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.

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.

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?

Safety considerations should be taken on industrial coating jobs, including during surface prep and regarding materials and equipment.

Louis D. Vincent’s book, The Marine Coatings User’s Handbook, offers information for new building and maintenance painting of ships and vessels.

A family-owned coatings contracting trio completed the rehab of three cooling towers in Manhattan using a few rooftop knacks.

The cold wall effect may seem like a hokey idea, but with a simple example of a soda can on a hot summer day, it may become clearer.

Recoating a pedestrian bridge connecting two schools over a busy thoroughfare in Manhattan required platform and software solutions.

The organic lining at a crude oil desalter in Kazakhstan was unable to withstand the aggressive environment. A new system — and new considerations — had to be implemented for future success.

Concrete is a durable and widely used material in construction. But it’s not a one-size-fits-all solution. Before coating concrete, first consider the good, the bad, and the ugly.

The concrete of the John Martin Dam in Albuquerque, N.M., was recently inspected and found to be in good condition — even after 75 years of being underwater!

In a multi-year project, crews at Seaway Painting used custom platforms to access and protect the 552-foot towers of Michigan's historic Mackinac Bridge with a three-layer coating system.

A sausage processing facility was showing signs of deterioration, corrosion, and bacteria growth on its ceilings and within its coolers. This coatings contractor battled cold temperatures to apply a long-lasting coatings solution with minimal downtime.

The decks of this ro-ro cargo ship in Denmark were awfully corroded. A crew had exactly eight days to strip it down, prep the steel, and reapply the anti-skid coating system.

Lining and coating new tanks to hold olive oil in Saudi Arabia required that this local coatings crew watch moisture and heat — and not the stovetop kind!