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.