If Kristin Glink had not changed her mind about a career halfway through college, she never would have made the friends or had the success she’s experiencing in the fastener industry today. The fastener sector wasn’t even on her radar. “Unless you have parents or grandparents in the industry, it’s probably a rare career to…
A unique computer color matching process for fasteners
D.L.P. Coatings specializes in high-quality painted fasteners. The company maintains an extensive library of color formulas and samples that ensure repeatability and an on-target color match. This is thanks to D.L.P.’s unique Computer Color Matching process in which a customer’s sample color is introduced to a spectrophotometer. This is an instrument that’s used for measuring…
The paint doctor: How D.L.P. Coatings got its start
Treat others how you want to be treated. According to Patrick Murphy, VP of D.L.P. Coatings, Inc., a provider of quality painted fasteners, that is one of the key business lessons his dad taught him. His father, Richard “Dick” Murphy, opened D.L.P. in 1985. “My dad was originally a manufacturer’s rep in the fastener industry…