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02.05.2008
UK car faults survey reveals alarming results
A shocking three quarters of the used cars inspected by the RAC in the UK have faults that would cause the car to fail an MOT and a further one in three have potentially dangerous or illegal faults, according to the motoring organisation.
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02.05.2008
Excellence for Glasgow
The bodyshop manager from Robins & Day Glasgow, Robert McMunnigal, has won the Robins & Day Bodyshop of the year Excellence Award 2007.
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01.05.2008
Increased demand for EMT Quad Blowers
Refinishing Technologies has seen increased demand for its EMT Quad Blowers since the introduction of water borne paint technology now mandatory since March of this year.
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01.05.2008
Colour coded perfection
3M™ has come up with a clever way to help bodyshops identify which compounds and polishes to use with which pads when carrying out paint rectification.
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01.05.2008
Its not too late to get inspected!
Owners of vehicle refinishing operations have been reminded that the Decorative Paints Regulations, passed into law last year, require that their operations should have been inspected for Emission of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) before 1st March 2008 or they face the prospect of being closed down.
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28.04.2008
DIT chooses Audatex
The Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) has agreed a deal with claims solutions provider Audatex UK which will see the company’s AudaEnterpriseGold estimating system in use in the DIT’s automotive assessor training programmes.
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24.04.2008
NIBA spring conference
The Northern Ireland Bodyshop Alliance (NIBA) held its Spring Conference on Thursday 10th April at the Hilton Hotel in Templepatrick and attracted an audience from over 25 bodyshops.
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24.04.2008
Daytime running lights
According to a decision taken by the EU Commission, daytime running lights are to be made compulsory for all vehicles newly registered from summer 2010.
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22.04.2008
EPA ready to enforce Decopaints regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency EPA) has established and is implementing a monitoring programme to verify that bodyshops are complying with the Decopaints regulations, which came into force on March 1.
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17.04.2008
Non-compliant bodyshops face €3,000 fine
Bodyshops that failed to register with their local authority in line with the Decopaints regulations ahead of the March 1, deadline could face fines of up to €3,000 or 12 months in prison, on summary conviction, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had confirmed.
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11.04.2008
Glasurit makes a splash at Geneva
Glasurit, BASF Coatings’ automotive refinish brand, and the Mansory tuning company made a splash with their joint appearance at the recent Geneva International Motor Show.
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08.04.2008
Repanet gets set for the future
Repanet, the network of leading independent accident repair bodyshops, has prepared for the future at a successful conference for all its 48 UK members.
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04.04.2008
AIC inspection seminar
The deadline for complying with the Decorative Paints Regulations 2007 passed on March 1 2008, but Certification Europe has confirmed that it is still accepting late entrants for the AIC inspection process.
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03.04.2008
Feeling on top of the weld!
The new Speedglas Super Light welding shield is a pleasure to use, whether it’s for just a few minutes a day or for longer periods, according to 3M.
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02.04.2008
Blue Flame turns up the heat
Mysterious colour changes against a cool blaze and a fireworks display of effects – that’s “Blue Flame”, the new Exclusive Line colour from Standox.
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01.04.2008
150 Years of Lesonal
Lesonal, Akzo Nobel's great finish, great value brand, is celebrating its 150th birthday this year.
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31.03.2008
Classic Colors from Glasurit
The colour archive, which is the largest in the world with over 200,000 colours, plus experience gained from over 100 years of history as a leading automotive refinish manufacturer, provide the basis for Classic Car Colors from Glasurit, a BASF Coatings refinish brand.
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20.03.2008
NIBA Spring Conference – change of date
The Northern Ireland Bodyshop Alliance (NIBA) has confirmed that its Spring 2008 Conference will be held on Thursday 10th April from 7.00pm to 10.00pm and not April 15th as previously advised.
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18.03.2008
Hyundai selects Spies Hecker
Hyundai and paint maker Spies Hecker have signed a global cooperation agreement that enables the Korean car manufacturer to benefit from the extensive Spies Hecker product range.
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11.03.2008
Black is the new white
If black was the new silver a couple of years ago, then white is most definitely the new black, says JATO Dynamics, the world’s leading provider of automotive data intelligence.
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11.03.2008
Thatcham chooses John Bean
Thatcham, the insurer funded research centre, has chosen a top of the range John Bean Visualiner 3D Arago wheel alignment system following an extensive market research and technical evaluation process.
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06.03.2008
Did you register by March 1?
Bodyshops that failed to register with their local authority by submitting a compliant AIC inspection report, before the March 1 deadline have been urged to prioritse the issue in the coming days and weeks.
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03.03.2008
A bodyshop fit for a Ferrari
Ferrari GB has welcomed the official opening of a new Ferrari Body Repairer in Slough which will serve Ferrari customers as part of a network of three official body repairers in the UK.
