PPG AUTOMOTIVE REFINISH LAUNCHES YEARLONG FUND-RAISING EFFORT FOR THE LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
For Immediate Release:
April 26, 2005
PPG Automotive Refinish
19699 Progress Drive
Strongsville, OH 44149 USA
www.ppgrefinish.com
www.nexaautocolor.com
Contact:
Tara Strunk
440-572-2800
tstrunk@ppg.com
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio, March 17, 2005 – Today, PPG Automotive Refinish announced the new spring training schedule for its MVP Business Development Seminars. These seminars provide valuable information on a broad range of topics – from financial analysis to production management – which shop owners and managers across North America can use to grow their business and improve customer satisfaction.
“Those in pursuit of continuous improvement can help assure their shop’s future growth and success,” said Bill Troyer, manager, training, PPG Automotive Refinish. “Utilizing the strategies and procedures outlined in these courses will enable shops to operate more productively and efficiently, enhance customer satisfaction, and earn more business opportunities and insurance referrals. ”
MVP Business Development Seminars were created through PPG Refinish as a way to provide shop owners and managers an opportunity to learn best practices. The spring seminars will be conducted throughout North America in the 16 PPG Business Development Centers, as well as other locations.
These courses are among the variety of educational and business-building opportunities MVP Services participants have access to throughout the year, which also include industry roundtable discussions and benchmarking reports.
“The PPG series of MVP Business Development Seminars examines proven strategies and detailed procedures utilized by successful shops for systematically improving a shop’s organization, productivity and profits.” said Troyer.
Class registrations are limited to PPG or Nexa Autocolor product users and are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Locations:
The MVP Business Development Seminars will be coming to the following cities in the United States:
DATES / CLASS / LOCATION
April 6 / Financial Analysis /Glen Burnie, MD
April 7 / Administration Management / Glen Burnie, MD
April 12 / Cycle Time Management / Kissimmee, FL
April 13 / Production Management / Mobile, AL
April 13 / Compensation Plans & Incentives / Kissimmee, FL
April 28 / Financial Analysis Windsor / Locks, CT
April 29 / Administration Management / Windsor Locks, CT
May 3 / Production Management / Sioux Falls, SD
May 4 / Increasing Sales / Sioux Falls, SD
May 10 / Estimate Plus / Rancho Cucamonga, CA
May 10 / Increasing Sales / Irving, TX
May 11 / Production Management / Glen Burnie, MD
May 11 / Estimate Plus / Irving, TX
May 11 / Production Management / Rancho Cucamonga, CA
May 12 / Cycle Time Management / Rancho Cucamonga, CA
May 12 Compensation Plans & Incentives Glen Burnie, MD
May 17 / Financial Analysis / Smyrna, GA
May 18 / Administration Management / Smyrna, GA
May 19 / Compensation Plans & Incentives / Smyrna, GA
May 24 / Production Management / Windsor Locks, CT
May 24 / Increasing Sales / Oklahoma City, OK
May 25 / Increasing Sales / Windsor Locks, CT
May 25 / Estimate Plus / Oklahoma City, OK
June 7 / Production Management / Salt Lake City, UT
June 8 / Estimate Plus / Salt Lake City, UT
June 14 / Increasing Sales / Glen Burnie, MD
June 15 / Estimate Plus / Glen Burnie, MD
June 16 / Cycle Time Management / Glen Burnie, MD
June 21 / Estimate Plus / Windsor Locks, CT
June 21 / Estimate Plus / Sioux Falls, SD
June 22 / Compensation Plans & Incentives / Windsor Locks, CT
June 22 / Cycle Time Management / Sioux Falls, SD
For more information on MVP Business Development Seminars, call the PPG Training Hotline at 800-970-2283, or the PPG Refinish Web site, www.ppgrefinish.com, click on the “Training” tab, then on “Class Schedules,” and then on “Bodyshop Management Series.”
About MVP Services
PPG developed MVP Services in 1994 as a leading-edge collision center business development program to improve efficiency and growth, regardless of collision center size and structure. The MVP program helps redefine business, add value, reduce cost and improve performance. Elements include benchmarking, training, on-site support, special consulting and roundtable conferences.
MVP Services, the CertifiedFirst ® Network, PPG PROSTARS ®, LYNX Services ® and Aquapel ® Glass Treatment figure among the variety of resources offered by the Automotive Aftermarket Alliance of PPG Industries, Inc.
About PPG Industries
Pittsburgh-based PPG is the largest manufacturer of automotive glass for original-equipment and replacement applications in North America and the leading maker of transportation coatings worldwide. Additionally, PPG Industries is a global supplier of flat glass; architectural, packaging and industrial coatings; fiber glass; and commodity and specialty chemicals, with 113 manufacturing facilities and equity affiliates in 23 countries. Sales were $9.5 billion in 2004.
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