GTS Technologies

GTS Technologies is a paint finishing and mechanical handling systems company. It is registered in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...

, England

England

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. It was one of the first Surface finishing

Surface finishing

Surface finishing is a broad range of industrial processes that alter the surface of a manufactured item to achieve a certain property. Finishing processes may be employed to: improve appearance, adhesion or wettability, solderability, corrosion resistance, tarnish resistance, chemical resistance,...

businesses to enter the Russian Automotive Paint Finishing market. As an international business, it has worked for major manufacturers including Aston Martin

Aston Martin

Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire...

, BMW

BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...

, Ford and Toyota. It is one of only two remaining British

United Kingdom

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Paint Finishing specialists in the high end Automotive sector.

Origins

GTS Technologies began trading in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

, England

England

. It emerged as the industry world leader Haden Drysys

Haden Drysys

- Haden Drysys :Haden Drysys International played a major part in the development of the paint finishing industry. It was one of the world’s leading high quality paint finishing systems suppliers. Originally based in Birmingham, England the Company moved to then based in Auburn Hills in the United...

International ceased to trade, resulting in a large gap in both the British and world Paint Finishing market. Also based in the Midlands, GTS Technologies was founded by previous members of Haden Drysys

Haden Drysys

management and took on a significant part of the Haden Drysys

Haden Drysys

engineering team. It recently acquired a license to use Haden Drysys

Haden Drysys

Intellectual Property, allowing this heritage to remain in Britain

United Kingdom

. This license allows it to use all Haden Drysys

Haden Drysys

equipment. Notable entries in this range include the Hydrospin spray booths, AirRadiant ovens and Hydropac sludge removal systems.

Growth

GTS Technologies moved into the Russian Paint Finishing market in 2005. The Russian Automotive Industry had the 4th most rapid growth in 2007 of the biggest markets. It has seen many large Western manufacturers open up factories in recent years.

In response to the Automotive industry crisis of 2008–2009

Automotive industry crisis of 2008–2009

The automotive industry crisis of 2008–2010 was a part of a global financial downturn. The crisis affected European and Asian automobile manufacturers, but it was primarily felt in the American automobile manufacturing industry...

the demand for environmental work in the automotive industry has risen sharply. Automotive manufacturers are actively seeking to improve their efficiency and reduce their carbon footprints. GTS has become one of the many new suppliers to this emerging market, changing its research and development focus towards energy efficiency. Emergency funding in America

United States

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and Europe

Europe

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has been made available to Companies able to demonstrate their commitment to green technology. Under European rules, this funding can only be used to lower emissions during vehicle production and in consumer use.

GTS Technologies now has offices in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

, Qatar

Qatar

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, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

and the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

Partnerships

In 2007, GTS Technologies formed a partnership with Geico spa the largest Paint Finishing supplier in Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

, another company with strong ties to Haden Drysys

Haden Drysys

International.

External links

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