The latest news

26 Jul 2010

AkzoNobel has been appointed as a technology partner for Australian sports car manufacturer Joss Developments.

21 Jul 2010

Australasian Paint & Panel's national advertising manager, Max Yaffa, was lucky enough to be invited along to celebrate GPI Automotive Products managing director Colin Edwards' 70th birthday recently.

21 Jul 2010

While Suncorp is apparently investing significantly to grow its SMART program around Australia, independent repairers in the UK recently got together to look at a fast track repair system.

21 Jul 2010

Thatcham confirms its presence as an exhibitor at Automechanika in Frankfurt, the world's leading trade fair for the automotive industry.

20 Jul 2010

Whether it's batch priming or wet-on-wet priming mode, the launch of PPG's next generation primer, D8505 DP4000 2K Primer Grey G5, is set to give bodyshops unprecedented freedom to re-think their traditional preparation processes.

20 Jul 2010

They would have to go down as perhaps the most unusual items ever to be painted at PPG's Victorian Training Centre - five enormous pink pigs.

20 Jul 2010

Kerrie Kelly, former Insurance Council of Australia executive director and chief executive officer, departs as ABI director general, "pushed out" after just six months in the job.

15 Jul 2010

A free, online directory containing information about recycling and waste disposal services is now available to retail and wholesale trade businesses.

14 Jul 2010

New Zealanders build the Folden which is sure to set a new level of tension over the "detch".

12 Jul 2010

A new voluntary code in the UK is set to curb insurers' contact with accident victims.