Looking Forward and Back: Bob Chalker Plots AMPP’s New Path By Ben DuBose Bob Chalker, CEO of AMPP, shares his thoughts on the upcoming AMPP Annual Conference + Expo and how CoatingsPro Magazine fits in within the newly merged association.
How the U.S. Infrastructure Bill Will Affect Contractors, Inspectors, and More By Ben DuBose Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher represents Texas’ 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, where a large AMPP office complex is located. She shares thoughts on how the infrastructure bill will impact the industry.
Coating Inspection Document Resources By Stephanie Marie Chizik Mark McCarter, Owner of Southwest Protective Coatings, Inc., recently shared an article in CoatingsPro’s January 2022 issue about the checklists and daily report that coatings inspectors need to use and reference. Read the full article here
Warren’s Corner: Rethinking Lead-Based Paint By Warren Brand, Owner of Chicago Corrosion Group, LLC Lead-based paint has a bad rep, but is there a time and a place when it makes more sense to leave it than replace it?
Un Nuevo Estudio Para Examinar la Economía de la Corrosión Y Su Gestión en Canadá By Translated by Carlos Palacio La Asociación para la Protección y el Desempeño de Materiales (Association for Materials Protection and Performance, AMPP) publicó un nuevo estudio para examinar la economía de la corrosión y su gestión en Canadá.
Warren’s Corner: Powder Coatings and Pizza By Warren Brand, Owner of Chicago Corrosion Group, LLC There is an entire universe of coatings that coating and corrosion aficionados don’t run across very often that they need to know about: powder coatings.
Corrosion Resources: Typical Painting Difficulties on Ships By Jean Broge Louis D. Vincent’s book, The Marine Coatings User’s Handbook, offers information for new building and maintenance painting of ships and vessels.
Local Crew Helps Recoat Seattle’s Iconic Space Needle By Ben DuBose Crews at Purcell Painting & Coatings overcame complex geometry and access challenges to restore Seattle’s iconic Space Needle to peak condition
Empire State of Mind: Polyurea-Coated Rooftop Cooling Towers By CoatingsPro Staff A family-owned coatings contracting trio completed the rehab of three cooling towers in Manhattan using a few rooftop knacks.
The Bridge to Tribeca: Recoating a Pedestrian Connection in NYC By Stephanie Marie Chizik Recoating a pedestrian bridge connecting two schools over a busy thoroughfare in Manhattan required platform and software solutions.