A world leading manufacturer of yacht coatings, Awlgrip has recently opened its third Yacht Paint Application Center, the latest located in Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA. The new Center will run training courses on Awlgrip products and systems, covering a wide range of areas within these, such as achieving the finest finish through best practices on preparation and application, health and safety guidance in all aspects of application, and Personal Protective Equipment requirements. Awlgrip will also be offering programs tailored to individual requirements.

Awlgrip is committed to investing in training and further expands on the success of the previous facility at its North America offices in New Jersey with the newly opened, dedicated training center in Florida. The 2500 sq ft training center includes state-of-the-art application equipment and specially designed areas for theory and practical training, with breakout area, classroom and large application booth.

Awlgrip also has Yacht Paint Application Centers in Southampton, England and Viareggio, Italy, and is currently planning to open a Center on the East Coast of Australia, scheduled for the latter part of 2010.

The Awlgrip training courses are available for all customers, such as applicators, paint foremen, new project managers, specifiers and yards, no matter what their role is within the industry. In instances when customers require training for specific projects, Awlgrip experts also provide hands-on technical training and support on-site at the customer’s premises.

The new Center in Florida recently held initial applicator and distributor sales training courses, which were headed by Technical Field Support Representative, Bob Lalonde, who comments: “The 1-day courses provided an overview of all the Awlgrip products and gave participants the opportunity to find out more about products that are particularly relevant to their operations as well as discuss their own procedures. We also gave practical training to help optimize participants’ own processes and ultimately help them achieve superior finishes. We provided instruction on surface preparation, coatings systems, equipment, spray gun set-up and various other tips.”

Due to the success of these training courses, the fall schedule is already booked.

2011 dates for training courses are being arranged and should be available by the end of September. Contact your local Awlgrip Technical Service Representative to reserve space.