On Jan. 22, Axalta Coating Systems celebrated 60 years of producing innovative coatings at its Ajax, Ontario, facility. Employees gathered to celebrate both Axalta’s 60th year of operations in Ajax and its 150th business anniversary.
Axalta has a long history in Canada that dates back to 1956 when the Ajax manufacturing plant first opened its doors. It has produced a variety of products over the years, including acrylic lacquer paints, basecoat and clearcoat technologies. In 2000, the plant was identified as a corporate development and manufacturing flagship for the “paint on plastics” that is used with many automotive components. More recently, due to increased production volumes, Ajax added a new distribution center to the campus.
Today, products are shipped from Ajax to customers in the U.S. and across Canada for collision repair, the production of vehicles and vehicle components, trains, buses and diversified industrial products.
“This is a special milestone in Axalta Canada’s history. We are proud to be celebrating our 60th year in Ajax and our 150th year in business,” said Brent Jamieson, Axalta Canada country manager. “We are extremely proud to call Ajax and the region of Durham home. We look forward to the next 60 years of being a part of this vibrant community.”
“The town is extremely pleased of the accomplishments of the Axalta team and proud to have them in Ajax for over 60 years,” said Joanne Dies, councillor, Ward 3 – Town of Ajax. “We look forward to ongoing partnerships in recognition of Axalta’s strong contribution to the community.”
Axalta strives to give back to the communities in which its employees work and live. In 2015, Axalta partnered with the region of Durham to help promote and attract business investments and form partnerships. Axalta hosted visiting business leaders who were in town for the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games last summer. Axalta repainted and proudly displayed a 15-foot tall Pan Am Games logo on its water reservoir, which was visible from Canada’s busiest highway.
