Painters Supply & Equipment Co. (“PSE”) announced that it was awarded seven Industry honors at the 2019 PPG Platinum Distributor Conference held in Orlando, Florida on February 21-24, 2019.

With more than 600 fellow Platinum Distributors in attendance, PPG’s Michael McGarry, President & CEO and Gary Danowski, Vice President Global Refinish presented PSE with seven awards including National Sales Achievement, Zone Sales Pacesetter, Commercial Transport Sales Growth Achievement, Light Industrial Coatings Sales Growth Achievement, Million Dollar Sales Growth Achievement, Platinum 20% Growth Achievement, and the PPG Platinum Plus Achievement.

Patrick Mayette, President & CEO of PSE, was also presented with the prestigious PPG Platinum Council Emeritus Award for his participation and leadership on PPG’s Platinum Distributor Council since 2012.

“I am proud to accept these awards on behalf of the more than 350 PSE employees throughout the country” said Mayette.  “All of us at PSE wake up every day to provide our customers with the best products and service in the industry and I am honored to have our organization be recognized as one of PPG’s best performing Distributors in North America.”

Painters Supply & Equipment Co. joined the PPG Platinum Distributor Program in 1994 as PPG’s first Platinum Distributor in North America.  Founded in 1952 and headquartered in Taylor, MI, PSE has grown to 38 branch locations across Michigan, Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. PSE serves more than 6,000 customers, including collision repair shops, auto dealerships, fleet operators, and various other commercial and industrial accounts. PSE is the largest Platinum Distributor in North America and maintains strong market share across its footprint.