Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes has joined I-CAR's Sustaining Partner program, to enhance collision repair industry training and ensure complete, safe and quality repairs.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected appeals from Sherwin-Williams and Conagra, leaving intact a ruling that requires them to pay more than $400 million for lead-paint remediation in California.
At Automechanika Frankfurt in September, Sherwin-Williams and Valspar will exhibit for the first time as a combined organization. This development follows Sherwin-Williams’ acquisition of Valspar last year, creating the largest coatings company in the world.
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes has launched a new online media center, which includes videos, press materials, blog posts and customer services advice.
The curriculum is designed to provide collision repair industry professionals advanced knowledge in their field. Shop owners, managers and technicians will learn about practices for utilizing systems, maximizing profits and increasing productivity.
The SCRS Repairer Driven Education (RDE) Series at the 2017 SEMA Show will feature educational sessions specifically focused on issues and information that are relevant to collision repair professionals operating in today’s marketplace.
Proper disassembly is key to ensuring an effective estimating process. Here are the most common issues with shops’ estimating systems and how to solve those problems.
In the first video, John Tyczki discussed what he describes as complicated and misleading wording of the AWX agreement with Sherwin-Williams and why the company was wrong to sue for lost profits. In the second video, he described what he calls systematic "corporate greed" at Sherwin-Williams, which inevitably leads to conflict with body shops.
In the video, John Tyczki details his lawsuit with Sherwin-Williams. In 2015, he alleged that Sherwin’s AWX product line was defective and that the company was aware of the defects and should be held liable for fraud and concealment, and intentional and negligent misrepresentation about the paint products sold. He was later awarded $2.875 million.
The two-day course educates shop owners on the connection between environmentally sound business decisions and the reduction of process and environmental waste.
The series is designed to develop and enhance the skills of participants across a variety of courses, from painter certification to color adjustment and blending.
