Page 12 - Australasian Paint & Panel magazine July-August 2022

NEWS
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PAINT&PANEL
JULY / AUGUST 2022
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PPG COLOUR MATCHING COMPETITION
BRIEFS
DESPITE THE MANY HURDLES
put in place by the COVID pandemic,amassiveeffort from the PPG organising team and TAFE facili-
ties around the country hasseenthe2021PPG Colour Matching Com- petition come to a suc- cessful conclusion.
A little later than antici- pated, the final placings were announced via a special You- Tube video presentation.
Final placings and prizes
1st – Hayden Spence – New Zealand
SATA air vision 5000 res- piration hood, a MIRKA sander and a PlaySta-
tion 5
2nd – Mirza Skrijelj – South Australia
MIRKA sander and an Apple Watch
3rd – Zachary Jones – New South Wales MIRKA sander and a
SONOS Roam portable bluetooth speaker
All finalists received a SATAjet X 5500 spray gun for winning their state /
regional competition.
SHEEN AND GLASURIT
NEXT GEN COMBO
SHEEN PANEL SERVICE APPRENTICES RE-
cently received professional training from BASF on Glasurit product and processes. This trainin, at Kangan Automotive Centre of Excellence in Melbourne, was led by na- tional head trainer, James Green and Glas- urit trainer Michael Mudford.
The four-day event covered prepara- tion, the importance of choosing the correct grey shade, wet on wet applica- tion, multi-layer application, multi-layer colour reproduction and Glasurit VOC
and non-VOC clearcoats. In the final two days the apprentices competed against each other in a painter shoot out.
The competition winner, Dylan Hoskin from Sheen Mitcham, was awarded a training session at the Glas- urit Refinish Competence Centre in Syd- ney and a DeVilbiss DV1 spray gun.
Sheen Panel Service, known for their commitment to developing staff, are working hard to attract the next genera- tion of painters into the trade.
HOGAN HEADS NON-DRIVE
AMA Group has appointed Craig Hogan as executive general manager – non-drive for AMA Group, following Campbell Jones’ resignation from the role.
Hogan joins AMA Group from Illinois Tool Works, where he was the group president – Construction Asia Pacific. He led the group through a transformation and delivered seven years of sustained revenue and profit growth. Supported by his background in consulting, Hogan has a strong track record of strategic planning and execution in industrial and manufacturing businesses including United Technologies’ Carrier HVAC business and HJ Heinz Europe.
NEW CEO FOR AKZONOBEL
AkzoNobel has
announced that
Gregoire Poux-
Guillaume will become
the company’s new
Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) as of 1
November, 2022. He
will succeed Thierry Vanlancker, who has been CEO since 2017.
Poux-Guillaume (52), a French national, is an international business leader with 25 years of experience. He has a distinguished track record of building successful, profitable businesses in challenging environments, accelerating business growth and improving margins.
ACM PARTS OPENS NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
Current and prospective customers, plus trade media representatives, received tours of the new 19,500 m2 site at an official opening. Exclusive showcases highlighted parts and new releases in ACM Parts’ four product ranges: Genuine, Reclaimed, Aftermarket parts, and collision repair Consumables.