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Westside Finishing Co. Holyoke, Massachusetts This family-based business has experienced major growth since it first opened its doors in the early 1980s. From its beginnings as a liquid coatings job shop, the company added its first powder coating line in 1986, relocated in 1994 and then expanded twice, and is now working out of approximately 30,000 square feet of space. They continue to grow due to a commitment to quality and service. In addition, the company was the first custom coater to become PCI 3000 certified, which is an auditing program created by the Powder Coating Institute to evaluate the business practices, process elements, equipment capabili- ties, employee competencies, and quality control capabili- ties of a coater to produce a high-quality powder coated product with a high degree of customer satisfaction. Westside Finishing's president Brian Bell is joined by his wife, Jeanne, the office controller, and son, Korey, the operations manager. They provide superior customer service and work hard to build loyal customer relationships based on trust and confidence. They want all customers to become repeat customers, continuing to come back for all of their powder coating, silk screening, subassembly, pad printing, and related needs. With family values guiding the way, Westside Finishing aims to be the leading powder coater in New England by keeping the promises it makes. The metal work shown in these photos was done by Kamil Peters, and the parts were powder coated by Alex Rivera. They were coated with Axalta and Cardinal products using a Nordson gun in a Global Finishing powder booth and cured in a Rapid Engineering oven. Each of these projects were multi step processes that involved a lot of masking. They also wrapped all of the projects with a clear coat to seal them and prevent any powder coat edges due to masking from being exposed. For more information, call 413/533-4909 or visit www.wsfinish.com. 18 POWDER COATING, August 2018