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IRS Group and Sika seal partnership in the NonPaint segment
The Sika and IRS teams took several months to prepare the agreement that has now been reached. After all, the NonPaint segment is not only about product quality and prices, but above all about efficient application and flawless interaction with subsequent processes. In the end, everything fit and Sika's concept convinced both the IRS management and the users in the pilot plants. That is why Sika will be the strategic partner for the NonPaint range of all IRS body & paint operations in Germany with immediate effect.
Carrosserie Jan Hanssens expands IRS in Belgium
The Belgian Cryns Group, part of IRS since January 2020, has…
Wheel Wizard rim preparation opened in Hamburg
The IRS subsidiary Wheel Wizard has opened a new production site in Hamburg.
PPG and IRS Group intensify cooperation
With the expansion of the cooperation between PPG, the specialist for paint applications, and the IRS Group, the digitalization of workshop operations is being further advanced.
IRS AHLERSTEDT new in the group
The growth continues. Since 01.09.2020, Ralf Müller's automotive master craftsman business from Ahlerstedt-Wangersen has been part of the IRS Group.
IRS further expands in West Germany
Since 01.08.2020, F. Schließas GmbH & Co. KG located in Viersen has been part of the IRS Group.
Frank Gerardy heads IRS body and paint division
The IRS Group from Rellingen consistently develops its management structure. Group CEO Norbert Dohmen hands over sole responsibility for the 27 locations of the IRS Body & Paint division in Germany to Frank Gerardy as of May 1, 2020.
Corona precautions in the IRS Group
Measures to curb corona infections are having an increasing impact on the economy. In the IRS Group, a crisis management team is in constant communication to evaluate the latest developments
Cryns Carrosserie Center in Belgium becomes part of the IRS Group
IRS Group and Cryns Carrosserie Center has agreed to join forces, because the two groups are following similar strategies in Germany and Belgium respectively and therefore sees many advantages in a close cooperation
Integration of Bayertz family business in Düsseldorf
The IRS Group is welcoming no less than two new businesses from the Düsseldorf area at the end of November 2019. Auto-Bayertz GmbH, established in 1945, and Auto-Center-Rheinland GmbH (ACR), established in 2009, both managed by Dieter Bayertz and his sons, Timo and Nicolas Bayertz, are joining the IRS Group.
New addition to the IRS Group – Karosserie und Lackier Centrum Vögeli e.K. from Bonn is now part of the IRS Group
Since 1 December 2019, Karosserie- und Lackier- Centrum Vögeli e.K. from Bonn has been part of the IRS Group.
From now on, the full 45-strong team of Managing Director Dirk Vögeli will operate within the IRS Group under the new name "Vögeli Schadenzentrum".
From now on, the full 45-strong team of Managing Director Dirk Vögeli will operate within the IRS Group under the new name "Vögeli Schadenzentrum".
Addition to the IRS network: Fink Schadenzentrum in Neustadt
Fink GmbH will be joining the IRS Group on 1 August 2019, adding to the IRS network in the Rhineland-Palatinate under the name “Fink Schadenzentrum”; the Fink Accident Repair Centre.
New addition to the IRS Group: Fahrzeugklinik in Hattingen near Bochum
With effect from 31 July 2019, Fahrzeugklinik GmbH in Hattingen in the Ruhr will join the IRS Group to reinforce IRS' range of services with its team and know-how.
Dinitrol Danmark becomes a member of the pierre.dk group
Dinitrol Danmark became the country's biggest supplier of rust protection to autodealers and owners via the Dinitrol franchise chain. As from 5 August, the company becomes a member of the pierre.dk group. This Kolding-based paint group, which offers the highest quality on the market within auto painting, will be able to offer the "world's best rust protection" throughout Denmark as a result of the merger.
The IRS Group at the 2019 Munich MehrWert Congress
A review of two days full of insights and outlooks in which we presented our industry hands-on and up-close.
pierre.dk has great success with courses in correct assessment
Northern Europe’s largest paint group, pierre.dk Autolakering A/S, has always been at the forefront when it comes to optimizing the paint process. Now, the company has established a further development concept that will make pierre.dk’s customers even stronger and better “dressed up” to carry out correct assessment of insurance claims, which will optimize the repair process for the benefit of the customer, the insurance companies and pierre.dk, since calculation is calculated correctly in a workflow.
