Golf ‘till you Drop: CREF golf tournament sold out, ball drop spots still open
Indianapolis, Indiana — If you were disappointed that the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s annual golf tournament is sold out, you may be relieved to hear that the golf ball drop event is still accepting participants, and features 100 percent more helicopters. The ball drop is the showstopper event at every one of CREF’s annual golf […]
The Grove’s New Groove: Grove Collision first facility in Alta. to install PPG Moonwalk paint mixer
Spruce Grove, Alberta — A new piece of tech from PPG is rolling out across Canada as smoothly as its name would suggest, as Grove Collision becomes the first facility in Alberta to install the game-changing Moonwalk paint mixer. Keith Robin, president and co-owner of Spruce Grove’s Grove Collision, told Collision Repair that the decision […]
Painter’s Paradise: New Vancouver Kirmac location first in B.C. with PPG Moonwalk, first in N.A. with Bellini REVO-Up
Vancouver, British Columbia — The prolific West Coast repair chain, Kirmac Collision and Autoglass, proudly opened the doors of its nineteenth facility in South Vancouver on Wednesday, fitted with some very fancy refinishing toys from PPG and Bellini Systems. “We have been looking to open a location in South Vancouver for as long as I […]
A Fresh Coat: PPG names Alisha Bellezza v-p of automotive coatings
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — The global automotive coatings division at PPG has a new vice president, as the company announced the appointment of Alisha Bellezza to the position in a Monday press release. No stranger to the coatings and chemicals industry, Bellezza most recently spent the last eight years as president of thermal and specialized solutions […]
Paint Science: PPG and Chery open colour creation lab in China
Wuhu, China — PPG announced Thursday that it has, alongside Chinese automaker Chery Automobile Co., opened a colour creation lab in the country with the expressed purpose of developing new colours for Chery vehicles. This new facility, located in Chery’s home province of Anhui, is expected to utilize cutting-edge testing and formulation processes to provide […]
The Big Screen: PPG launches paint films division alongside entrotech Inc.
Toronto, Ontario — The most advanced paint technologies call for the most capable team of experts to support them; to that end, PPG has launched Advanced Surface Technologies, a new joint venture between the company and entrotech Inc. This new strategic partnership, in which PPG retains a majority stake, will see the two companies collaborate […]
Moving Up: PPG appoints Christine Camsuzou to v-p, chief procurement officer
Pennsylvania, United States — PPG has appointed Christine Camsuzou to the role of vice president and chief officer of procurement at the company, effective immediately. Camsuzou began her career with PPG in 1986, and has held roles relating to global procurement for a decade. PPG says this was instrumental in implementing global sourcing strategies, leading […]
Sales Surprises: PPG achieves record net sales for Q1 2023 of $5.99 Billion
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — PPG has reported record net sales of US$4.4 billion this quarter, the equivalent of $5.99 billion Canadian dollars. According to a company press release, the primary driving factor comes from organic sales growing by more than five percent compared to the previous year, along with higher selling prices. Further broken down, the […]
Label Change: PPG rebrands LineGuard to PPG OptiGuard
Pennsylvania, United States — PPG has announced a rebranding of its LineGuard line of automotive OEM coatings, naming it PPG OptiGuard as PPG realigns its offerings with its global PPG Optima solutions portfolio. According to a company press release on sent Wednesday, the PPG OptiGuard series provides a variety of technologies for mass-production paint shop […]
Colourful Competition: PPG and Tasca Racing announce sponsorship for 2023 hot rod season
Strongsville, Ohio — PPG recently announced that it will extend its sponsorship of the Tasca racing team for the 2023 National Hot Rod Association, while unveiling a new look at the cars the team will bring to tracks shortly. The paint scheme is designed to match PPG’s INDYCAR layout and took seven people a total […]
