• Fred Rogers Center of Saint
Vincent College’s Early
Learning Environment
•Girl Scouts of Western
Pennsylvania’s Color of
Science program
• Pirates Charities’ Pittsburgh Pirates
Education Days program
• YMCA of Pittsburgh’s effort to pro-
vide scholarships for students and
chaperones to attend the YMCA
Europe Festival in Prague.
“PPG is strongly committed to sup-
porting educational programs in the com-
munities where it has a presence,” said
Sue Sloan, executive director of the PPG
Industries Foundation. “As Pittsburgh is
PPG’s global headquarters community,
we are very pleased to support so many
organizations in the area that do great
work in advancing an array of learning
opportunities.”
Established in 1951, the PPG Industries
Foundation demonstrates the values of
PPG Industries by enhancing the quality
of life in communities where the company
has a presence. Interests of the founda-
tion, in order of priority, are education,
human services, culture and arts, and
civic and community affairs. PPG also
supports charitable causes by encourag-
ing employees’ volunteerism and board
service with nonprofit organizations.
PPG Launches Enhanced
ColorMobile Software
Application
PPG Automotive Refinish has introduced
an updated and improved version of the
COLORMOBILE software application.
Designed for smartphones and tablets,
the new application allows quick and easy
mobile retrieval of the most up-to-date
PPG color information. Collision indus-
try professionals using PPG and NEXA
AUTOCOLOR products now have free
access, 24/7, to the latest Prime, Variant
and Special field formulas anywhere there
is an Internet connection.
“We are very excited about the new
ColorMobile application and the con-
venience it offers,” said Mary Kimbro,
PPG global color director. “We designed
the application for personnel requiring
immediate access to vital color informa-
tion. Sales and technical representatives
frequently need to answer color ques-
tions any time of the day or while they’re
on the road—away from their desktop
computers. With ColorMobile, obtaining
color information quickly and accurately
is easier than ever.”
The ColorMobile application features
a user-friendly screen and enhanced func-
tionality including streamlined searching
based on a user’s individual preferences.
General search results may be obtained
through a variety of categories such
as vehicle manufacturer, OEM/brand
codes, model, year, color description
and others. Once results are presented,
the user can expand the Formula Details
screen to view minimum mix quantities
and VOC information.
The ColorMobile application also
has email capability. “We know how im-
portant it is for industry professionals
to stay connected with customers,” adds
Kimbro. “We included the email function
so color formulations could be sent out
right away.”
The new application is available now
and intended exclusively for users of
PPG and Nexa Autocolor branded prod-
ucts. Subscribers to the Online Color
Formulations desktop version can utilize
their same user ID and password for the
ColorMobile application to obtain full
color formula information.
Ole Kristian Fureid from
Norway wins the R-M
International Best Painter
Contest 2013
Ole Kristian Fureid from Norway is the
winner of the international final of the
Best Painter Contest of BASF’s automotive refinish brand R-M. Elvis Husic from
Slovenia came in second place and Steve
Poiret from Belgium took third place.
18 participants, all under the age of
30, from Asia Pacific, Europe and South
Africa competed in the international final
at the R-M Refinish Competence Center
in Clermont de l’Oise, France after having been selected in the national finals.
The best automotive refinish painters
were elected for the finals globally.
“The R-M Best Painter Contest has
shown once again that we have the highest profile of automotive refinish painters
in our business: young talents all providing excellent results,” said Harald Pflanzl,
senior vice president Automotive Refinish
Coatings Solutions Europe. “Our declared objective is to provide innovative
solutions to make our customers more
successful. With the new R-M Refinish
Competence Center, we have an excellent
