Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Announces Orlando As Site For Next EcoLean Training Program
August 2009
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS AUTOMOTIVE FINISHES ANNOUNCES ORLANDO AS SITE FOR NEXT ECOLEAN TRAINING PROGRAM
Leading Coatings Manufacturer’s New Workshop Combines Lean Production and Green Business Solutions that Reduce
Environmental Waste
Warrensville Heights, Ohio – Back by popular demand, Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Corporation (SWAFC) announced it will hold a fourth A-Plus™ University EcoLean™ workshop at the Celebration Hotel in Orlando, October 1-2, 2009.
Having held three previous sold-out events throughout the country, the EcoLean program now comes south and is presented by SWAFC’s A-Plus Network as part of its A-Plus University curriculum. The workshop is specifically developed for collision shop owners and managers who are interested in leveraging the power of lean production as well as business solutions that reduce environmental waste. EcoLean workshops, recently held for sold out crowds in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Charlotte elicited rave reviews from the shop owners and managers in attendance.
The workshop and its courses have been designed by some of the sharpest minds in the collision repair industry and afford the opportunity for attendees to relax in the
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company of industry peers, and learn from one another over a two-day period. Course curriculum includes:
• Introduction to EcoLean - The principles of running a greener business.
• Improving Workshop Efficiency - The history of Lean Production, and its practical application in collision repair.
• Principles of 5S - Methods of making your facility more efficient and consistent.
• Building a Lean Culture - How to build a Lean culture from the ground up.
The program is an industry first, combining two of the most powerful forces in today’s collision repair market: lean production and green business solutions. EcoLean allows collision repair shops to take advantage of these two important disciplines through a sustainable program to drive profitability through the reduction of waste.
EcoLean was designed to help body shops improve their productivity and profitability, while reducing the environmental impact on our planet, according to Rodes Brown, SWAFC Manager–Marketing Strategic Programs.
“We are excited with the response to our EcoLean program,” said Brown, “We see the market moving rapidly toward leaner and more environmentally responsible business models, and we have now built a compelling set of tools and services to help our customers drive efficiency and reduce waste, both financial and environmental.”
To register for the EcoLean A-Plus University online, go to www.sherwin-automotive.com/en/Events.aspx. For more information on EcoLean, call (804) 433-9690.