Uwe Artz appointed COO of IRS Group’s Smart Repairs & Hail Division
IRS Group banks on international experience
EFFICIENT QUALITY MANAGEMENT: IRS Group successfully certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015
Since 28 November 2018, the entire IRS Group has been certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 in the areas of management, shared service, dent removal without paint work, hail damage repair, smart repair, car wrapping, rim refurbishment, rim repair and body & paint. The certificate was issued by inspection company Dekra for the next 3 years and will be monitored on an ongoing basis at regular intervals.
Lackierzentrum Halle GmbH & Co KG is now a team player of the IRS Group
Setting and implementing quality standards together
Nexa and pierre.dk have come through a major transformation
All lacquer workshops under the pierre.dk group have been implemented by a new lacquer partner.
Two apprentices of pierre.dk passed the final apprenticeship exam with distinction
Camilla Grann Skovsbøll and Carl Kristian Nielsen, who are both about to complete their apprenticeships as car painters in the pierre.dk group, have recently passed their final apprenticeship examination at Silkeborg Tekniske Skole.
pierre.dk takes over another paint center in Sweden
Skene Lackeringsverkstad AB, located 35 kilometers south of Borås in Sweden, has just become part of the pierre.dk group. The acquisition contributes to positioning Pierre Billackering AB as one of the largest players in the Swedish market.
The pierre.dk Group is expanding further in Sweden
The Kolding Group Pierre.dk Autolakering A/S has again been in procurement in Sweden, where it has taken over Järfälla Billackering AB, located on the northwest outskirts of Stockholm. Thus, the pierre.dk chain’s Swedish company, Pierre Billackering AB, consists of 15 lacquers.
Frank Gerardy is IRSH’s new Director of Customer Relations
Frank Gerardy is IRSH's new Director of Customer Relations
Rellingen, …
Rellingen, …
VASS-POINT and pierre.dk extends collaborative agreement
VASS-POINT and pierre.dk Autolakering A/S has just extended their collaborative agreement for the next seven years. VASS-POINT represents most dealers and service partners under the Volkswagen Group, and it is a deal of more than a hundred million dollars a year.
Schaufelberger GmbH joins the IRS Group
Top craftsmanship in a strong network
The IRS Group now also extends a warm welcome to Autozentrum Treskow Karosserie & Lack GmbH
Managing Director Voigt brings his second company under the umbrella…
The IRS Group acquires CAR-COLOR Schumacher GmbH
Green light for a common future
Becker & Beckmann & the IRS Group
Giving our best together
DER LACKMEISTER H. u. M. Kammer GmbH becomes part of the IRS Group
A vision combining tradition and innovation
Intelligent Repair Solutions Holding takes over additional body and paint work businesses: Autozentrum Reinickendorf GmbH and Karosseriezentrum Lahr
Intelligent Repair Solutions Holding takes over additional body and paint work businesses: Autozentrum Reinickendorf GmbH and Karosseriezentrum Lahr
Intelligent Repair Solutions Holding takes over wheelnews Production GmbH from the Haug Group
The IRS Group, Intelligent Repair Solutions Group, based in Rellingen, has acquired wheelnews Production GmbH from Freudenstadt as well as wheelnews Schweiz AG from Gretzenbach, Switzerland.
pierre.dk and Uggerhoj initiates strategic cooperation
One of the country’s largest car groups, Uggerhøj, has just agreed with pierre.dk Autolakering A/S on strategic cooperation, which extends over the next ten years.
pierre.dk takes over well-run paintings in Grenaa
Another paint center now becomes part of Europe’s most modern lacquer group, pierre.dk Autolakering A/S. This is the prestigious SM Autolakering A/S in Grenaa, which has so far been part of the Lakexperten collaboration.
The pierre.dk group to overtake painting shop in Vetlanda
Pierre.dk Autolakering A/S, has once again chosen to expand the business on the Swedish side of Øresund, where it is already represented by 13 lacquers. As of 29th of January, the Group’s Swedish company, Pierre Billackering AB, has acquired the “Autolacken in Vetlanda”.
Autocentralen and pierre.dk initiate strategic cooperation
One of the country’s largest automobile companies, Autocentralen, has just agreed with pierre.dk Autolakering A/S on strategic cooperation that extends over the next ten years.
All Swedish lacquers are ISO certified
As the first paint company in Sweden, Pierre Billackering AB has been certified according to the two most recognized standards – ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001, respectively, dealing with quality and working environment.
Auto Paintwork Group Earn Unique Certification
pierre.dk Autolakering A/S, Europe´s largest automotive paint chain, and the only company in the automotive paint industry to do so, has just received written proof that a number of the chain´s auto paint-centres have become both DS (Danish Standard) and ISO certified. Thus, the pierre.dk-chain leads the way yet again in offering even more to their clients.