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INDUSTRY NEWS
Axalta signs agreement to build new,
state-of-the-art facility in the Netherlands
Axalta (NYSE: AXTA), a
leading global supplier of
liquid and powder coatings,
has signed an agreement to
develop a new, state-of-the-
art facility in the Netherlands
for its refi nish business on
4 June 2019 at Provada, the
biggest real estate exhibition
in the Netherlands.
Once construction is completed, Axalta’s
global refinish brands – Cromax, Spies
Hecker, Standox and Syrox – will relocate
from their current location to the new facility
on Business Park Medel, both in Tiel, in the
centre of the Netherlands. The facility will
also house Metalak BV, who has looked after
Spies Hecker in the Netherlands since 1955.
“This is a very exciting time for our refinish
business in the Netherlands. There has been
a period of growth and change following our
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acquisition of Metalak in 2015. We have
outgrown our current location’s ability to
support us in the way in which we need it to.
But change brings opportunity, and this new
green-field site on Business Park Medel,
Tiel, is the perfect location for us to build
for the future in the Netherlands,” says Adrien
Schrobiltgen, Axalta’s Vice President for Refinish
Systems in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Axalta’s plot in Business Park Medel is
12,000m2 and will house, once completed,
a 7,250m2 facility comprised of office space
over three floors, a warehouse, and a new
Axalta Training Centre as well as separate
mixing room, which is part of Axalta’s direct
business point of distribution, servicing both
high-volume customers as well as local
colour development.
Bas van de Ven, Axalta’s Managing Director
for Refinish in the Netherlands, said when
he signed the agreement, “We are always
looking to improve our level of support to
our customers, so today, with a view to the
future, we commit to build a state-of-the-art
facility. The new training centre will be able
to meet the future needs of the market, while
the new offices and sophisticated automated
warehouse will allow us to take our daily
operations to the next level and to attract
and to retain outstanding talent. Today we
are making Axalta a future-proof partner
in the refinish market in the Netherlands.”
Business Park Medel - a sustainable,
economic and safe modern business
park - was an ideal choice based on its
accessibility to major transport routes.
Its location in Tiel, the same city as
Axalta’s current refinish location,
ensures Axalta remains close to its
customers across the Netherlands.
Ground is due to be broken on the
site in October 2019, with an anticipated
completion date by summer 2020.
The facility will be operational and
ready to move into by September 2020.
For more information on Axalta,
please visit www.axalta.co.uk, and for
more information on Axalta Refi nish,
please visit www.refi nish.axalta.eu.
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