Axalta ANZ – Australia & New Zealand

Last week we had the pleasure of supporting Melton Toyota (VIC) demonstrate Toyota’s Repair & Restore (R&R) program. Their dedicated area for smaller cosmetic repairs sets the benchmark for other Toyota Dealerships! #partnership #cosmeticrepairs #meltontoyota #repairandrestore

Last night at Parliament House in Canberra, the Empowering Skills Excellence event illuminated the future of vocational education and training.    WorldSkills Australia CEO Trevor Schwenke and Chair Kevin Harris articulated a compelling vision for advancing skills development. We also had the pleasure of several prominent members of Parliament attend our event, including the Hon Minister Brendan O’Connor MP, Minister for Skills and Training, who also spoke to the audience and the Hon Sussan Ley, Deputy Opposition Leader.   The highlight of the evening was the unveiling of the official International Competition uniform the 47th WorldSkills Competition that will take place 10-15 September 2024. The designer of the Skillaroo uniform, Jacinta-Rai Ridgeway,captivated the audience with insights into her creative process. The framed polo shirt was presented to Hon Minister O'Connor MP, marking the official launch of the Team Australia uniform.   WorldSkills Champions Trust member and past WorldSkills Australia competitor, Rachel Crawford, shared her journey, expressing the transformative power of WorldSkills Australia. A panel discussion featuring Skillaroos Sari Conte, Gervase Voss, Sebastian Battisa, and industry expert Paul Polverino from Axalta provided firsthand perspectives and industry insights. The evening continued with our partners engaging with Ministers at the activation areas including AR Welding (Weld Australia), AR demonstration in auto refinishing (Axalta ANZ – Australia & New Zealand), creating floral pins (Canberra Institute of Technology ), Electrical Vehicle control board (Canberra Institute of Technology) and assembling copper piping from the plumbing area (Reece Group).   Networking buzzed throughout, fostering connections among partners and enthusiasts in the community. It was an evening that celebrated excellence, innovation, and the future of skilled professionals. #empoweringskillsexcellence

Hosted by Motor Trade Association of SA/NT, the MTA's SA/NT 2024 Automotive Graduation Awards Ceremony celebrated upcoming and promising talent in the industry across numerous categories. The Adelaide event highlighted the importance of trade skills and continuous learning to keep pace with industry change. As a proud sponsor of the event, Axalta, represented by Peter Kingsley-Rowe were honoured to present the MTA SA/NT Trainer of the Year award to two deserving recipients, Daniel Dusi - Team Leader and Stephen Richardson - Trainer. With a remarkable record attendance of more than 500 guests, the event was a great accomplishment for all involved and for the industry.

Looking to learn the ins and outs of your refinish system? Our Standox, Spies Hecker and Cromax product training schedules for the second half of 2024 are now available! Join us for our comprehensive face-to-face training programs at four state-based centers in NSW, VIC, QLD, and WA. These sessions will delve into a wide range of topics, offering invaluable insights into the latest products, techniques and applications of each brand! Upon completion, participants will earn credits applicable towards I-CAR Gold Class Professionals, Platinum Individual designations, or to meet annual training requirements. For training dates and information, visit axalta.au/training Don't miss this opportunity to train with experts and advance your skills with our systems! 🌟

Congratulations to our Axalta customers on winning the following New Zealand Collision Repair Association awards at the recent conference! It is a great achievement to receive these awards and we are proud of their hard work and dedication to the industry and to their customers. 🏆 Marlborough Panel And Paint In Blenheim - Environmental Awareness Award Harrow Motor Body Works - Commitment to Training Ben Thomas Panelbeating - Best Overall Business Award

Our Drivus Lean Foundations Course is designed to assist managers of bodyshops in reducing waste to drive efficiency and profitability. The QLD Course on the 29th of May taught attendees how to identify common issues in their shops and how to manage them by reducing cycle and booth times and standardising their processes. It is important to focus on continuous improvement by introducing strategies such as implementing 5S, reducing 8 types of waste, value stream mapping and streamlining repair workflow. Attendees gave positive feedback and were eager to take what they learnt and implement discussed topics and solutions into their own business. Visit https://lnkd.in/g7P2eHZU for information on upcoming courses #drivus #axalta #leanfoundations #efficiency #training

Last week, Axalta’s training manager Paul Polverino attended the WorldSkills Australia Global Skills Challenge in Melbourne as a newly appointed compatriot support expert of car painting to support Australian competitor Kynan Bonanno. With 19 countries and 30 diverse skills represented, this competition was a great pre-event to the International competition to be held in Lyon, France in September. The closing ceremony was a great way to finish the week with Paul and Kynan presented with their official Skilleroo badges, and they eagerly await the challenges ahead of them in France. #gsc24 #worldskills #carpainting #refinish #competition #axalta

Axalta are extremely grateful for the opportunity to promote collision repair trades to young women through the VERTO (Australia) EmpowerHER Try-A-Trade program! We have loved sparking conversation in schools around vehicle spray painting with the help of our paint mixing demo van and VR experience. A big thank you to Chris Durrant and her colleagues for their hard work and organisation of each visit, including the latest day at John Edmondson High

At Axalta, our training courses are not just for painters. Whether you're looking to expand the knowledge of your admin and repair advisor staff or provide them with a valuable introduction to spray painting, we've got you covered! We collaborate closely with our customers, to provide a hands-on and fun aspect to our trainings and enjoyed seeing attendees from Motorserve dip their toe into the art of automotive refinish 🎨 🚗 #Training #SprayPainting #Refinish #Admin

We had a big week of supporting The ACIA in VIC and SA at career expos for young women and school kids. We loved the opportunity to use our Virtual Reality spray painting experience to assist in promoting automotive repair trades to attendees who were highly engaged and excited to participate. #automotiverepair #careerexpo #spraypainting #virtualreality