average of more than 1.5 million parts per day.
“This acquisition will help
us to better understand and
meet our customers’ critical coatings
requirements,” said Viktor Sekmakas,
PPG executive vice president. “We are
responding to customers’ requests to
streamline the purchasing, delivery
and application of coatings by adding
MetoKote’s capabilities to PPG. This
will simplify our customers’ opera-
tions, enabling them to focus on their
core competencies of product design
and manufacturing. Having a more in-
timate understanding of our customers’
coatings needs will help us to offer en-
hanced, end-to-end solutions and ser-
vices going forward.”
Sekmakas added, “MetoKote is a lead-
er in coatings services. Its size, breadth of
capabilities and geographic reach com-
plement PPG’s technology and regional
customer base. With this acquisition, we
will be able to deliver process efficiency
and streamline coatings operations for
our customers, helping to drive a new era
of innovation.”
Ennis-Flint Sold to Olympus
Partners
Harris Williams & Co., a middle market
investment bank focused on the advisory
needs of clients worldwide, announced
the sale of Ennis-Flint to Olympus
Partners. Ennis-Flint is a market leader
within the global traffic safety industry.
Harris Williams & Co. served as the fi-
nancial advisor to Ennis-Flint, a port-
folio company of Brazos Private Equity
Partners, LLC.
“The Ennis-Flint management team
and Brazos have done an exceptional job
Olympic Paints and Stains Achieves Guinness World Records for Largest Paintbrush Mosaic
With more than 150 gallons of OLYMPIC MAXIMUM stain and
33,000 WOOSTER paint brushes, the Olympic Paints and Stains
brand of PPG has achieved the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
title for the Largest paintbrush mosaic.
Hundreds of shoppers and guests at 21 LOWE’S locations across the Midwest and East Coast helped to build the
350-square-foot mosaic as part of the Olympic Maximum stain
tour. The tour stopped first in Indianapolis in early May, where
the paintbrush mosaic of stained Adirondack chairs overlooking a colorful sunset began. Each tour attendee along the 1,500-
mile route could dip a paintbrush in Olympic Maximum stain
and personally sign it to contribute to the artwork.
The mosaic was completed today and awarded the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title at an event in Charlotte, North
Carolina, near the Lowe’s headquarters. Representatives of
Lowe’s stores and Olympic Paints and Stains joined customers
and GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS adjudicator Michael Furnari
to see the final mosaic unveiled in a curtain-drop ceremony.
“We were able to make a big splash throughout the Olympic
Maximum tour with the paintbrush mosaic,” said Alison Bruce,
PPG senior channel manager – Olympic stains. “Consumers
loved being a part of the record-breaking process at each stop
along the tour, and it was as memorable for them as it was for us.
This accomplishment would not have been possible without our
customers’ involvement and engagement in the Olympic Maxi-In addition to contributing to the mosaic, the Olympic Maximum stain tour offered consumers the chance to learn more
about the Olympic Maximum product with unique WEATHER-READY application, which allows for a wider window of time to
stain wood, even in adverse weather conditions. Do-it-yourself
consumers participated in interactive demonstrations, including damp-wood application, and learned about cold and warm
weather application. At each stop, oversized stained Adirondack
chairs provided a viewing area that allowed guests to watch as
other event attendees contributed paintbrushes to the mosaic.
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS adjudicator Michael Furnari
said, “This is a fantastic feat for the Olympic Paints and Stains
brand. The GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS organization is
pleased to present this title to Olympic Paints and Stains for the
largest paintbrush mosaic.”
The Olympic Maximum product with Weather-Ready ap-
plication can be applied after rain because it is formulated
for damp-wood applications* for consistent results. Also, the
product is rain-ready 8-12 hours after application, which is 12-
16 hours faster than typical stain products, so homeowners no
longer have to fear their completed project will be ruined by
unpredictable rain. *Stain may be applied to a damp, not WET
surface. Make sure there are no puddles. In addition to its rain-
ready features, Olympic Maximum stain’s unique formula offers
a wider range of application temperatures, from 35 F to 90 F.
The Olympic Paints and Stains brand is a line of PPG’s architectural coatings business. PPG is the world’s leading coatings
company. Olympic Paints and Stains can be found at Lowe’s locations across North America.
