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PPG OFFICIAL PAINT SUPPLIER FOR WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING PPG's long-standing relationship with WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING continues into the 2015 Formula One season as the company has once again been selected as the official paint and coatings supplier to Frank Williams' resurgent team. To ensure that the team's requirements are continuously met, PPG's paint technicians work closely with those of Williams Martini Racing throughout testing to design, apply and monitor coatings that can provide a competitive edge. "They've managed to reduce the weight of the paint we use on the cars and every gram saved gives us the possibility of faster lap times," commented Founder and Team Principal Sir Frank Williams. PPG HOLDS SEMINAR FOR CUSTOM CAR BUILDERS PPG recently held an automotive custom restoration seminar at its Business Development Center in Wixom, Mich. The seminar drew professional custom builders, hobbyists and vocational technology students from across the country. Several notable custom car world celebrities also attended. These included Charley Hutton of Charley Hutton's Color Studio, Nampa, Idaho; Randy Borcherding of Painthouse, Cypress, Texas; Ryan Korek of Korek Designs, New Berlin, Pa., and the paint team from Detroit Speed, Inc., Mooresville, N.C. Instruction over the 3-day event covered the complete restoration refinish process, from surface preparation and undercoats to topcoats and clearcoats. While many of PPG's refinish products were discussed, the workshop focused on the popular VIBRANCE COLLECTION ® custom paint finishes and its many colors, micas, pigments and special effects that give painters exceptional latitude in creating dramatic paint schemes. From left, PPG President and COO Michael McGarry; BAPS co-owners Dean Berkheimer and Sharon Hogue; and John Outcalt, PPG Vice-President, Global Automotive Refinish. TEAM PPG 5 BAPS HONORED AS PPG PLATINUM DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR Pennsylvania-based BAPS Auto Paint & Supply was presented with the 2014 Platinum Distributor of the Year award, at the annual PPG Platinum Distributor Conference, held recently in Orlando, Fla. BAPS co-owner Dean Berkheimer accepted the award for the company. Asked for his reaction to winning the award, Berkheimer said, "I was surprised and, of course, excited and grateful. We have a great team and everyone in our organization has worked very hard to reach this level. Being worthy of recognition as Platinum Distributor of the Year is a great honor and reward for our work." "I'm proud to say BAPS Auto Paint & Supply has earned this very special honor," said Bob Wenzinger, director of the PPG Platinum Distributor program when presenting the award. "The company has repeatedly demonstrated its dedication to customer service as well as its exceptional support of and loyalty to PPG. The team at BAPS has done an outstanding job addressing the requirements of PPG customers." BAPS joined the PPG Platinum Distributor program in 1995, and since then has expanded to six stores in three states—Pennsylvania, Maryland and Massachusetts— with 106 employees serving PPG customers throughout the region.