Village PRO Hardware Introduces PPG PITTSBURGH PAINTS® to Marblehead, Ohio Homeowners

PITTSBURGH, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PPG PITTSBURGH PAINTS® today announced it has teamed up with Village PRO Hardware store to provide exciting new paint and color options to homeowners in Marblehead, Ohio.

The store is now carrying PPG Pittsburgh Paints WALLHIDE® and SPEEDHIDE® interior paints, SUN PROOF® exterior paints and OLYMPIC® exterior stains, adding to the store's current offering of tools as well as building, electrical and plumbing supplies.  With the launch of the new partnership, Village PRO is offering customers a mail-in rebate incentive to kick-start their spring renovation projects. With purchases now through May 31, 2012, customers can save $4 per gallon on up to 10 gallons of paint. 

"At Village PRO Hardware, we have a long-standing tradition of supplying our customers with high-quality products," said John Starcher, owner and founder of Village PRO Hardware. "With the addition of PPG Pittsburgh Paints products to our lineup, we are excited to expand our customers' color options with superior paints and coatings."

For more than 12 years, Village PRO has modeled traditional "mom and pop" hardware stores providing the area's do-it-yourselfers with tools and products for their home renovation projects. With the addition of PPG Pittsburgh Paints products, Starcher hopes to provide another component to help meet customers' home needs.

"At PPG Pittsburgh Paints we look to partner with the best dealers in the nation, and Village PRO Hardware fits that description," said Kathy Quirin, PPG Pittsburgh Paints Marketing Manager. "We're thrilled to be a part of their great traditional value in the area and look forward to working with them to serve residential customers in the Marblehead area."

In addition to providing PPG Pittsburgh Paints products, Village PRO will introduce local homeowners to The Voice of Color, PPG Pittsburgh Paints' unique color platform developed on the premise that every color has an emotional association. The program provides elements that help homeowners visualize and choose colors. Hands-on tools offered through the program include large-sized color swatches measuring 8.5" x 12", unique decorating color chips and wet paint samples.  For more information, visit www.voiceofcolor.com.

PPG Color Leadership
PPG employs more than 20 color stylists around the world, each specializing in different markets, who collaborate to determine styles and color trends for the home, electronics and automobiles. PPG's unique position as a color leader in multiple markets allows it to observe and translate emerging global color trends for its customers' applications - from consumer goods to automotive color, from residential to commercial to industrial design.  Visit the new web site: www.ppgcolorshare.com to see how color impacts PPG's businesses and our customers.

About The Voice of Color
The Voice of Color program is a design system based on the premise that every color has an emotional association and that individuals are drawn to different colors for reasons inherently tied to their unique personalities. The Voice of Color offers an engaging online experience to help homeowners discover a Harmony color family and palettes that reflect their personality and complement their style. Palettes are presented in signature five-color Harmony chips to coordinate colors for all the decor elements in their space. The Voice of Color also features exclusive color collections that offer style inspiration (e.g. Hacienda Style, Historic Colors, Fallingwater®-Inspired Colors), designer favorites and expert advice. For more information, or to order color tools and resources, visit www.voiceofcolor.com.

PPG: Bringing innovation to the surface.(TM)
PPG Industries' vision is to continue to be the world's leading coatings and specialty products company. Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. Founded in 1883, PPG has global headquarters in Pittsburgh and operates in more than 60 countries around the world. Sales in 2011 were $14.9 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPG). For more information, visit www.ppg.com.

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