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Price Check Your Coatings: How to Calculate Cost per Square Foot

By Vince Todd, Jr., Vice President When you shop paint brands and compare prices, calculate cost per square foot to make sure your dollars go as far as they can. Comparing costs based solely on the price per gallon does not give you the full picture. This is because most of the volume of each gallon of paint is made up of solvent or water, which evaporates once the coat...
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Why is my Paint Blistering? Get to the Root Cause.

By Mike Manetta, Target Account Executive You’ve done everything you know how to prevent paint blistering. You primed, tested and timed everything just right — or so you thought. But every once in a while, you get bubbles and blisters. One of the most common questions we hear at Accessa is, “Why is my paint blistering?” The first step to fixing blistering paint is isolating the root cause....
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ACCESSA COATINGS SOLUTIONS, HIT SOLUTIONS, AND CORNERSTONE ENVIRONMENTAL FORM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ACCESSA COATINGS SOLUTIONS, HIT SOLUTIONS, AND CORNERSTONE ENVIRONMENTAL FORM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP INDIANAPOLIS — ACCESSA Coatings Solutions, HIT Solutions, and Cornerstone Environmental, Health and Safety have formed a strategic partnership that empowers their client organizations working in coatings, surface treatments and other industries to make more proactive decisions...
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ACCESSA COATINGS SOLUTIONS, HIT SOLUTIONS, AND CORNERSTONE ENVIRONMENTAL FORM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

INDIANAPOLIS — ACCESSA Coatings Solutions, HIT Solutions, and Cornerstone Environmental, Health and Safety have formed a strategic partnership that empowers their client organizations working in coatings, surface treatments and other industries to make more proactive decisions regarding potential opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce emissions, decrease financial liabilities/risks, ease perm...
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10 Ideas on how to improve productivity

Incremental steps improve your work/life “There’s a geometric progression in business: as your venture gets more complex, your day becomes more compressed. You are then more likely to run out of time before you accomplish what has to be done … then there’s always that quality-of-life issue lurking just over the horizon.” Productivity, and I would add, quality of life, are inextricably tied to the...
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Reclaimed wood is a “feel good” industry with patina to spare

The reclaimed wood industry is a classic niche, dominated by small yet industrious entrepreneurs. I’d characterize some of the better ones as outdoorsy artisans. A unique breed who regard their occupation as a “feel good” business. They care about the environment, are stubborn about sustainability, and generally seem to love a good adventure. To play in this rugged category requires a passion ...
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“Poke the Box”

Have the guts to ship You do more and more of your traditional factory tasks with automation. You’re an expert at acquiring raw resources and flipping it into goods for waiting customers. You have machines to do what machines do best. Thus, your value as a manager is reliant on your ability to communicate, negotiate and coordinate events with cohorts and select industry partners in a variety of s...
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Finishers. What’s next?

Good news. Many markets are fertile for expansion, particularly in paint and powder. Experts contend the outlook for the year and beyond is quite promising. But the questions are for you: Will your finishing business be positioned to take advantage of opportunities as they present themselves? Are you staying ahead of customer expectation? Do you see and understand various market swings? Does i...
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