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.
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 that is
focused on the protection and preservation of concrete, steel and other
industrial and marine structures and surfaces through the use of
high-performance 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.
The association's many industry-specific products and services include:
- standards development
- technical publications (books, videotapes, CDs)
- training courses
- company and individual certification programs
- publications
- conferences.
- an expanding range of online resources.
