Dudley Primeaux Earns Prestigious 'Coatings Education Award' at 2013 SSPC Conference

SAN ANTONIO, TX – January 25, 2013 – Dudley J. Primeaux II, PCS, CCI was presented the "Coatings Education Award" at the 2013 SSPC Conference and Exhibit this week in San Antonio, Texas. This is a very prestigious award presented by the SSPC's (Society for Protective Coatings) President Bill Shoup.

The Coatings Education Award was presented to Primeaux for his outstanding work in the development of SSPC's Plural Component Application for Polyureas and High Solid Coatings Course.

The award itself states, "as an instructor for your expertise and knowledge of the coatings industry, especially in the field of polyurea, that can be matched by few."

"The entire team at VersaFlex is very proud to have one of our people selected for this award, although it comes as no surprise that through all of his experience and efforts, Dudley would be presented with such an honor from such a strong group like the SSPC," stated David Cerchie, President of VersaFlex, Inc.

Dudley was also recently named one of the Top 24 Thinkers by JPCL: The Journal of Protective Coatings & Linings. As originally announced in JPCL's sister publication, PaintSquare News, "JPCL's Top Thinkers: The Clive Hare Honors recognizes a select group of thought leaders worldwide who have advanced the technology of protective and marine coatings in the past decade."

Dudley is also the Head Instructor for Polyurea University.

About Polyurea University: Led by Dudley J. Primeaux II - PCS, CCI, Polyurea University holds beginner through expert level courses in Polyurea Coatings and Linings Application. The schools are headquartered in Houston, Texas at their dedicated Polyurea University Technical Education Campus. Classes are held monthly. Please visit www.polyureauniversity.com for more information.

About VersaFlex Incorporated: VersaFlex Incorporated formulates, manufactures, and supplies pure polyurea coatings, liners, and sealants for a wide variety of industrial, commercial, and maintenance environments. For more information about VersaFlex's full line of products, please use the contact details and links provided below.

About The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC): SSPC was founded in 1950 as the Steel Structures Painting Council, a non-profit professional society concerned with the use of coatings to protect industrial steel structures. In 1997, the name of the association was changed to The Society for Protective Coatings to better reflect the changing nature of coatings technology and the ever-expanding types of construction materials. SSPC is the only non-profit association focused on the protection and preservation of concrete, steel, and other industrial and marine structures and surfaces through the use of high-performance protective, marine, and industrial coatings. SSPC is the leading source of information on surface preparation, coating selection, coating application, environmental regulations, and health and safety issues that affect the protective coatings industry.