HMG Paints’ Managing Director, John Falder, is looking to tap into the success of his company’s pioneering Future Entrepreneurship Partnership and develop coordinated apprenticeship and training schemes that can be adopted by small- and medium-sized enterprises across the coatings industry.
PPG Industries’ building products-interior coatings group announced that Somerset Hardwood Flooring, Somerset, KY, has been accredited as a member of the PPG CAP CERTIFIED APPLICATOR PROGRAM® (PPG/CAP) group and is the first program participant accredited to apply DURETHANE® wood coatings by PPG to hardwood floors.
Axalta Coating Systems, a manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings, hosted a Refinish Performance Management (RPM) seminar titled, “Collision Repair with Mike Anderson.”
NEI Corp. announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued patents to the company on self-healing, superhydrophobic and abrasion-resistant coatings.
CityCenterDC offers a transit- and pedestrian-oriented neighborhood experience in downtown Washington, D.C. that blends 2.5 million square feet of shops, restaurants, apartments, condominiums, offices, a hotel and public spaces.
RPM International Inc. has promoted Kenneth Armstrong to Vice President of Environmental, Health and Safety; Tracy Crandall to Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary; and Melissa Schoger to Vice President of Planning and Financial Analysis.
Christine Batten, Account Development Manager in the company-owned stores group of PPG Architectural Coatings, U.S. and Canada, visited Woodstock High School to present a $1,000 PPG Industries Foundation check to science faculty members Kelly Burke and Karen Zayance, along with charter members of the Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) club they sponsor.
Paint and coatings manufacturer Akzo Nobel N.V. reported a second quarter with positive developments in profitability of all three business areas despite a challenging market environment.
AkzoNobel's Performance Coatings business is working with global technology company Siemens to provide coatings and corrosion protection for the expansion of a major power plant in Düsseldorf, Germany.
