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2018 Top Shops for Liquid and Powder Coating

The 2018 Products Finishing Tops Shops are listed below, gleaned from the several hundred survey respondents.

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The 2018 Products Finishing Tops Shops are listed below, gleaned from the several hundred survey respondents.

 

 

ARIZONA

AutoTech Production Services

San Luis • autotechpsi.com

David Angeles, Partner

Coating Technologies

Phoenix • coatingtechnologiesllc.com

Robert Barrkman, CEO

Perfection Industrial Finishing

Tucson • perfectionindustrialfinishing.com

Charles Zinke, President

 

CALIFORNIA

Advanced Industrial Coatings

Stockton • aic-coatings.com

Dave Arney, COO

Andrews Powder Coating

Chatsworth • powdercoater.com

Scott Andrews, President

International Powder Coating

Chula Vista • ipowdercoatings.com

Natan Leisorek, President

Reliable Powder Coating

San Leandro • reliablepowdercoatings.com

Shawn Taylor, President

 

CONNECTICUT

Assa Abloy, Berlin, CT, Operations

Berlin • corbinrusswin.com

Dave DeLacey, General Manager

Plastonics

Hartford • plastonics.com

Bob Zimmerli Jr., CEO

 

FLORIDA

A.M. Metal Finishing

Orlando • ammetal.com

Rick Hunter, President

Barrette Outdoor Living

Brooksville • ebarrette.com

Charles Howison, Vice President

 

GEORGIA

Atlantic Engineered Products

Brunswick • atlanticengineered.com

Rob Williamson, President

Augusta Coating & Mfg.

Thomson • augustacoating.com

Wayne Wallace, President

Georgia Powder Coating

Gainesville • georgiapowdercoating.com

Counte Cooley, President

 

ILLINOIS

Belmont Plating Works

Franklin Park • belmontplatingworks.com

Mark Toni, President

Micron Metal Finishing

Bridgeview • micronmetalfinishing.com

Brad Watt, Owner

Progressive Coating

Chicago • progressive-coating.com

Stephen Walters, President

QC Powder/QC Finishers

Franklin Park • qcfinishers.com

John Zienda, President

S&B Finishing

Chicago • powdercoatchicago.com

Kenneth Spielman, President

Safeway Services of Rockford

Rockford • safewayservicesinc.com

Tom Lynde, President

 

INDIANA

ProCoat Products

North Vernon • procoatproducts.com

James Messer, President

Winona PVD

Warsaw • winonapvd.com

Steven Bonnell, CEO

 

MASSACHUSETTS

Westside Finishing

Holyoke • wsfinish.com

Brian Bell, President

 

MARYLAND

A&A Global Industries

Hunt Valley • aapowdercoat.com

Steve Kovens, Owner

 

MICHIGAN

BCM Media Blasting &
Powder Coating

Jeddo • bcmmediablasting.com

Bill McKeand, Owner

Burkard Industries

Clinton Twp. • burkardind.com

Jay Burkard, President

DECC Co.

Grand Rapids • decc.com

Fred Mellema, President

Fitzgerald Finishing

Detroit • fitzgeraldfinishing.com

Tom Melita, President

Freedom Finishing

Benton Harbor • freedomfinishing.com

Gloria Ender, President

 

MINNESOTA

JIT Powder Coating

Farmington • jitpowdercoating.com

Tim Milner, President

Wolkerstorfer Co.

New Brighton • wolkerstorfer.us

Steffen & Chris Wolkerstorfer,
Vice Presidents

 

MISSOURI

Select Powder Coating

Union • selectpowdercoating.com

Cole Scego, President

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

B&K Industrial

Merrimack • bkindustrialfinishing.com

Barry Kendall, Owner

 

NEW JERSEY

Superior Powder Coating

Elizabeth • superiorpowder.com

Charles Briggs, President

 

NEW YORK

TLC Metal Restoration

Mineola • tlcmetalworks.com

Kobra Razi, CEO

 

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma Custom Coating

Seminole • ecoat.us

Sam Adkisson, Owner

 

OREGON

Apex Anodizing

Portland • apexanodizing.com

Mathew Roberts, President

 

PENNSYLVANIA

BFG Manufacturing Services

Punxsutawney • zincplating.com

Jeffrey Grube, President

Keystone Koating

Lititz • keystonekoating.com

Rick Gehman, President

 

SOUTH CAROLINA

Roy Metal Finishing

Conestee • roymetal.com

John Pazdan, President

 

TENNESSEE

Pro-Kote

Jackson • prokotellc.com

Lanny Woods, President

 

TEXAS

LoneStar Corrosion Services

Houston • lonestarcorrosion.com

Glen Cronin, President

 

WISCONSIN

All-Color Powder Coating

Oregon • allcolorpowdercoating.com

Mark Mortensen, President

Kettle Moraine Coatings

Jackson • kettlemorainecoatings.com

John Heyer, President

Professional Plating

Brillion • proplating.com

Larry Dietz, General Manager

 

CANADA

Anodizing and Paint TNM

Pointe Claire • tnminc.ca

Michel Martel, General Manager

Artisan Metal Finishing

London • artisanmetalfinishing.com

Barry Foley, President

Axis Peinture

Brossard • axispeinture.com

Mathieu Jolicoeur, Président

Bristol Powdercoat

Burlington • metalfinishingcenter.com

Allan Phillips, Business Manager

Colourfast

Vaughan • colourfastcorp.com

Joseph Manzoli, President

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