Sherwin-Williams announces Q2 training

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes announced the schedule for its 2014 second quarter training sessions. These courses will provide collision repair industry professionals advanced knowledge in their field and be available from April through June, 2014 throughout the U.S. at its advanced regional training centers. Participants will learn through a combination of classroom, web and hands-on settings. Designed for shop owners, managers, painters and technicians, attendees can choose from various workshops to advance their business-building, production-excellence and/or paint application techniques.  The following courses will be offered during the second quarter: Estimating Solutions for Profit Color Adjustment and Blending AWX Performance Plus™ Waterborne System Painter Certification ATX™ Refinish System Painter Certification Many of these offered courses tie directly into the Sherwin-Williams philosophy of ‘lean thinking’ – introducing concepts that support environmentally responsible practices – which increase productivity while minimizing or often eliminating waste, according to Rod Habel, Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Director of Training Operations.  A good example are the training courses on the company’s fast-drying, easy to mix and apply AWX Performance Plus waterborne system which provides excellent color match, quick flash times between coats and requires minimal (or even eliminates!) the baking cycle.

Further details regarding the 2014 second quarter schedule for training centers, dates, specific course descriptions and locations, are listed below:

Training Center	Date	Training Course Description	No. of Days
Philadelphia	3/31/14	AWX Performance Plus Waterborne Application and Color Simplicity	2
Atlanta	4/1/14	Estimating Solutions for Profit	1
Atlanta	4/2/14	Achieving Service Excellence	1
Atlanta	4/2/14	Improving Workshop Efficiency	1/2 day
Philadelphia	4/2/14	ATX Refinishing System Painter Certification	2
Atlanta	4/7/14	ATX Refinishing System Painter Certification	2
Philadelphia	4/7/14	Painter Certification	3
Reno	4/8/14	Fleet CFR	3
Atlanta	4/14/14	Painter Certification	3
Atlanta	4/22/14	AWX Performance Plus Waterborne Refinish System Painter Certification	3
Dallas	4/22/14	Color Adjustment and Blending	3
Dallas	4/22/14	AWX Performance Plus Waterborne Refinish System Painter Certification	3
Atlanta	5/13/14	Color Adjustment and Blending	3
Philadelphia	5/13/14	Color Adjustment and Blending	3
Dallas	5/19/14	Painter Certification	3
Philadelphia	5/19/14	Painter Certification	3
Dallas	5/22/14	ATX Refinishing System Painter Certification	2
Philadelphia	5/22/14	ATX Refinishing System Painter Certification	2
Burr Ridge	5/28/14	Estimating Solutions for Profit	1
Burr Ridge	5/29/14	Achieving Service Excellence	1/2 day
Dallas	6/17/14	Color Adjustment and Blending	3
Dallas	6/17/14	AWX Performance Plus Waterborne Refinish System Painter Certification	3
Reno	6/17/14	Painter Certification	3
Philadelphia	6/23/14	AWX Performance Plus Waterborne Application and Color Simplicity	2
Reno	6/23/14	AWX Performance Plus Waterborne Refinish System Painter Certification	3
Philadelphia	6/25/14	Painter Certification	3

For more information about Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes training visit its training section at http://www.sherwin-automotive.com/Training/TrainingCourseSchedule.aspx or call 1-800-SWULTRA (1-800-798-5872).

The Sherwin-Williams Company, founded in 1866, is one of the world's leading companies in the manufacture, distribution and sale of coatings and related products to professional, industrial, commercial and retail customers.  Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes, a division of The Sherwin-Williams Company, manufactures and distributes a complete line of advanced technology paint and coating systems for automotive and fleet refinishing industries.

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