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Spices and paint color — pigment — have an ancient, shared history. Understanding this relationship may help you make more inspired design decisions. [caption - Painting Pro Times, the source for paint professionals!
When things are busy and we need to get more done, it can be like that animated movie with penguins. While trying to keep every customer satisfied with - New Walls & Paint
Does paint make the wall? When we consider painting drywall in commercial settings, many are critical of how it looks. Most construction management - What is gypsum board?
What do you get when misconceptions and “common knowledge” cause project difficulties, payment issues, owner dissatisfaction and sometimes to the - The Modern Use of Color
It is interesting to see among the advances and technology, including computer matching and phone color environment renderings, color chip presentation - Painting Pro Times, the source for paint professionals!
The 50 year paint company consolidation movement has been relentless. The recent hullabaloo about PPG’s attempted takeover of AkzoNobel may have overshadowed - The Whole Paint & Coatings Enchilada
While often overlooked or invisible, paint and coatings are indispensable products. Coatings not only preserve our cars and homes, they preserve the bridges - Killing Color
History’s Deadliest Colors When radium was first discovered, its luminous green color inspired people to add it into beauty products and jewelry. - American Paint History IV
Because painted surfaces are subject to abrasion, soiling, water damage, sunlight, and application of incompatible paints they generally need to be repainted - Painting Pro Times, the source for paint professionals!
Dear Centennials…Welcome to the brilliant art and science of the paint and coating application world! In an optimistic effort to be positive, we are - How to Hire the Next-generation of Professionals
For a growing number of contractors, the worker shortage is reaching a critical stage, and the problem will only worsen as increasing numbers of construction - Why Paint Quality Matters
What does "quality" mean, and what benefits do high-quality paints provide? Painting is an investment for your client – in time, money and labor. You - Whitehouse Takes Action on Workforce Development
According to a Whitehouse release: We need more and better apprenticeship programs. Many American workers are being left behind as current education - The Modern Beginning of Matching Color
I say green; you say green. How do we know we’re talking about the same color? Color charts, created as early as the 1600s, included color samples - Painting Pro Times, the source for paint professionals!
The Sherwin-Williams purchase of Valspar is the biggest deal in paint industry history. What does it mean to professionals? Well, for starters in addition - Attack of the Paint Drones
We thought it would be sometime in the distance future before the robots conquered paint and coating application. The first large scale projects are scheduled - Millennials Have re-Shaped the Construction Industry
For better and for worse, the slacker generation will soon be the bus driver. Last year marked a milestone for the country’s youngest generation of - We See Color Different
The eyes have it: men do see things differently than women. There is some science involved and color is one aspect that proves the theory. The - Painting Pro Times, the source for paint professionals!
In a few weeks, half of 2017 will be done and whether it is knee or neck deep in alligators, savvy businesses constantly take actions that elevate the - 5 Tips to Get the Highest Level of Cooperation
We know you must cooperate in order to succeed, but most organizations settle for a very low level of cooperation when they develop strategic partnerships. - Black & Blue
This Fun Stuff is more educational than usual so science and color nerds…get the party started. We are going from black to blue. In fact, these are - When Paint Turns Yellow, You’ll See Red
You rejoice because you’ve landed that dream job. You’ve got the contract to paint that new mega-mansion in your home town. To add to the dream, the - Painting Pro Times, the source for paint professionals!
Are you a commercial contractor? Or maybe the better question is do you work for general contractors? Well, if the answer is yes, we have an excellent, - Commercial Preconstruction Best Practices
Following the Associated General Contactor’s National Convention held in Las Vegas in March, Tim Sinclair left with a new title: chair of AGC's Specialty - 3 Ways to Lower Insurance Premiums
Many business executives believe insurance brokers have control over the quotes they provide, but that’s not the case. Insurance carriers control the - Skilled Workers, Degree Required
When the German engineering company Siemens Energy opened a gas turbine production plant in Charlotte, N.C., some 10,000 people showed up at a job fair - Making Color in Early America
Until the mid-1800s, all dyes came from natural sources, such as insects, roots, or minerals. Producing them was difficult and expensive. In 1856, - Painting Pro Times, the source for paint professionals!
It looks like it is not over until PPG says so. Following two unsolicited PPG offers to buy AkzoNobel, the Netherlands-based panting giant released some - Wanted: A Harvard for Skilled Jobs
In a new book, There Is Life After College, Jeff Selingo explores why students struggle to launch into a career after college and how they can better - The History of Color Science
In the 1660s, English physicist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton began a series of experiments with sunlight and prisms. He demonstrated that clear
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