Congratulations
to Canadian Coatings of Longueuil, Québec. They’re the most recent addition to
Chemours’ Licensed Industrial Applicator (LIA) program. The LIA program is an elite group of
coating companies that have extensive knowledge of Teflon™ industrial coatings
and experience in recommending and applying fluoropolymers in a variety of
applications. LIAs meet a list of criteria and qualifications as well as quality
of workmanship and are a reliable resource for recommending coating solutions
and applying them to a customer’s specifications.
Canadian
Coatings’ journey to its current LIA status is an inspirational one. It’s their
second time being recognized, as the lack of a succession plan caused the near
failure of the company. But new owners and the partnership of Maxime Biron and
Gary Coons brought the company back from the brink of collapse. Chemours
approved the restoration of their LIA status thanks to years of commitment to
Teflon™ coatings, as well as their willingness to experiment with new products
as Chemours released them.
We
should have known Canadian Coatings was going to make a triumphant comeback
when Mr. Biron came to us at I3 in Chicago, 6 years ago. At the age
of 22, Mr. Biron told us he was going to bring the LIA status back to Canadian
Coatings. After only 6 years, he achieved his goal. We’re proud to have such a
promising young business owner as an example of the quality and conviction of
all our LIAs.
