THE SHADES OF TOMORROW – BASF unveils its tenth annual automotive colour collection
BY AIDAN LABBOSSIERE Dark Seltzer. Hiatus Grey. Social Camouflage. These are the shades of the future, according to BASF’s tenth annual Automotive Colour collection. The colours in the collection serve as inspiration to automotive designers for vehicles that will be on the road in three to five years. The global collection, CODE-X, showcases, “everything from […]
Recycling News – CRM 19#6
RECHARGED RECYCLING “Li-Cycle has announced it has closed a Series C equity funding round with intentions to use the funds for developing its Rochester, New York, commercial hub, along with an international market expansion. New York-based firm, Moore Strategic Ventures LLC, led the financing round. Founded in 2016, Li-Cycle says it has“reinvented the recycling process,” […]
NAVIGATING THE NEW YEAR – Santa knows who’s skipping the sanitizer
BY STEVE KNOX WHEN HE CAME DOWN THE CHIMNEY, WAS SANTA WEARING A MASK? Oh, what a different world we’ve found ourselves in. Looking back to 12 months ago, Canada now seems like it was an untamed wild west. In the not-so-far-off olden days, we would sit closely and talk to customers visiting our businesses. […]
BREAKING THE GROUND – The struggles and successes of starting out
BY TOM BISSONNETTE I fell into the auto body trade almost by accident. My car had been in an accident and I took it to a local shop where I got to know the owner and manager and we became friends. My original vocation was a mechanic at a local farm machinery dealership. My father […]
