Powder Coat

A few weeks ago I spent some time with a small, family-owned powder coating shop that opened its doors not all that long ago.

Selling your business is not a solo project, even though many may have run the place as one for years.

In an industry where many shop owners still guard their processes like state secrets, Dan Fitzpatrick has taken the opposite approach.

In this work, silver-free UV-curable powder coatings with antimicrobial properties were developed.

There is a word we use in this industry that’s always felt a little too small to me: vendor.

Former investment banker Jamie Visker had zero finishing experience when he bought Winona Powder Coating in 2002, which he thinks turned out to be a good thing.

Perfection Industrial Finishing’s two Arizona locations have been sold to Madison Lake Capital.

AkzoNobel says it has rejected a proposal from Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams to acquire the company, as it is in the midst of finalizing its acquisition of Axalta Coating Systems.

For Magnum Powder Coating owners Nancy and Steve Couturier and their son Matt, it was always the plan that their son would take over someday when the parents retired from their Comstock Park, Michigan, business, which they have owned for more than three decades.

Human capital. Headcount. Workforce. Talent. Every one of these terms makes my stomach turn, because not a single one of them sounds like a person.

PPG announced the installation of an advanced testing line for radiation-curable coatings at its R&D Center of Excellence in Marly, France.

In many industries, competitors guard their processes, their customers, and their knowledge with a fierce sense of protection.

Many companies struggle to find the right balance between reducing costs and growing their business.

Do you ever feel like your powder coating shop is working harder than it should for what it’s bringing in?

Over the last few years, I’ve written in Tim Pennington’s excellent industry publication about many topics that impact leaders and managers.

You can be busy and still be losing value in your finishing business.