Category Archives: WHAT I’VE LEARNED

WHAT I'VE LEARNED

Pro to Pro: David Warren on the ‘Wow Factor’

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For more than 30 years, PPC magazine has been on job sites throughout the U.S. and Canada asking residential and commercial paint pros to share their stories. In our Pro to Pro column, we recap some of the best advice contractors have received and passed on over the last three decades. THIS TIME: David Warren, The Brush Painting Company, Spokane, Washington.
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Painter Wins a Truck in 3M/Sherwin-Williams Sweepstakes (And How You Too Can Win One)

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When Allen Wootten stopped by the Sherwin-Williams store in Fayetteville, Arkansas last summer, he had no idea that he would be driving away with a new Ram truck in November.
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Reaching New Heights: Second-Generation Team Has Wisconsin Painting Company Soaring

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Partners Chuck Schwiesow and Bruce Ash of Porta-Painting, Inc. were the first painting contractors featured in the premiere issue of PPC magazine in 1991. We are pleased to revisit Porta-Painting, now headed up by Chuck’s daughter, Amanda Martin. This is the first installment in our new PPC series Where Are They Now?
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Pro to Pro with Steven Foglia: The Right Paint for the Job

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For more than 30 years, PPC magazine has been on job sites throughout the U.S. and Canada asking residential and commercial paint pros to share their stories. In our Pro to Pro column, we recap some of the best advice contractors have received and passed on over the last three decades. THIS TIME: Steven Foglia, Illini Paint Company, Decatur, Illinois.
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Contractor Q&A: Andrew Campagnone on Giving Back and What it Takes to Be a Pro

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For more than 30 years, PPC magazine has been on job sites throughout the U.S. and Canada asking residential and commercial paint pros to share their stories. This issue: Andrew Campagnone, owner of Finished Work Painting in Swansea, Massachusetts. Continue reading Contractor Q&A: Andrew Campagnone on Giving Back and What it Takes to Be a Pro →