SHERWIN-WILLIAMS AUTOMOTIVE FINISHES ANNOUNCES 2011 THIRD QUARTER TRAINING SCHEDULE

June 2011

Warrensville Heights, Ohio – Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes announces third-quarter training courses for collision professionals beginning July 2011. This curriculum will provide collision repair industry professionals with three months of intensive business-building and production-excellence courses available through classroom, web and hands-on settings. Sessions will be held at numerous Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes training centers located in metropolitan areas across the United States.

Classes consist of multiple courses designed to increase shop productivity and include sessions focusing on painter certification, AWX® waterborne systems, color adjustment and blending, fleet refinishing, accurate estimating, workshop efficiency and much more.

"All of our courses this year reflect the Sherwin-Williams philosophy of lean operations," said Rod Habel, Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Manager of Training Operations. "We're 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."

The upcoming curriculum has a strong emphasis on the company’s breakthrough AWX® waterborne coatings technology, while other classes will focus on painting excellence with its ULTRA 7000®, Dimensions® and Genesis® systems.

Further details regarding 2011 third quarter scheduling for the training sessions, locations and dates, and specific course descriptions can be found at http://www.sherwin-automotive.com/Training.aspx