2019 Top Shops for Liquid and Powder Coatings

The North America liquid and powder coating industry saw some improvements in areas such as order lead time and first-pass quality yield in this year’s Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey, which was conducted in May 2019 and was the fifth in a series of annual industry surveys. More than 45 metrics were measured in the survey, which included shops from the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

The data from the survey is used to select the overall Top Shops, which are listed along with their top official.

Below are the shops that were recognized for being Top Shops for 2019:

Company Name	Top Official	Location
A.M.Metal Finishing	Rick Hunter, President	Orlando, FL
Ace Anodizing and Impregnating	David Vaughn, President	Hillside, IL
All-Color Powder Coating	Mark Mortensen, President	Oregon, WI
Andrews Powder Coating	Scott Andrews, President	Chatsworth, CA
Apex Anodizing	Matt Roberts, President	Portland, OR
Atlantic Engineered Products	Rob Williamson, President	Brunwick, GA
Augusta Coating	Wayne Wallace, President	Thomson, GA
Autotech Production Services	David Angeles, General Manager/Partner	San Luis, AZ
Axis Peinture	Mathieu Jolicoeur, President	Brossard, Canada
Barrette Outdoor Living	Charles Howison, Vice President	Brooksville, FL
BFG Manufacturing Service	Jeffrey Grube, President	Punxsutawney, PA
BK Industrial Finishing	Barry Kendall, President	Merrimack, NH
Bristol Powdercoat	Allan Phillips, Business Manager	Burlington, Canada
Burkard Industries	Jay Burkard, President	Clinton Township, MI
Colourfast	Marino Manzoli, Vice President	Concord, Canada
Crest Coating	Jeff Erickson, Vice President	Anaheim, CA
DECC Company	Fred Mellema, CEO	Grand Rapids, MI
F3Metalworx	Robert Gallo, Plant Manager	North East, PA
Freedom Finishing	Erik Ender, Vice President	Benton Harbor, MI
Georgia Powder Coating	Dallas Cooley, President	Gainesville, GA
GRS Coating Services	Garek Renk, Vice President	Monongahela, PA
Houston Plating & Coatings	Eric Turner, Vice President	South Houston, TX
JIT Powder Coating	Tim Milner, President	Farmington, MN
Kettle Moraine Coatings	Rob Hutton, President	Jackson, WI
Keystone Koating	Rick Gehman, President	Lititz, PA
Linetec	Rick Marshall, President	Wausau, WI
LoneStar Corrosion Services	Glen Cronin, President	Houston, TX
Maui Powder Works	Ross Scott, President	lahaina, HI
Metal Processing International	Adam Adkisson, Vice President	Mission, TX
Mettler Toledo	Brent Kauser, Production Supervisor	Columbus, OH
Micron Metal Finishing	Brad Watt, President	Bridgeview, IL
Orion Industries	George Osterhout, President	Chicago, IL
Plastonics	Brian Zimmerli, Vice President	Hartford, CT
Pro-Kote	Lanny Woods, President	Jackson, TN
Professional Plating	Larry Dietz, General Manager	Brillion, WI
Progressive Coating	Stephen Walters, President	Chicago, IL
QC Powder/QC Finishers	John Zienda, President	Franklin Park, IL
Roy Metal Finishing	John Pazdan, Managing Director	Conestee, SC
S&B Finishing	Uju Nkemena, General Manager	Chicago, IL
Safeway Services of Rockford	Jamie Hanson, Operations Manager	Rockford, IL
Select Powder Coating	Cole Scego, President	Union, MO
Silverline Services	Bruce Whitaker, Foreman	WIndsor, CO
Spectrum Metal Finishing	Jared Ruggieri, Sales Manager	Youngstown, OH
Sundial Powder Coating	Jason Geimer, Operations Manager	Los Angeles, CA
Superior Powder Coating	Charles Briggs, President	Elizabeth, NJ
TLC Metal Restoration	Uzi Othman, President	Mineola, NY
Tri-State Fabricators	Rick Vogt, CEO	Cincinnati, OH
TWF Industries	Tom Furrer, President	Alexandria, MN
Westside Finishing	Korey Bell, Operations Manager	Holyoke, MA
Winona PVD	Steven Bonnell, CEO	Warsaw, IN
Wolkerstorfer Company	Chris Wolkerstorfer, COO	New Brighton, MN