Axalta Named Supplier of the Year by GM
Posted on Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Axalta Coating Systems,
a manufacturer of liquid and
powder coatings, was named
a “Supplier of the Year” by
General Motors (GM) at its
Supplier of the Year awards
ceremony. Winning suppliers from
around the world received the award
for going above and beyond GM’s
requirements, which are designed
to provide customers with the most
innovative technologies and the
industry’s best quality.
“These companies are the bestof-
the-best suppliers and deserving
of special recognition for their
outstanding contributions,”
said Steve Kiefer, GM
Vice President, Global
Purchasing and Supply
Chain. “We need them to
continue to bring us their
most innovative technologies, highest
quality services and work, and we
will continue to win together for the
benefit of our customers.”
GM recognized 78 of its best global
suppliers last Thursday evening during
its 23rd annual Supplier of the Year
awards ceremony. The Supplier of
the Year award winners are chosen
by a global team of GM purchasing,engineering, quality, manufacturing
and logistics executives.
“The Axalta team around the
world is proud to accept this
recognition from GM,” said Steve
Markevich, Axalta Senior Vice
President and President of its OEM
coatings segment. “This is a great
accomplishment by the entire Axalta
team and it is one that we will use as a
building block for future success.”
In other Axalta news, the company
has expanded its customer support by
breaking ground on an 18,000-squarefoot
facility in Houston, Tex., to train
coating professionals. The facility is
scheduled to open in summer 2015.
This center will be adjacent to
Axalta’s Houston powder coating
manufacturing plant and will serve
both refinish body shop customers
and customers who apply powder
coatings for a variety of markets
ranging from oil and gas pipelines to
general industrial custom coaters. The
center is expected to draw thousands
of customers to attend instructor-led
courses and gain hands-on experience.
In addition, Axalta has opened a
new product development center at
its facility in Lionville, Pa., in order
to strengthen its performance testing
capability. The center is equipped
with a state-of-the-art professional
spray booth and advanced HVAC
infrastructure that enables specialists
to simulate a variety of North
American climate conditions. The
simulation will help to assess refinish
automotive paint application.
Axalta’s refinish coatings
range from surface preparation to
undercoats, basecoats, and high
gloss clear coats across a portfolio of
brands. Each product is formulated to
be effective in different climates and
when coating various substrates such
as metals, plastics, and composite
materials. The facility is engineered
to enable a quick turnaround from
product development to launch.
The new center is part of Axalta’s
dedicated network of research and
development facilities that focus
on new products to meet evolving customer needs and evaluates ways to improve existing products.
For more information visit axaltacoatingsystems.com