Fresh Paint
cognition for this work includes: First
place in the New Investigator
Competition at the 2008 Society for
Infection and Inflammation in
Urology Annual Meeting; Top
Research Poster at the 61st Annual
Meeting of The Urological Society of
Australia and New Zealand; First
place in the Basic Science Division at
the 2007 Endourological Society
Fellowship Essay Competition; and
Publication in the Journal of
Endourology in June 2008.
Homeowners, contractors and design
professionals can now view California’s
colors by navigating the interactive fan-deck or virtually leafing through the
electronic color cards.
services. Apart from shielding,
Diversified Coatings also produces
cosmetic finishes, conformal coatings, flexible and hi-temp coatings as
well as powder coating services.
INDUSTRIALEX ACQUIRES PARTS
OF COMPASS INDUSTRIAL COATINGS
Industrial coating company Industrialex
Manufacturing Corp., Arvada, CO, has
acquired the customers and the management of Compass Industrial Coatings,
Inc., Colorado Springs, CO. Established
in 2003, Compass Industrial Coatings
provides powder and liquid coating services to various customers in Colorado
and had sales of approximately $1.4 million in 2007.
DIVERSIFIED COATINGS
EXPANDS PRESENCE IN ASIA
Diversified Coatings, Inc., manufacturer of Morwear Paint, is expanding
its presence in Asia with the addition
of new distributors in Singapore and
Saipan. The architectural paint of
the U.S.-based company is sold
throughout the U.S. and China. The
portfolio of Diversified Coatings comprises specialty products, such as
Mold Control Paints, and near zero
VOC. The paint manufacturer provides industrial and military coatings as well as painting and finishing
U.S. SOLVENTS DEMAND TO REACH
11. 8 BILLION POUNDS IN 2012
Demand for chemical solvents will
rise less than one percent per year to
11. 8 billion pounds in 2012. Gains
will continue to lag the overall economy, as manufacturers of coatings,
printing inks and adhesives take
strides to reduce the VOC content of
their products. However, opportunities exist in a number of areas,
including specialty solvents, environmentally friendly green solvents
and conventional solvents that feature favorable toxicity and air pollu-
SPECIALTY COATING SYSTEMS
ACQUIRED BY BERWIND CORP.
Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) of
Indianapolis, IN has been acquired by
private investment management company Berwind Corporation based in
Philadelphia, PA. Berwind purchased
SCS from Bunker Hill Capital, which
had acquired the company in December
2005 from Cookson Electronics.
CALIFORNIA PAINTS LAUNCHES
NEW ONLINE COLOR CENTER
California Paints has launched its
Online Color Center, a set of media-rich
online color tools that enable customers
and design professionals to interactively
create unique and personalized paint
color schemes. Available now at
www.californiapaints.com, the California
Paints Online Color Center displays all
paint colors from the new California
Paints Perfect Palette color system, and
from the Historic Colors of America.
AKZONOBEL RECOGNIZED FOR MARKETING EXCELLENCE
AkzoNobel recently won a trio of top honors at the annual Marketing Society
Awards for Excellence held recently in the UK.
As well as winning both the Marketing Communications and Marketing
Capability categories, the company also went on to receive the evening’s
biggest prize—the Grand Prix for Excellence in Marketing. The coveted
honor is awarded to the entry which “best demonstrates marketing excellence” and “pushes the boundaries of
what marketing can achieve.”
The success in the Marketing
Communications category was a
major achievement for AkzoNobel’s
Dulux brand and its “We know the
colours that go” campaign, which
sponsored hit U.S. comedy Ugly Betty
on British TV. The Dulux campaign
edged out a Cadbury’s chocolate
advertisement, which featured a
drumming gorilla playing along to
Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight.”
“We’re delighted to have won this
prestigious award,” said Dulux marketing director Matt Day. “The campaign has played a major role in driving strong brand share by positioning Dulux as the color expert in the
minds of consumers.”
