19 March 2025 – Axalta Refinish installed its first Axalta Irus Mix Machines, the fastest fully automated and completely hands-free mixing machine for the automotive refinish industry, in the Middle East at Wallan Group, B90 - Riyadh on March 3rd. Axalta Irus Mix delivers highly accurate colour and works with Axalta’s innovative packaging, maximising profitability and minimising environmental impact to help refinish customers meet or exceed key business goals.

The Axalta Irus Mix at Wallan Group has been supplied and installed by Kayan Group, who will also handle its servicing. Kayan Group is a Spies Hecker, one of Axalta’s premium brands, importer for Saudi Arabia. To extend their high level of services they have also installed an Axalta Irus Mix at their showroom in Riyadh in the same week.

Fadi Medlej, Business Director- CEEMEA Territory at Axalta, said, “Axalta Irus Mix is an innovative, game-changing technology and we are delighted that Wallan Group is the first in the Middle East to use it. As early adopters of this technology, Wallan Group are proving to be truly future-focused, it is paving the way towards their ambitious expansions plans in line with Saudi Vision 2030. When we designed Axalta Irus Mix, our goal was to develop and to build a fast, fully-automated, hands-free, highly-accurate mixing machine and I am so happy that we now install them where they were designed to be.”

Axalta Irus Mix is designed to work with Axalta’s proven bottle system. There is no need to refill or to decant product into special bottles. The bottles are fitted with precise dosing lids, delivering accurate colour without waste. The bottle system is made from 50% recycled plastic, underscoring the company’s commitment to sustainability.

Abdullah Musaed Al Wallan ,General Manager of Aftersales Services, at Wallan Group said, “We are excited to be at the cutting-edge of this technology. We always strive to work more efficiently, to drive more profit into our business and to operate in a sustainable manner. Thanks to Axalta Irus Mix, we can do all three of those things better.”

Wallan Group, B90 - Riyadh has been an Axalta Customer since 2024. The site has 28 employees and processes 300 vehicles per month. Wallan Group was founded in 1975 and serves Saudi Arabia, per month their ten sites process 1600 vehicles.

For more information about Axalta Irus Mix please visit www.refinish.axalta.eu and for more information about Wallan Group, please visit www.wallan.com.

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