This Q&A was originally published in Water Industry News for the American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference & Exposition.
CEO of Induron Protective Coatings, Davies Hood, understands the importance of not only supplying the water and wastewater market with state-of-the-art technology, but also providing customers with exceptional support and service. Continue reading Induron Protective Coatings: Providing Innovative Products and Exemplary Service Since 1947
Recently, Induron was featured in CoatingsPro magazine’s May 2016 issue. The article, “Water Tank Déjà vu: 20 Years Later” discussed a recoating job on a water tank located in Papillion, NE. Family-owned and -operated coatings contractor, J.R. Stelzer, was tasked with removing the Papillion water tank’s existing coating and applying a new coating system. Fortunately, J.R. Stelzer turned to Induron to supply the coatings solution. Continue reading Have you Seen us in CoatingsPro Magazine Lately?
By Davies Hood, Induron President
When it comes to potable water storage tanks, the Aqua Pennsylvania 10-million-gal Sproul Road ground storage tank in Philadelphia is about as big as they come. At 225 ft across and 40 ft high, this tank is critical to the Aqua Pennsylvania system. During the beginning of budget year 2014, the company determined that the massive tank needed to be recoated inside and out in order to be effectively maintained. Continue reading A Large Undertaking
By Kent Kuehl, Induron Sales Representative
Legendary NFL Coach Vince Lombardi once said, “Mental toughness is essential to success.” Mental toughness, which refers to an individual’s ability to persevere through difficult circumstances and emerge without losing confidence, plays a significant role in achieving one’s goals in health, business and life.
For 69 years, Induron Protective Coatings’ customers have relied on and developed a high level of trust in Induron’s products and employees serving their industry. As individuals, we strive to be the best at what we do on a daily basis. We also realize that without the help, trust and support of others, we may fall short of our own personal goals. Continue reading Trust and Teamwork
By Jeff White
I read this article recently titled, “How to use social media to create happy employees.” In my opinion, with a change to some of the examples it could aptly be titled, “How to coach a team.”
Here are a couple of the highlights with my spin on them:
Embrace Your Company Culture. The article talks about sharing your company culture Continue reading How to Coach a Team
By Davies Hood, Induron President
Usually, unless a water main breaks or a street caves in, most people forget about or ignore the invisible infrastructure that is slowly crumbling under our own feet. But we don’t think twice when we flush the toilet or fill a glass of water from the kitchen sink because clean, safe water has been available in the U.S. for so long. Continue reading No More Clean Water?
By Jeff White
When I was at the Armor School in 1990 at Fort Knox, I lived across the street from the Patton Museum. I enjoyed visiting because it helped me add to my knowledge on the history of armor and cavalry warfare. Continue reading Restoring Armored Vehicles with Quality Coatings
By Russell Hicks
In the coatings world, a good foundation (SURFACE PREP) is the starting point to a successful coatings system.
Just like in life, foundations are important for success. If you start a business with family and friends without a good foundation (strategy, cohesiveness, legal structure) the business runs the risk of failure. Continue reading Good Foundations
By Jeff White, Induron Sales Manager
As a lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, the bullying story last week caught my attention. I think we can all agree that bullying is wrong. But sometimes there are gray areas as to what constitutes bullying. As more info on the Dolphins story comes out there are differing opinions with some saying that the two guys were great friends, but something went awry. Continue reading Charlie Brown, Lucy and Bullying
Recently, Induron President, Davies Hood, was interviewed by IEEE, (pronounced “Eye-triple-E”), which stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The association is dedicated to advancing innovation and technological excellence for the benefit of humanity and is the world’s largest technical professional society.
Davies was honored to be asked to do an interview about Induron. Here are some of the questions and his answers: Continue reading Davies Hood Interviewed by IEEE
