PPG Completes COLORFUL COMMUNITIES Project at St. Gregory’s Catholic Primary School in Birmingham, UK
October 10 2017 - 5:42AM
Business Wire
PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the completion of a COLORFUL
COMMUNITIES™ project in Bearwood, Birmingham, United Kingdom, that
helped revitalize St. Gregory’s Catholic Primary School. The
Colorful Communities program provides PPG volunteers and products
along with financial contributions to bring color and vitality to
communities where the company operates around the world, such as in
Birmingham, where PPG has a headquarters facility for its UK
Automotive OEM Coatings, Industrial Coatings and Brown Brothers
Distribution.
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PPG completes COLORFUL COMMUNITIES
project at St. Gregory’s Catholic Primary School in Birmingham, UK
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The project brought together more than 30 PPG volunteers, who
spent two days revitalizing the school’s grounds. PPG provided
nearly $12,000 to assist with the project, in addition to about 25
gallons of JOHNSTONE’S® Trade Quick Dry Opaque Wood Finish and 10
gallons of other Johnstone’s Trade paint products. The selected
colors ranged from natural wood to vivid, bright colors like
Cornish Blue to brighten the previously dull playground area and
fencing.
“Loving and Learning” is the motto of the primary school, which
educates more than 200 students ages 3 to 11. PPG volunteers
painted the playground facilities, small wooden garden buildings
and perimeter fencing in the selected bright colors. Their efforts
to create a stimulating and colorful environment will further
engage the students in their learning.
“I am very proud of our employees’ effort and enthusiasm in
supporting this worthy local project,” said Richard Bailey, PPG UK
Market Manager, Automotive OEM Coatings. “It was very rewarding to
engage more closely with our local community as we worked together
to revitalize the playground and greatly improve the school
environment for the children.”
The Colorful Communities program is PPG’s signature initiative
for community engagement efforts, with the aim to protect and
beautify the neighborhoods where PPG operates around the world. The
program increases PPG’s commitment to invest in communities and
supports projects that transform community assets, providing PPG
volunteers and donated PPG products. In 2015 and 2016 combined, PPG
completed nearly 60 Colorful Communities projects, and it expects
to complete about 75 more this year.
PPG and the PPG Foundation aim to bring color and brightness to
PPG communities around the world. We donated nearly $9.8 million in
2016, supporting hundreds of community organizations across 25
countries. By investing in educational opportunities, we help grow
today’s skilled workforce and develop tomorrow’s innovators in
fields related to coatings and manufacturing. Plus, we empower PPG
employees to multiply their impact for causes that are important to
them by supporting their volunteer efforts and charitable giving.
Learn more at www.ppgcommunities.com and follow @PPG_Communities on
Twitter.
PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™
At PPG (NYSE:PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the
paints, coatings and materials that our customers have trusted for
more than 130 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve
our customers’ biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find
the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate
and innovate in more than 70 countries and reported net sales of
$14.3 billion in 2016. We serve customers in construction, consumer
products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets.
To learn more, visit www.ppg.com.
We protect and beautify the world and Colorful Communities are
trademarks and the PPG Logo is a registered trademark of PPG
Industries Ohio, Inc.Johnstone’s is registered trademark of PPG
Architectural Coatings UK Limited.
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