The Georgia Dome in Atlanta is sporting a new look. Georgia Powder Coating transformed the 1992 venue in time for an August 9th preseason Falcons game.
The company has replaced or renovated over 70,000 chairs since February, equivalent to powder-coating a minor-league ballpark each week. Vice President of Sales Dallas Cooley said in a statement that the company is proud of their commitment to ‘going green.'
Powder coating emits very few volatile organic compounds compared to liquid paint. Over one million pounds of plastic from the old teal seating at the Dome and 225 thousand pounds of aluminum will be recycled from the project.
The Gainesville, Georgia business started as a poultry processing plant with two employees. If the phone rang, the processing line had to be stopped so one of the workers could take the call. When work was slow, the two made paint hooks from coat hangers, and gradually the enterprise moved from chickens to paint.
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