Industry Support For The American Coatings Show

The American Coatings Show is more than a vision of NPCA and VN brought to fruition, it is the direct result of input from members of the coatings industry. Leading coatings manufacturers and suppliers have rallied in support of ACS.

• "Watson Standard is very excited to participate in the American Coatings Show in 2008. We believe this show will benefit the coatings industry in North America. It will be very beneficial to our industry to have coating manufactures and suppliers at the same location during the American Coatings Show."
  H. Knox Watson III, Watson Standard

• "The inaugural American Coatings Show is a much anticipated industry event and Rohm and Haas looks forward to our broad participation. This venue will be an excellent opportunity for us to dialog with paint manufacturers and other industry partners. In particular, I am pleased with the keen focus around technology and the opportunity to demonstrate how innovation and technology can continue to support the coatings industry. Rohm and Haas is proud to be a part of the paint and coatings industry and delighted to be part of the American Coatings Show."
  James Swanson, Rohm and Haas Company, Paint and Coatings Materials, North America

• "The British Coatings Federation congratulates the NPCA on the announcement of the American Coatings Show. As well as being an excellent showcase for our industry, this event will provide a forum for wider international scientific dialogue within our industry and with our supply chain partners. Thus it will increase opportunities for innovation and furthering the industry’s work on sustainable growth. Good luck to all our transatlantic colleagues, we wish you well in this exciting new venture."
  Moira McMillan, British Coatings Federation

• "For years the European Coatings Show has been the Gold Standard for coatings innovation and technology. We are excited that this level of quality will now be available to, and for, the North American industry. This will provide an excellent opportunity to conveniently explore global supplies and technologies to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex market."
  Denis Abrams, Benjamin Moore & Co.

• "The Masco Coatings Group (Behr Process Corporation and Masterchem Industries) supports the American Coatings Show. The show provides a much needed forum for the coatings industry to share ideas, discuss environmental concerns, and explore innovative new products. We are confident the ACS will generate a strong following and will be a success."
  Jeff Filley, Behr and Masterchem

• "CEPE, the European Association for Paints and Printing Inks, supports the joint initiative of NPCA and Vincentz Networks to create the American Coatings Show. We believe that herewith the American industry will be served with the same benefits and quality of event as our European industry has experienced in recent years at its European Coatings Show."
  Jan van der Meulen, CEPE

• "The German Paint Industry Association (VdL) favors and supports the idea of an American Coatings Show. We are convinced that this ACS will perfectly fit in a successful coatings world together with the European Coatings Show, the paint industries in America and Europe, and the associations' network."
  Dr. Dietmar Eichstädt, German Paint Industry Association

• "FIPEC, the French Paints, Printing Inks, Artist Colours and Adhesives Association, supports the American Coatings Show. It’s a great initiative.The ACS will provide the global coatings industry with an important opportunity to exchange scientific knowledge and extend business relationships."
  Michel Le Tallec, FIPEC

• "Insl-x Products Corp. is very excited about the American Coatings Show. We will give the show our full support to help ensure its success and bring back the premier paint show to America."
  James Weil, INSL-X Products Corporation

• "The Sherwin-Williams Company fully supports the American Coatings Show. This event will bring together manufacturers and suppliers, and highlight business interests as well as scientific research and innovation. I think it will be the perfect venue to address the changing needs of the industry."
  Chris Connor, Sherwin-Williams

• "RPM International Inc. is proud to support the American Coatings Show. We expect that this new biennial event will be a driver in strengthening the coatings industry by providing a forum for addressing its challenges and opportunities."
  Frank Sullivan, RPM International Inc.

• "Dupont is excited to see the creation of the American Coatings Show 2008 and the opportunity it gives us to showcase our company and our diverse, innovative performance coatings offerings."
  Terry Caloghiris, DuPont

• "At ICI our whole ethos is about leadership in formulation science, and so we were very pleased when we heard that the American Coatings Show was going to take place. We hope it will provide opportunities for our coatings industry to come together for constructive discussion on innovation and create helpful networking opportunities for everyone involved."
  David J. Loose, ICI Paints

• "Akzo Nobel is pleased with the direction of the new American Coatings Show. Bringing coatings industry and supplier resources together in a well-designed, world class forum will facilitate common solutions to emerging issues such as those that are developing in the areas of sustainability and regulation. The show should be a venue for exceptional scientific and technical educational opportunities focused upon our industry."
  Robert A. Taylor and Peter Scolaro, Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc.

• "The Valspar Corporation strongly supports the new American Coatings Show. We believe it will provide an exceptional opportunity for scientific and technical exchange, as well as an important forum for business development. The American Coatings Show will undoubtedly become the premier coatings exhibition and conference in the U.S."
  William Mansfield, Valspar

• "PPG Industries extends its support to the new American Coatings Show. The show will benefit both the supplier network and the coatings companies by allowing them to work together on industry opportunities for improved productivity, environmental compliance and technical solutions to the many challenges facing the coatings industry."
  Charles E. Bunch and Richard Beuke, PPG Industries, Inc.

