Partnership with Barrington Area Historical Society – September 2007
Painting in Partnership announced that it established a strong new partnership with the B.A.H.S. PIP will offer lectures, consulting to the Society and residents, as well as painting and decorating services.
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Spearheaded Creation of New National Award – August 2007
At its Board meeting, the PDCA a proposal made by Mario Guertin to create Craftsman of the Year Awards to celebrate painters who exhibit the qualities of true craftsmen.
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Authored White Paper - August 2007
Mario Guertin authored a White Paper on the Portrayal of Paining in Media and Advertising, which was adopted at a Board meeting of the PDCA. The White Paper offered guidelines for the portrayal of painting in media and advertising.
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Quoted in DECO Magazine - July 2007
Mario Guertin was quoted in DECO Magazine in an article entitled “Back to School – Why”? which examined the reasons why continuing education is vital to the development of a successful business.
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| Quoted in Painting & Wallcovering Contractor Magazine - July 2007
Mario Guertin was quoted in an article published in PWC Magazine entitled “Opening the Books”, in which painting contractors and consultants to the industry gave their views on the wisdom of opening your books to your employees.
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Quoted in DECO Magazine - June 2007
As Founding President of the Craftsmanship Forum - a group within the national association whose
primary mission is to develop Craftsman Operating Procedures (COPs) - Mario Guertin has spearheaded
the creation of national standardsfor the residential painting industry. The article describes in details
what the COPs are about and the impact they are likely to have on the entire industry.
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Quoted in the Daily Herald - June 2007
Mario Guertin was extensively quoted in an article published in the Daily Herald entitled
"New kinds of paints better for the environment." Guertin gave insights into why VOCs are an important health
concern and choices available to consumers. Daily Herald does not allow electronic reproduction.
Painting in Partnership Receives 2007 Grand Prize Award - March 15, 2007
Painting in Partnership, Inc. of Palatine, Illinois has just won the prestigious Grand Prize
of the 2007 TOP JOB Award, sponsored by the American Painting Contractor magazine.
This Grand Prize includes a monetary award of $10,000 and the residential project was
featured in the March-April issue.
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Local Painting Contractor Chosen as "Who's Who"
in the Painting Industry - February 28, 2007
Mario Guertin, President of Painting in Partnership, Inc., a Palatine-based
painting contractor, has just been chosen as the Top Honoree for Residential
Small Business in the 2007 First Annual Who's Who in the Painting Industry.
The "Who's Who" was announced in the January-February issue of the American
Painting Contractor magazine.
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Local Painting Contractor Sweeps National Residential Awards - February 14, 2007
Painting in Partnership, Inc., a Palatine-based painting contractor,
has just been awarded both of the 2007 National Residential Interior
and Exterior Awards by the Painting and Decorating Contractors
of America (PDCA). The awards were just handed out at its
upcoming national conference in Dallas, TX.
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| Quoted in Painting & Wallcovering Contractor Magazine - January 2007
Mario Guertin was quoted in an article on "Selling service - not paint." A few painting
contractors in the US and sales consultants to the industry were interviewed for the article.
The article took a bird's eye view of the subject of selling the value of a paint job, besides the
paint one uses.
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PDCA's Contractor College Announces the First
PDCA Accredited Company - May 9, 2006
PDCA's (Painting and Decorating Contractors of America) Contractor College
announced today that Painting In Partnership, Inc. of Palatine, IL has successfully
earned PDCA Accreditation by completing all the necessary courses and submitting
the appropriate business documents. Contractor College would like to congratulate
Painting In Partnership, Inc. on this outstanding achievement.
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Painting in Partnership wins National Residential Interior Award - February 12, 2006
A local Painting Contractor, Painting in Partnership, Inc.,
has just won the National Residential Interior Award in
the prestigious Picture It Painted Professionally competition
sponsored by the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America,
a St. Louis-based association, which has been the voice of the
painting industry for over 125 years.
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