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26.02.2008
Akzo Nobel clinches Shell deal
Akzo Nobel has been selected to globally supply a full range of coatings products for application to Shell's worldwide retail network of service stations and business signage.
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21.02.2008
Vehicle refinish workshops
Certification Europe is hosting a workshop specifically for vehicle refinishers ahead of the Deco-Paints Directive compliance deadline on March 1.
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13.02.2008
Mazda’s green paint system
Mazda's Technical Research Centre in Hiroshima has developed a new process that reduces the cost of painting a new vehicle by an astonishing 20 per cent.
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12.02.2008
Thatcham unveils cars that can't crash
It sounds like a sci-fi fantasy – cars that can’t crash! But the fictional notion is about to become reality thanks to new technologies being fitted to vehicles driven in Britain – that in time could save more than 125,000 injuries each year.
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12.02.2008
New Murano features Scratch Shield Paint
The new Murano, which will be launched at the Geneva International Motorshow next month, will be the first model in Nissan’s European range to be available with the company’s Scratch Shield Paint (SSP).
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08.02.2008
Precision Mixing
With its systematic approach to the painting of commercial vehicles, the new Spies Hecker Mixing Ratio Disc for the repair of vans and trucks quickly and reliably supplies the right mixing ratio for paint products.
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05.02.2008
NI bodyshops making progress
The bodyshop sector In Northern Ireland is experiencing a period of positive momentum, according to Northern Ireland Bodyshop Association (NIBA).
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01.02.2008
NIBA Spring Conference
The Northern Ireland Bodyshop Alliance (NIBA) has confirmed the date and venue for its Spring 2008 Conference. The event will be held at the Hilton Hotel, Templepatrick on Tuesday 15th April 2008. It will run from 7pm until 10pm.
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01.02.2008
The cracks are really showing at MIRA…
Automotive development experts MIRA have launched a new service that enables highly accurate measurements of how microscopic cracks propagate through materials, leading to better designs that last longer.
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31.01.2008
Tidy workplace to keep staff says RMIF
Bodyshops in Northern Ireland could improve staff retention by making sure that work conditions are as tidy as possible, that’s the view of Alec Murray, chairman of the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF).
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39.01.2008
Big plus from 3M
3M’s new Hookit™ 255P+ abrasive disc gives improved performance in key areas, according to the company.
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29.01.2008
Mitsubishi at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show
What’s in a colour? Well for Mitsubishi at the Geneva Motor Show in March, the colour will be orange, embodying the lively, warm, enthusiastic, creative, energetic, successful, and stimulating character that is Mitsubishi Motors in 2008.
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25.01.2008
Bodyshop symposium 2008
Bookings for this year's International Bodyshop Industry Symposium – IBIS 2008 – are running ahead of schedule, with four months to go before the symposium opens in Montreux, Switzerland, on June 9.
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23.01.2008
NIBA Spring Conference
The Northern Ireland Bodyshop Alliance (NIBA) has confirmed the the date and venue for our Spring 2008 Conference.
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17.01.2008
PPG’s Wise Solutions
PPG Industries has signed an agreement with Plymouth Technology, Inc, to distribute the company’s wastewater treatment technology to the North American automotive original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) market.
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17.01.2008
DuPont EcoConcept
Bollig & Kemper, a German manufacturer of coatings for the European auto industry, has signed a license agreement for DuPont EcoConcept, a patented coatings technology that enables auto manufacturers to realise substantial reductions in energy use, environmental emissions and capital costs.
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15.01.2008
Vehicle refinish workshops
Certification Europe is organising a series of workshops specifically for vehicle refinishers ahead of the Deco-Paints Directive compliance deadline on Match 1.
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15.01.2008
More Work for Griffin
John Griffin, Country Business Manager Spies Hecker UK has added a number of additional responsibilities to his current role.
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11.01.2008
Ceramic coating specialist
Zircotec, the Ceramic coating specialist, is displaying a range of new metallic finishes at Autopsort International this week.
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10.01.2008
BSI at the Aftermarket Show
The British Standards Institution (BSI) is promoting its Kitemark for Garage Services and Thatcham BSI Kitemark for body repair messages at the Aftermarket Show.
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08.01.2008
Aftermarket Show 2008
The Aftermarket Show, which gets underway, at the NEC in Birmingham, explodes the idea that a trade exhibition should conform to the restrictive guidelines of a ‘traditional’ trade event.
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03.01.2008
Treating plastics properly
Modern plastics can present a problem for refinishers. Each material requires its own particular treatment to get the correct repair.
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02.01.2008
Welcome Back
We would like to welcome back all our visitors and wish you a very happy and successful new year. We look forward to providing an expanded news service in 2008.
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