• "California Products has always encouraged its technical personnel as well as its peers in Coatings Research Group Incorporated (CRGI) of Cleveland, Ohio, to actively seek out both domestic and international technical developments that enhance our collective ability to compete in the global marketplace. CRGI has visited one of the European coatings shows at least every other year. The American Coatings Show, with its European overtones should add considerable value to these efforts."
  Joseph Junkin, California Products

• "With the dominance of the U.S. market in size and the faster growth in international markets, an international show becomes imperative. It will allow management to stay current on events both worldwide and domestic. There could be no better combination for future shows than NPCA and Vincentz."
  Jerry Jones, Jones-Blair Industrial Coatings

• "We at True Value Manufacturing are very supportive of NPCA's initiatives relative to the American Coatings Show, and certainly believe it will become the premier show of North America, creating exceptional value for the coatings industry."
  Gene Brickhouse, True Value Manufacturing

• "Ace Paint is looking forward to supporting the American Coatings Show in 2008. We anticipate that it will be a great opportunity to network with others in our industry, to see and hear what is new and to imagine what the future holds for coatings."
  Jack Wickham, Ace Paint

• "Miller Paint strongly supports the high quality technical programming and information that will be made available through the new American Coatings Show. The creation of a national NPCA technology resource, coupled with a strong Western Coatings Federation are initiatives that will continue to keep our industry on the cutting edge of technology."
  Steve Dearborn, Miller Paint Co., Inc.

• "As long-standing supporters of the NPCA, we applaud and endorse the new American Coatings Show."
  Michael Kenny, Henry Company

• "Mobile Paint Mfg. Co. Inc. is looking forward to participating in the American Coatings Show. This new show, created by the National Paint & Coatings Association, will fill what has been a void in our industry. We hope our participation and support, along with that of other companies, will propel the American Coatings Show to be the premier event for our industry."
  Robert Williams, Mobile Paint

• "I would be in support of the creation of a new world class coatings conference and exhibition, the American Coatings Show. I think this would be an excellent way to showcase products and services available to the coatings industry."
  Brian J. Reap, United Gilsonite Laboratories

• "Ellis Paint Company enthusiastically supports the vision of the American Coatings Show! The partnership between NPCA and Vincentz Network is a homerun giving our industry the edge we need in this complex world market coupled with the demands for new technology and environmental solutions."
  Sandra Berg, Ellis Paint

• "Aexcel is a strong supporter of NPCA's efforts on behalf of the industry and looks forward to participating in the American Coatings Show"
  John Milgram, Aexcel

• "As a manufacturer, having a coatings show directed and driven by the needs and requests of its members, NPCA will assure our continual growth in an ever changing world economy."
  Douglas B.Hampton Sr., The Lawrence-McFadden Co.

• "It is good business to have a venue where regulatory, general industry issues, as well as technical challenges and opportunities can be discussed with the common joint attendance of key personnel. We at Professional Paint look forward to capitalizing on the benefits that this show presents and commit our support and attendance."
  Kent Child, Professional Paint, Inc.

• "BASF Corporation looks forward to the launch of the American Coatings Show in the very near future. We highly support a new and invigorating focus and believe the coatings industry as a whole will benefit greatly from this event."
  Jay N. Baker, BASF Corporation

• "The American Coatings Show demonstrates an unwavering vision by the NPCA Board of Directors and our associate members for the continued success, growth and educational commitment to our partners in the coatings industry."
  Steve Devoe, Kelly-Moore Paints

• "We look forward to supporting the NPCA-sponsored American Coatings Show and Conference and are confident that it will not only provide a valuable educational and networking experience for our technical staff, but bring new energy to the industry as a whole."
  Laurel Jamison, Rudd Company

• "From nearly ninety years of our company's association with all sectors of applications, we see the 2008 American Coatings Show as the main force identifying new horizons of technology for products and operations in our country and abroad. It will give this business arena the best vision for our industry for 21st Century needs."
  Merom Brachman, Yenkin-Majestic Industries

• "U.S. Paint Corporation believes the American Coatings Show will provide an important opportunity to enhance our industry's knowledge about the advances in coatings science and technology and for business development."
  John J. Duchardt, U.S. Paint Corporation

• "We are pleased to see the industry unify in the collaboration of NPCA and the formation of the American Coatings Show. It promises a more progressive and effective effort in addressing the opportunities and challenges facing its members."
  Drew Vogel, Vogel Paint

• "The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association whole-heartedly supports the American Coatings Show. CPCA believes the American Coatings Show will become a premier exhibition and conference serving our industry and we look forward to participating in this exciting new venture."
  Jim Quick, Canadian Paint and Coatings Association

• "Especially considering the success of the European Coatings Show, I feel that the American Coatings Show will be a success and well worth attending. Delta Labs intends to support the show and we wish it great success."
  Phil Pesola, Delta Laboratories, Inc.

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