BASF Coatings Builds state-of-the-art Training Center

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But this is not the only fundamental alteration the RCC isundergoing. "Our aim at the RCC in future is also to be able tosimulate efficient workshop processes and so help the customers toconsistently improve the efficiency of their businesses,"Jürgen Book explains. "And to this end, extensivemodernization is necessary." Modernization involving a volume ofsome three million euros and hence a substantial investment at theMünster site. "When the rebuilding is completed," Bookcontinues, "our training center in Münster will be one of thebest in Europe."
The first step in the project is to gut the interior of thebuilding. But the external appearance of the RCC will also changebeyond recognition, with large areas of glass being installed inthe facade to let in lots of daylight and create a bright, openatmosphere. A characteristic feature of the new RCC is a likewiseglazed foyer, where visitors and customers can not only relaxduring their visits and courses, but also obtain all the latestinformation. A show car zone will round off the exclusive entrancearea.
A new space structure in which the internal and customer-relatedareas are meaningfully separated from each other will ensuresmoother operation. The offices themselves will be organized alongteam lines. For the first time, all Customer Service personnel, whoare currently accommodated in several buildings, will be gatheredin one place.
Carrying out all the improvements will take until July 2009 - thedate scheduled for reopening of the Refinish Competence Center. Theearliest work on the facade of the building already started inDecember of last year, while from July to December 2008, the RCCwill be completely closed. "So we can really swing the hammer,"Jürgen Book says with a smile. The first training courses inthe new center are scheduled to start at the beginning of the newyear.
Until then, the customer training activities will be held insteadat training centers of BASF Coatings in Belsele (Belgium),Maarssenbroek (Holland), Wangen (Switzerland) and Eugendorf(Austria), as well as at the training center of the Toplac bodyshopin Dresden and the training facilities of the bodyshops Lange(Grimma), Hofmann (Mainleus), Restemeier (Osnabrück) andStadlbauer (Oberursel).
The rebuilding project, which is being carried out under thedirection of Site Engineering, will take a whole year to produce astate-of-the-art training facility which is virtually in a class ofits own. Looking ahead, Jürgen Book says: "There is certainlysome sadness at seeing the old building disappear, but in return,the sense of anticipation about the new training center is all thegreater."
Source: BASF