News
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January Tech Feature
January 10, 2012Concrete Reinforcing Steel Corrosion Assessment, Re-passivation, and Monitoring in an Industrial Environment Summary: Four separate concrete cooling towers at a coal-fired electrical generation plant exhibited reinforcing steel corrosion ...
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Ernst Toussaint of The Sherwin-Williams Company Achieves SSPC Master Coatings Inspector Status
January 05, 2012Mr. Ernst Toussaint has become the fifth coatings professional to achieve SSPC’s prestigious Master Coating Inspector status. To reach the MCI level, one must qualify for certification as a Concrete Coating Inspector (CCI) as well as ...
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SSPC Board Seeks Nominees
December 16, 2011SSPC is now seeking nominations for three seats on its Board of Governors in the categories of Facility Owners, where there is one (1) opening, and Other Product Suppliers, where there are two (2) openings. The Facility Owners category is ...
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December Tech Feature
December 09, 2011Case Study: Bridging the Gap—The Construction of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge Summary: This article focuses on providing temporary climate control to meet the tight specifications for concrete curing during a construction ...
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Gerry Churchwell Achieves SSPC Master Coatings Inspector Status
December 09, 2011Gerry Churchwell of Western Technologies has become the fourth coatings professional to achieve SSPC’s prestigious Master Coatings Inspector status. To reach MCI, one must qualify for certification as a Concrete Coatings Inspector (CCI) ...
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SSPC Board Continues College Scholarship Program
November 18, 2011- Funds available to students pursuing continuing education. Pittsburgh, PA – November 17, 2011 SSPC is pleased to announce that the Board of Governors has increased the number of college scholarships available for the 2012-2013 ...
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November Tech Feature
November 09, 2011Red Means Go: Polysiloxane Technology on the Roosevelt Island Bridge Summary: This article focuses on the use of high-performance coatings on the Roosevelt Island Bridge in New York. It describes the project-specified application of a ...
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Florida Board of Professional Engineers (FBPE) Approves SSPC 2012 Technical Program, adds Approved Courses
November 07, 2011Pittsburgh, November 7, 2011 - SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings is pleased to announce that the Florida Board of Professional Engineers (FBPE) has approved for professional development hours SSPC’s entire slate of program ...
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75% of ENR Top 20 Painting Contractors are SSPC QP 1 Certified
October 25, 2011- Certified contractors on 2011 list includes top five and nine of top 10 Pittsburgh, PA – October 24, 2011 In it’s annual list of the top 600 Specialty Contractors in the United States that hit news stands on October 17, ...
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SSPC Receives DoD Contract for 2011-2014 Training
October 24, 2011- Contract funds free training for DoD and military personnel Pittsburgh, PA – October 24, 2011 SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings announced recently that it has been awarded a contract by the United States Department of ...


