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The Vella Group becomes first UK bodyshop to be certified to AkzoNobel’s new Sustainable Repair Network

04-03-2024

The Vella Group, one of the UK’s leading independent collision repair organisations, has become the first UK business to achieve Level 1 Certification and become an official partner within AkzoNobel’s Sustainable Repair Network, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to reducing its carbon footprint.

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AkzoNobel Vehicle Refinish Business Congratulates First Bodyshops to Achieve Sustainability Certification Through its Sustainable Repair Network

05-02-2024

The first three bodyshops to join AkzoNobel’s Sustainable Repair Network have successfully progressed through the first level of the program, and demonstrated further commitment to reducing their carbon footprint.

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AkzoNobel launches comprehensive range of OEM-approved RADAR Transparent Color Formulas

15-11-2023

Bodyshops making repairs to vehicles that feature the latest embedded advanced driver assisted systems (ADAS) can now benefit from more than 200 OEM-approved RADAR transparent color formulas from AkzoNobel, developed to comply with each OEM's required specification.

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AkzoNobel plans for a bitchin’ presence with Dave Kindig at SEMA 2023 in Vegas

27-10-2023

A larger indoor exhibit space, an outdoor exhibit space, twice daily autograph sessions with Dave Kindig, educational presentations, Carbeat® demonstrations ‒ and an exciting celebrity car unveiling.

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AkzoNobel introduces Sustainable Repair Network in Europe to help vehicle refinish customers reduce carbon emissions

29-06-2023

AkzoNobel has launched the Sustainable Repair Network, a new program to help bodyshops reduce their carbon footprint

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AkzoNobel to supply Porsche China with complete water-based refinish range

08-06-2023

AkzoNobel has received approval to supply its water-based refinish products to Porsche China – currently one of the premium automotive brand’s biggest markets.

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Accelerate repair performance while lowering energy costs with Sikkens Autosurfacer Optima

14-04-2023

With bodyshops needing to ‘Rethink’ their operations during these challenging economic times, premium vehicle refinishes brand Sikkens has developed an all-new one-stop filler, which can significantly improve productivity while lowering energy costs.

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RE-THINKING THE VEHICLE REFINISHING INDUSTRY

16-11-2022

In the latest Automotive Insights: refinish podcast, host Graham Threlfall, Global Key Account manager from Akzo Nobel, talks to Michael Giarrizzo, President and CEO of DCR Systems.

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AkzoNobel launches industry-first tool to drive bodyshop sustainability

14-07-2022

Bodyshops can now take advantage of the vehicle refinish industry’s first repair calculator to measure, manage and reduce carbon emissions, which has been developed by AkzoNobel.

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Sikkens' campaign encourages vehicle refinishers to 'Rethink' sustainability

21-02-2022

Sikkens, a premium refinishes brand of AkzoNobel is launching a new campaign aimed at encouraging vehicle refinishing businesses to ‘Rethink’ sustainability throughout the entire refinishing journey.

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AkzoNobel and McLaren Racing shift partnership into top gear

03-02-2022

McLaren Racing and AkzoNobel have extended and expanded their long-running partnership. The new multi-year agreement will deepen the successful 13-year relationship and explore new possibilities in the areas of sustainability, technological innovation and

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Formula for success

22-10-2021

McLaren F1 racing driver Lando Norris visits AkzoNobel’s Sassenheim site

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Automotive Insights: Refinish (AIR) - Episode 3: How bodyshops can benefit from the rise in cosmetic repairs by using the Rapid Repair concept

09-06-2021

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If you want to understand what a Rapid Repair concept is, how this approach can help you dealing with the increase in small and medium repairs effectively and what solutions are available then you don’t want to miss this episode. Listen to the podcast now!

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AkzoNobel vehicle refinish launches first episode of Automotive Insights: Refinish podcast

18-09-2020

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Every crisis creates new opportunities – Now that business travel, face-to-face meetings and events cannot take place the AkzoNobel vehicle refinish team came up with another way to communicate.

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