Sherwin-Williams Wins 3 AMPP Awards for Contributing to Coatings Projects

The iconic Red Wagon slide in Spokane, Washington, which was restored in 2022 with coatings donated by Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine. Photo credit: Sherwin-Williams

Honoring coatings projects from 2022 and the commitment and achievement that made them possible, the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) has awarded Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine and its project partners three of the seven 2022 AMPP Project of the Year Awards.

The awards recognize projects and accomplishments in categories that span a diverse range of assets and service conditions. This year also represents the inaugural year for the organization’s revamped awards slate. Sherwin-Williams has been specifically recognized for the Excellence in Technical Support of Materials Protection Systems, Excellence in Management of a Complex Materials Project and the Community Service Award.

The Excellence in Technical Support of Materials Protection Systems was awarded to Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine because of the technical support for the lining of a new concrete wastewater digester for the Milky Way Dairy Farm. The digester will generate renewable energy by capturing natural gas created by the dairy waste breakdown. The Sherwin-Williams team helped with the preparation for applying an epoxy lining system that would protect the digester’s vapor space, including the concrete ceiling and three feet down the digester’s walls, with corrosion resistance from hydrogen sulfide gases that accumulate in the space. Key contributors to the project include Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine as the supplier of coatings and technical support, digester owner Avolta and lining contractor Barrier Insulation.

The Excellence in Management of a Complex Materials Protection Project was awarded to the company after its contribution in management to the successful midlife refueling and complex overhaul of U.S. Navy-operated USS John C. Stennis, a nuclear powered aircraft, after 25 years of service. This project required years of planning and execution, encompassing a full overhaul, including the preservation of the vessel’s entire interior and exterior coatings with distinctive materials that met military specifications. In addition to this, the project was worked on during the COVID-19 pandemic, among supply chain issues and materials shortages. Key contributors to the project include the U.S. Navy, HII-Newport News Shipyard, Mid-Atlantic Coatings Inc., Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine and equipment suppliers V.O. Baker Company, WIWA LLC and Barton International.

The last award received by Sherwin-Williams is the Community Service Award. For this project, the company partnered with Modern Construction & Consulting Services, Northwest Sandblast and Paint, and the city of Spokane, Washington’s Parks and Recreation department to give new life to a beloved icon in one of Spokane’s parks. Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine donated all coatings to the first repair of the iconic Red Wagon, a sculpture of a Radio Flyer that has doubled as a playground slide since its construction and installation in 1989. Key contributors to the project include Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine, the city of Spokane, Northwest Sandblast and Paint, consultant Modern Construction & Consulting Services, and Ken Spiering, the artist and original creator of the Red Wagon.