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AkzoNobel Announces €3 Million Investment in Global Automotive Training Centre Network

December 5, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

AkzoNobel announced it has embarked on a €3 million ($3.17 million) global program to expand and upgrade its network of Automotive Training Centres (ATCs) to further upskill painters, bodyshop managers and OEM engineers on a new generation of coatings and technologies to support the industry in delivering a more sustainable future. AkzoNobel is equipping its […]

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AkzoNobel Launches New Automotive Training Centre in Belgium

October 29, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

First to harness hydrogen power spray booth. AkzoNobel’s Vehicle Refinishes business has invested in a new Automotive Training Centre (ATC) in Belgium to further upskill existing painters, body shop managers and OEM engineers on a new generation of coatings and technologies to support the industry in delivering a more sustainable future. The ATC in Belgium […]

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Subaru to Build New Business Center, Expands Parts Distribution Center and Training Center in Dallas-Fort Worth Market

May 21, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Subaru of America, Inc. today shared plans to expand its operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and grow its workforce by relocating its Central Region office and establishing a new customer support center in Coppell, Texas. The automaker’s new Dallas Business Center will be co-located with its existing distribution and training facility as part of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Openings, Parts Distribution Center, Subaru, Texas, Training Center

Interview: Jason Scharton and Jason Garfoot Detail the Recently Launched 3M Skills Development Center

December 14, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The new facility will serve collision repair technician training needs as well as career and technical educators. In October, 3M officially opened its doors to the new 3M Skills Development Center, a 15,000-sq. ft. training facility in St. Paul, Minn. To better understand how the new 3M facility will benefit the collision repair industry, CollisionWeek […]

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3M Opens Training Facility in Minnesota to Educate Collision Repair Technicians

October 13, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

3M officially opened its doors to the new 3M Skills Development Center, a 15,000-sq. ft. training facility in St. Paul, Minn. The 3M Skills Development Center is dedicated to educating and upskilling technicians across all experience levels on the most updated automotive collision repair and refinishing processes through intensive, hands-on training. “With rapidly changing vehicle […]

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Car ADAS Solutions Opens Training and Certification Center in Atlanta

July 21, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Car ADAS Solutions announced the opening of its second calibration training and certification center in Atlanta, Ga. The company’s original training center is located at the company’s corporate office in Salt Lake City, Utah. “As Car ADAS Solutions continues our rapid growth opening new ADAS diagnostic and calibration businesses across the country, we felt it […]

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Autel Launching Training Academy at New York Headquarters

June 21, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Autel will launch the Autel Training Academy next month at its U.S.-headquarters in in Port Washington, N.Y., providing technicians and shop owners with hands-on one-day and two-day training courses. The first set of classes will be an intensive two-day course focusing on diagnostics, alignment, and ADAS calibrations. Classes are intended for current and potential owners […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Autel, Diagnostics, New York State, Openings, Training Center

Volvo Trucks Academy Opens New Illinois Facility to Better Serve Electric Truck Training

May 25, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Volvo Trucks North America announced today that the Volvo Trucks Academy opened a new facility in Tinley Park, Illinois, to expand access to battery-electric truck training in the central U.S. The new 14,865-square-foot facility is larger and more modern than the previous Illinois training facility, enabling Volvo Trucks to provide more robust, hands-on learning opportunities […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, Illinois, Openings, Training Center, Volvo Trucks

AkzoNobel Opens New High-Tech Instructional Center

March 10, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

AkzoNobel announced the grand opening of its new national meeting and instructional center complete with ultra-high-tech audio-visual equipment to help those virtually attending meetings or training feel like they’re right in the room. The idea for this new, high-tech hybrid training center came from AkzoNobel’s Michael Kuntz, who is responsible for employee, distributor and end-user […]

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Axalta Introduces Spies Hecker Waterborne System, Opens Regional Refinish Training Center in China

March 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) announced the launch of its Spies Hecker Waterborne Full System, its latest full-layer waterborne solution for refinish customers in the Chinese market. The announcement was made during the grand opening ceremony on March 3 of its Southern Refinish Training Centre (RTC) in Guangzhou. The new auto refinish coating system brings world-class technology to […]

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