Sherwin-Williams, through its Product Finishes Division, announced five winning business partners of its seventh annual ProVisions™ Vendor Awards at an appreciation program at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Orlando on January 26.
The ProVisions™ Program augments Sherwin-Williams industry-leading wood and general industrial market coatings and programs by offering OEMs and job shops more than 10,000 brand-name finishing process items such as test, safety and spray equipment, tools and abrasives.
Two partners – Filtration Group – Finishing and Mirka USA – earned the top honor of Vendor of the Year. Filtration Group – Finishing is a provider of consistent and seamless filtration solutions. Filtration Group develops programs for Sherwin-Williams that help customers with a wide range of filtration needs, including filter spray booth programs and spray booth floor protection. Mirka USA is a leading provider of coated, non-woven and specialty abrasives. Mirka USA provides marketing and field sales support to Sherwin-Williams as well as the right abrasive solutions to customers.
The Field Sales Support Award went to Hi-Lite Solutions. Hi-Lite, an eco-friendly cleaning product manufacturer, introduced a new cleaning product, AEROGREEN 4175, to support the Sherwin-Williams® Ultra-Cure® line of UV cure products in 2015.
Engineered Products and Services, Inc. (EPSI) took home the Marketing Excellence Award. EPSI offers a core masking solution program that includes training, sales tools and sales call support.
Winner of the Facility Support Award was Burns Industrial Equipment, which delivers a broad product offering and custom recommendations to cover specific needs of product finishing facilities.
“These key partners, along with the many others that comprise our ProVisions™ program, are focused on helping our customers develop innovative solutions that ultimately help grow their businesses and their bottom lines,” said Laura Kelleher, Sherwin-Williams Product Finishes Division, Vice President — Marketing, North America. “Through a team effort, the ProVisions™ program continues to grow and add value to Sherwin-Williams customers.”
For more information about the Product Finishes Division of Sherwin-Williams, visit oem.sherwin-williams.com/provisions. 
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2015 Sherwin-Williams Product Finishes ProVisions™ Awards 
The Product Finishes Division of Sherwin-Williams ProVisions™ 2015 Vendor of the Year Award presenters and winners, left to right:
Laura Kelleher, Vice President – Marketing, Product Finishes Division of Sherwin-Williams
Matt Hicks, President, Mirka USA
Mike Burch, Vice President – Sales, Mirka USA
Matt Wilson, Sales Manager, Industrial Finishing — Filtration Group – Finishing
Bob McElroy, Marketing Manager – Sales Program Support, Product Finishes Division of Sherwin-William
About the Product Finishes Division of Sherwin-Williams
Since 1866, Sherwin-Williams has provided manufacturers and finishers with the coatings they need to make their products look better and last longer, while helping their operations meet productivity and sustainability goals. For both wood and general industrial markets, our innovative solutions go beyond coatings to include knowledge, tools, equipment, supplies, and industry-leading support. We’re more than a coatings provider – let us show you how we will be your coatings solution partner. oem.sherwin-williams.com.