With the merger of ICI Paints and AkzoNobel
in 2008, AkzoNobel has become a business
whose brands are recognised across the world
and used everywhere from Wembley Stadium
and Sydney Harbour Bridge to your front door.
A Global 500 company and listed on the
FTSE4Good and Dow Jones Sustainability
Indexes, we are the world's largest coatings
manufacturer, the leading supplier of specialty
chemicals and the number one in decorative
paints. There's no doubt we're doing a good
job for our customers today, but we want to
ensure we continue to do good for customers
and society tomorrow, so we're putting
sustainability at the heart of everything we do.
Our business is divided into three separate
operations: Decorative Paints, Performance
Coatings and Specialty Chemicals. Our
graduate placements are in the Decorative
Paints division based in Slough, Berkshire.
About Decorative Paints
As the world leader in decorative coatings,
we have some of the best-known brands in
the business - Dulux, Cuprinol, Glidden,
Hammerite, Polyfilla and Sikkens to name
but a few. We don't just bring colour to the
world - our products protect buildings around
the globe and promote safety and good health.
As well as paints, lacquers and varnishes,
we make adhesives and floor levelling
compounds and offer a range of mixing
machines, colour concepts and training
courses for the building and renovation
industry. Our specialty coatings for metal,
concrete and other critical building materials
lead the market. All these products are
used everywhere from the London Eye and
Arsenal's Emirates Stadium to schools and
hospitals and relied upon by everyone from
professional contractors to DIY enthusiasts.
Furthermore we are passionately committed
to sustainability and in the Decorative Paints
Division alone we have produced 67% less
Ozone generators, reduced greenhouse gases
by 18% and energy use by 13% between 2000
and 2005. In addition we've removed one
million litres of volatile organic compounds
from our water based paint, our Dulux Trade
Ecosure range was a category finalist at the
Green Business Awards 2008 and, as part of
the AkzoNobel Community Programme, we
have supported almost 800 projects across
the world. We're certainly looking forward
to a very bright future – we hope you'll be
part of it.
About our Graduate Development Programme
Your development is as important to
AkzoNobel as it is to you. We see you as a
future senior business manager and can offer
you the opportunities to nurture your talents
to achieve that vision.
We'll support your career aspirations and
harness your commitment and ambition
through an individual development
programme that will be bespoke to your
role. Far from telling you what to do, we'll
encourage you to use your passion, take the
initiative and drive your career yourself.
Alongside your functional and individual
training you'll be provided with development
opportunities under our Graduate
Development Programme.
This programme has been created to
provide graduates with an understanding
of AkzoNobel and a network of contacts
throughout the company. From day one
you'll be fully integrated into the business
and working on real-life company issues as
you are developed by training events aimed
to enhance your business-based knowledge as
well as your management and team working
skills.
At AkzoNobel we have a number of graduate
opportunities across different disciplines. We
have roles in:
Customer Business Development/Sales
Marketing
Research & Development
Engineering for Manufacturing
Supply Chain
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Purchasing
To apply for our 2010 Graduate Programme
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