SSPC and WEH Corporation Conduct Phase Two Survey of U.S. Coatings Market

SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings, in collaboration with WEH Corporation, has completed a nationwide survey of coating manufacturers and end-users in an effort to identify trends and potential growth areas within the domestic protective coatings market. The results of this effort have been published as A Survey of the United States Industrial Maintenance Coatings Market: Phase Two.

Phase One of this planned three-phase effort was conducted in 1999 with a survey of coating manufacturers and industrial painting contractors. In this initial survey, manufacturers and contractors were asked to provide estimated sales, revenues, and 3-5 year growth predictions for specific end uses, new construction vs maintenance, selected applications, geographic area, substrate type, surface preparation method, and other criteria. The results of this survey were published in October 1999 as A Survey of the United States Industrial Maintenance Coatings Market.

As a follow-up to this initial report, SSPC began Phase Two in early 2001. Once again, coating manufacturers were asked to provide sales figures based on similar criteria for the calendar year 2000. However, this most recent effort concentrates on the end-users of coatings (i.e., facility owners), rather than on painting contractors. This new 40-page market study provides useful insight on the U.S. coatings market, and contains a wide variety of information of value to sales, marketing, management, and other personnel involved in maintenance planning and business development.

Phase Two of the survey provides information on coating manufacturers' sales by industry end-use, new construction vs maintenance, U.S. geographic area, substrate, surface preparation method, product form, resin type, and other sources. The Phase Two survey alsoprovides information on manufacturers' average sales volumes, 5-year sales growth, 3-5 year growth expectations, and other figures for the calendar year 2000.

The Phase Two survey also reports on facility owners' coatings consumption by new construction vs maintenance, U.S. geographic area, substrate, and supply source, as well as facility owners' average 5- and 1-year coating consumption increases. Phase Two also examines owners' criteria for selecting and maintaining business relationships with coating suppliers and painting contractors; the number of suppliers and contractors typically kept on bid rosters; the use of in-house crews vs outside painting contractors; and owners' reliance on SSPC's Painting Contractor Certification Program (PCCP).

The results of the initial survey were extremely well received by some of the nation's top painting contractors, engineering firms, coating manufacturers, raw material producers, and equipment suppliers. SSPC anticipates an equally strong response to Phase Two of the survey. A Survey of the United States Industrial Maintenance Coatings Market: Phase Two sells for $150.00 to SSPC members, and $250.00 to no-members. See below for details on how to order.

How to Order

• Online
  Both Phase One and Phase Two of the survey are available for purchase through the SSPC Online Bookstore. Search titles and descriptions by keyword, search by subject, or select from an alphabetical listing of available products. Ordering is fast, convenient, and secure!
  
  
• Phone
  To place your credit card order by phone, call 1-877-281-7772 (toll-free within the USA), or 1-412-281-2331 (from outside the USA). Phone orders are accepted Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, EST.
  
  
• Fax
  To place your credit card order by fax, send it to 1-412-281-9992. Fax orders are accepted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Be sure to include your name, company, shipping address, phone and fax numbers, and credit card details.
  
  
• Mail
  Send orders prepaid by check to SSPC Publication Sales, P O Box 200591, Pittsburgh PA 15251-0591. Send credit card orders and all other correspondence to, SSPC Publication Sales, 40 24th Street, 6th Floor, Pittsburgh PA 15222-4656.
  
  
• Email
  For product information and order inquiries, contact the SSPC Publication Sales Office at books@sspc.org. Credit card orders may also be sent to this address; however, SSPC makes no guarantees regarding the security of transmitting credit card information via email.