He noted that the following hands-on, paint and processes application-based courses will be offered during the first quarter: AWX Performance Plus™ Waterborne Refinish System; Color Adjustment and Blending; Fleet CFR; and Painter Certification.
Additional shop management and business-building courses will also be offered: Achieving Service Excellence; Improving Workshop Efficiency; and Estimating Solutions for Profit.
Habel says the Sherwin-Williams philosophy of lean operations is common to all its classes, “We’re always seeking to introduce concepts that support sustainable practices, increase productivity and minimize or even eliminate waste - all factors that are necessary to the success of a collision center.”
Further details regarding the 2015 second quarter schedule for training centers, dates, specific course descriptions and locations, are listed below:
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes 2015 2nd Quarter Training Schedule:
Training Center Date Training Course Description
Atlanta 4/20/2015 Painter Certification
Atlanta 4/20/2015 Color Adjustment & Blending
Atlanta 6/1/2015 AWX Performance Plus™ Waterborne Painter
Atlanta 6/10/2015 Estimating Solutions for Profit
Atlanta 6/11/2015 Improving Workshop Efficiency
Atlanta 6/11/2015 Achieving Service Excellence
Atlanta 6/15/2015 Painter Certification
Burr Ridge 4/23/2015 Estimating Solutions for Profit
Burr Ridge 5/12/2015 AWX Performance Plus™ Waterborne Painter
Burr Ridge 5/19/2015 Fleet CFR
Burr Ridge 6/1/2015 Painter Certification
Dallas 4/27/2015 Painter Certification
Dallas 6/29/2015 Painter Certification
Philadelphia 5/4/2015 Painter Certification
Philadelphia 5/27/2015 FLEET CFR
Philadelphia 6/23/2015 Painter Certification
Philadelphia 6/29/2015 Color Match Simplicity
Philadelphia 6/30/2015 Estimating Solutions for Profit
Reno 4/20/2015 Color Adjustment and Blending
Reno 4/20/2015 Estimating Solutions for Profit
Reno 4/21/2015 Achieving Service Excellence
Reno 4/21/2015 Improving Workshop Efficiency
Reno 4/27/2015 AWX Performance Plus™ Waterborne Painter
Reno 5/4/2015 Fleet CFR
Reno 5/12/2015 Painter Certification
For more information about Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes training visit its training section at http://www.sherwin-automotive.com/collision-repair/training-support/ or call 1-800-SWULTRA (1-800-798-5872).