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26.06.2006
Special Notice For Visitors To Our Site
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26.06.2006
Official Opening of Ireland's First Bosch Car Service Garage
Bosch collaborates with almost all automobile manufacturers in the world and their staff perform optimal repair services on cars of all brands.
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24.06.2006
Enva Officially Launched
With 70% of Irelands hazardous waste still being exported, Minister for Finance Brian Cowen T.D. officially launched Enva yesterday, the new name that consolidates all DCC plc's environmental business in Ireland.

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23.06.2006
3M Expands Masking Film Range
3M has made a further development in masking technology with the introduction of 3M™ Premium Clear Masking Film in both 4m and 5m widths.
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23.06.2006
Green Paints By 2008
A new generation of tough, chip-resistant DuPont automotive refinish products, reinforced with newly invented bio-based polymers, could be available for use in bodyshops by 2008.
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21.06.2006
DaimlerChrysler Renews Standox Partnership
The long-term partnership that has existed between DaimlerChrysler and Standox has been renewed in an agreement of unlimited duration that applies to more than 70 countries worldwide.
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21.06.2006
Bio-based Paints From DuPont
It's not just fuel that's made of bio-based materials these days. Now, you can get eco-friendly refinish products.
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16.06.2006
BASF’s Automotive Industry Website
BASF Coatings has launched a new website for the automotive industry: www.automotive.basf.com
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16.06.2006
Akzo Nobel Assesses Coatings Market
The first ever global assessment of the coatings market and its future prospects has been published by Akzo Nobel, the world’s leading coatings manufacturer.
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13.06.2006
Glasurit Introduces 522-MC35
Now that Glasurit 522-MO/35 Mixing Clear has been superseded by 522-MC35, 22 Line users can benefit from a fully compliant system, which can be applied as usual in two coats with a five minute flash off between coats.
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09.06.2006
Akzo Nobel Awards TNT Logistics New Contract Until 2010
Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings has awarded TNT Logistics a multi-million pound extension of its UK distribution contract, and a new vehicle fleet has been delivered.
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09.06.2006
Obvio Wears Glasurit Green
This Glasurit painted car turned a lot of heads at the recent New York International Auto Show.
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07.06.2006
Sikkens Acoat Partners Unveils New Road Safety Campaign
A new road safety campaign, which will be rolled out through Sikkens Acoat partners and bodyshops across the country has been unveiled.
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07.06.2006
New Name – Same Great Products And Service
EM-TEK Industrial Solutions is a new name, but not a new face in the bodyshop equipment sector in Ireland, according to owner Patrick Perill.
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05.06.2006
DeBeers Demonstration Night
Team PR Reilly ran a very successful Debeers demonstration night in Kerry recently.
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05.06.2006
New Metajuls Micron Sizes
Shimrin Metajuls Basecoats were released in 2005 as a 90
micron ready to spray metallic basecoat in three brilliant colours – Pale Gold, Platinum,and Black Diamond.

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02.06.2006
Ultimate Body Protection from Clear Film Systems
An innovative paint protection system has been introduced to Ireland offering five-year protection to car bodywork against chipping and abrasions.
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01.06.2006
Mirka Abrasives Launches Two New Sanding Discs
Following meticulous research into the optimum number of holes in a paper disk, coupled with the desire to continue to offer the best and most complete abrasive system on the market, Mirka Abrasives has launched two new sanding disks.
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01.06.2006
Automotive Refinishes To Feature On Pimp My Ride
Automotive Finishes has been selected by MTV's "Pimp My Ride" as the primary paint supplier for the show's entire 2006-2007 season, which will feature the transformation of 16 vehicles. The first episode of the show's new season is set to air on June 15, 2006.
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29.05.2006
Hella Unveils New Sata RPS Cup
The Sata RPS cup fits directly, without adaptor, on all Sata guns with standard thread or QCC connection.
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25.05.2006
Bodyshops May Be Excluded From VOC
Solvents Directive
Bodyshops in the Republic could be excluded from the
requirements of the VOC Solvents Directive, when a new EU
directive comes into force next year, www.bodyshop.ie can
exclusively reveal.

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25.05.2006
Third Annual CUI conference Hailed As A Major Success
Copenhagen was the chosen venue for the third annual conference for UK members of Colors Unlimited International, the Spies Hecker customer loyalty programme.
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25.05.2006
Akzo Nobel Coatings Appoints Technical Consultant
Akzo Nobel Coatings (Ireland) has appointed Paul Dunne as a Key Account Technical Consultant.
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23.05.2006
Body Repair Business On eBay
A Cornish businessman has taken the unusual step of putting his car repair company up for sale on eBay, with a starting bid of just 99p.
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23.05.2006
PPG’s Excellent Supplier Award
Each year, PPG Industries, one of the world’s largest coatings producers, presents the “Excellent Supplier Award” to selected suppliers in Europe and the United States.
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23.05.2006
Akzo Nobel Writes Balakom Czech
Akzo Nobel is continuing to build its position in Central Europe, having signed an agreement to acquire Balakom a.s., one of the leading paint companies in the Czech Republic.
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19.05.2006
Farecla & Irish Abrasives At The SIMI Roadshow
Farecla Products, will be supporting its Irish distributor, Irish Abrasives, at the forthcoming SIMI Trade Shows and representatives from the surface-finishing specialists will be on the stand.
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18.05.2006
DuPont’s Flash Gordon Car
Jeff Gordon's No. 24 DuPont car will once again carry the DuPont Performance Alliance colours at the NASCAR Nextel Cup All-Star Challenge on Saturday, May 20.
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18.05.2006
The Daytime Running Debate
Across Europe a debate is raging about the effectiveness of daytime running lights in preventing road deaths and fatalities.
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18.05.2006
Glasurit’s OEM Approval
DaimlerChrysler AG has confirmed that its is continuing its successful partnership with Glasurit for an unspecified time frame.
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16.05.2006
Team PR Reilly Seminars
Team PR Reilly is holding a series of seminars to help the industry make the switch to water based paints.
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16.05.2006
Small Business Is Big Business
The Report of the Small Business Forum, Small Business is Big Business, was launched today by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheal Martin T.D. at an event in Dublin Castle.
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11.05.2006
Trizact Abrasive Range
The popular Trizact abrasive range has been extended to include a P1000 version designed for keying panels prior to the application of clearcoat or before blending.
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11.05.2006
GM Supplier Of The Year
For the third time since 2002, BASF Coatings has been named a General Motors Supplier of the Year for exceptional performance as a global supplier of automotive Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) coatings.
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09.05.2006
New VAT Collection Scheme To Aid NI Bodyshops
Bodyshops in Northern Ireland are now eligible to apply for a scheme that makes VAT administration and payments simpler - only filing a single annual return, and paying their tax bill monthly.
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09.05.2006
EasyMix Lite
Exclusive only to PPG Industries, is the new EasyMix Lite colour retrieval system.
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04.05.2006
Prevention And Enforcement - Twin Tracks To Safety Success
The Health and Safety Authority has launched its annual report for 2005 and a comprehensive statistical analysis of workplace fatality and accident information.
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04.05.2006
Reducing Hazardous Waste
Bodyshops can their reduce their hazardous waste and save money by signing up for a new EU initiative.
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02.05.2006
Fully Compliant Scratch Resistant Clear Coat
Spies Hecker has introduced an HS version of its popular Permasolid® Diamond Clear Coat to ensure compliance with the new Paint Directive.
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