In the collision repair industry, preserving the environment for generations to come and creating a healthier work environment are goals that everyone shares. We’re concerned about the effects of hazardous emissions and protecting our professionals. The benefits of environmentally friendly practices include cost savings from productivity and efficiency gains, lower materials costs, and improved workplace safety. Grinstead Group and Akzo Nobel are committed to these principles. With both in-shop and classroom training to support these efforts. The Akzo Nobel Process Centered Environment (PCE) Training Program incorporates all the best concepts in “Lean”, Theory of Constraints, Six Sigma. One of the cornerstone concepts of PCE is 5S. What is 5S, simple put it is cleaning and Organizing. The 5 S’s are Sort, Set in Order, Sweep, Standardize and Sustain. This is the area we generally begin the Road to Water is with 5S. Working with all members of the collision shop we work together in plan a 5S strategy. Do you have to do all of this No. But with the conversion to Water many of our customers have elected to take the opportunity to improve their processes and procedures. Our Acoat PCE Program has all the building blocks to successfully move you into a “Lean” Environment.

All the training and process talk is great, ultimately though you need to fix wrecked cars. In shop after shop, we've shown how the powerful combination of technically proficient, experienced sales representatives, technologically advanced Sikkens products and real-world training and support can help you:

Increase Throughput
Reduce Re-dos
Decrease Materials Cost

Akzo Nobel is the World leader in Coatings and the AutoWave BaseCoat is as well a World leader in Waterborne Technology. Click on the tabs above to learn more about AutoWave and how to use it, as well as testimonials from several customers that have converted to AutoWave.