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Smits Group is pleased to announce its distribution relationship with leading US automotive trade and consumer products, energy exploration and chemicals manufacturing company Old World Industries Inc.Smits Group has been appointed as the sole agent of PEAK and Blue Mountain products in New Zealand and Australia.
GPI Automotive (NZ) have been awarded with the Supercheap Auto "Most Consistent High Performing Trade Partner" in 2010.
We are very proud to announce that Smits Group has been appointed as the importer and official
representative for the Rislone range of automotive chemicals for New Zealand and Australia.
Why Are There So Many Colour Variants!!!
An ever expanding range of brands and products has meant that the old warehouse at Nandina Ave was no longer sufficient space to house all of GPI Automotive’s stock and has prompted the need to move to a new building. The new GPI Automotive premise at 59 Greenmount Drive in East Tamaki sits behind the Smits Group Head Office, directly across the road from the old building.
What are OEM approvals?
Spies Hecker has developed Permahyd® Basecoat MB 047 AMG Alubeam silver metallic, a repair solution for Mercedes’ special Liquid Metal finish.
Mazda Motor Europe and Spies Hecker reach agreement on cooperation in the paint repair sector.
GPI Automotive (NZ) Ltd has moved into their new premises at 59 Greenmount Drive, East Tamaki and will no longer be operating from the old address (2 Nandina Ave).
We're giving the lucky readers of Classic Car Magazine a free bottle of Meguiar's Soft Wash Gel!
The September 2010 issue of Consumer Magazine has rated Groomer's Choice House Wash as the best for value amongst the range of outdoor cleaning products they tested.
Once again, Meguiar’s is on the hunt for New Zealand’s Ultimate Shine! Last year we gave away over $5000 in prizes, with the big prize taken out by Bruce & Ingrid Lambie and their stunning 1930 Chrysler 77 Roadster. Do you spend your weekends washing, polishing and waxing? Do you take pride in your ride? If you do – this competition is for YOU!
Fusion is without a doubt the evolution that will herald a radical change in the way of understanding and working with car refinishing putties.
The highly anticipated Speedshow was held on the 24-25th July at the ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane. As one of the only major automotive shows at this time of year, the event was bound to draw a big crowd – the official count isn’t in yet, but it was fair to say there were far more people than last year’s crowd of 18,000 visitors.
Coming Soon - New product range of engine additive solutions, from one of the world's oldest and respected brands. Watch this space.
The paint partner and importer Freeworld Automotive Coatings in South Africa trained at the Spies Hecker Center in Cologne for the first time.
To find out about the refinishing trade, Janine Barduna took a look behind the scenes at paint manufacturer Spies Hecker in Cologne.
Aston Martin Lagonda ltd. extends its relationship with Spies Hecker as a preferred paint supplier to all their approved bodyshops around the world.
Spies Hecker provides repair solutions for special OEM finishes.
The enormously popular international television programme Car Crazy, hosted by Barry Meguiar, is the inspiration for a new draw-card at this year’s Speedshow set to run at Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds on 24 and 25 July. Meguiar’s Car Crazy Central, at the 2010 running of the Speedshow automotive extravaganza, is the place where people who love cars can meet and celebrate the car hobby scene in New Zealand.
The Whitianga Festival of Speed was held on the 10-11 April 2010, where an array of offshore powerboats, motorbikes, airplanes, helicopters, cars and much more were on display.
We're giving the lucky readers of NZ Performance Car a free can of Meguiar's Hot Shine Tire Coating when they sign up to our email database!
Car paint, training, service and a strong partnership – car manufacturer General Motors trusts in Spies Hecker for accident repairs across Europe.
When we talked about a new spray gun, we decided we needed to be innovative and our customers needed something new so we enlisted the help of the world-renowned design firm Pininfarina famous for their state of the art automobile design. Anxious to see how they would handle a spray gun, the Pininfarina design far exceeded our expectations.
There’s a trend towards matt finishes. Spies Hecker has the ideal refinish solution in the shape of its Permasolid Matt Component MA 110 additive and its special paint system recommendations.
The Beach Hop celebrated its 10th year last week and saw over 1,100 cars enter - making it its biggest event in Beach Hop history.
This year’s TR Nationals 2010 saw 60 cars and 111 people attend and visit the Waikato region and the events and accommodation have changed somewhat. We decided to take everyone a little off the main track to Waitomo – which is an area most people either visit the once for a morning or afternoon, but seldom explore further...
Thomas Melzer has been Brand Manager of vehicle refinish manufacturer Spies Hecker, which is part of the DuPont Group, since 2006. The company based in Cologne ranks as one of the world’s leading suppliers of paints for accident repair. Spies Hecker supports its customers in over 60 countries with advanced paint technology, practical training and service systems for bodyshops and paintshops.
Lechler specialises in the car refinish market through retail channels. Authorised Distributor outlets offer the professional end users a complete range of high quality products.
Meguiar's latest breakthrough in compound technology is specifically engineered for discriminating professionals who demand a fast, easy-to-use compound that produces consistent cutting and an amazing finish.
Americarna Taranaki 2010 came to an end on Sunday morning as the American Cars rolled out of New Plymouth for the year.
Barry Meguiar and his Car Crazy TV film crew touched down in New Zealand yesterday, where they’ll be staying for the rest of the week to film episodes of Car Crazy TV. Last night, Smits Group hosted the Car Crazy Show & Shine at their head office as a prelude to the coming Americarna in New Plymouth. The evening was to welcome Barry and his crew to New Zealand, and to give Kiwi “car guys” in Auckland the opportunity to meet the man himself while displaying their cars for the camera.
The Intermarque Concours was held at Ellerslie over the weekend, and there was a great turnout of people and cars alike.
The NZ Airbrush Art Competition at the 4 & Rotary Nationals at the ASB Showgrounds over the weekend. The competition was held by Smits Group in association with 4 & Rotary Promotions.
It’s not long to go now before Barry Meguiar, CEO of Meguiar’s and presenter of Car Crazy TV, touches down in New Zealand to film two special episodes of Car Crazy. He’ll be here from 22 – 27 February 2010, where he’ll be at the fantastic Americarna with his full Car Crazy film crew! They’ll be showcasing the unique New Zealand car scene all around the world through the TV Show, in countries such as US, Canada, Puerto Rico, India, Central and South America and of course New Zealand (Car Crazy TV airs on Sky TV).
