Coating Solutions Winter 2007
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Project Profiles
Walking the Walk
It's no surprise that Earth Fare, the chain of supermarkets serving buyers of natural and organic foods and products, is going green with flooring and coating systems as well.
Water Work
A 70-year-old water plant with rusty pipes and an uncertain coating history proved a perfect case for Dixon Engineering, contractor Era Valdivia and a Sherwin-Williams moisture-cure urethane system.
A New Approach
Caldwell Tanks got its first experience with a polyurea interior system and fluorourethane exterior system on a pair of water storage tanks in Frenchburg, Ky.
Departments
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Industrial Color
Using color to help define a corporate identity.
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Market Focus
Power generation market turns to Sherwin-Williams' ControlTech™ family of coatings.
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New Products
Graco XTR-5, ExpressCote HCR, Smart Strip and American Saftey tint bases.
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Ask the Expert
A one-coat system for a steel tank, coating masonry walls, high build for wastewater storage and coating damp steel.
A Smooth Road Ahead
In my conversations with the engineers, contractors and facility owners who make up the industrial coatings industry, I'm always pleased to hear of potentially difficult projects that have played out perfectly, and the role Sherwin-Williams has played in achieving those successes.
You can read about some of them in this issue of Coatings Solutions magazine, whether it's an enviroment-friendly floor system for a natural foods store, a tricky waterworks job on a 70-year-old plant, or the successful application of a new coating system on a water storage tank.
But like it or not, a bump in the road occasionally surfaces in a project. It's on these challenging projects that I'm equally as proud to see that Sherwin-Williams has helped you keep moving toward a successful finish.
Although we strive to provide you with the finest, most technologically advanced industrial and marine coatings available on the market today, where we further define ourselves is our support of these products. Our corrosion specification specialists are in the field, helping ensure applications are done properly, and our technical service and sales represetatives are second to none, in service, technical support and product and system knowledge.
At Sherwin-Williams, we specialize in providing you the products and systems for your specific project and the exceptional customer service you deserve. So when the occasional bump in the road comes along, trust that we'll be there to help keep your project between the lines, driving down the road to success.
Steven Oberfeld, President
The Sherwin Williams Company
Paint Stores Group
