Member Spotlight: Sandra Kowalski on Building the Great Lakes Chapter from 12 to 100 Members
Sandra Kowalski grew the PolyOrgs Great Lakes Chapter from 12 to 100 members in three years. Here's her playbook — and what she learned along the way.
Sandra Kowalski grew the PolyOrgs Great Lakes Chapter from 12 to 100 members in three years. Here's her playbook — and what she learned along the way.
The five most costly polyurea application mistakes — moisture errors, primer skips, temperature differentials, contamination, and spray distance — plus practical fixes for each.
We surveyed 40 commercial procurement managers. Here is exactly what they look for when hiring a polyurea applicator — and what eliminates candidates before they even get to pricing.
What NSF/ANSI 61 actually certifies, how to verify product listing status, what documentation municipalities require, and why the PolyOrgs PW endorsement matters.
Q2 2026 member survey: 63% report positive outlook, material cost pressure, certification demand at multi-year high, and 64% struggling to find spray technicians.
Registration is open for the PolyOrgs 2026 Summer Technical Symposium — July 8-10 in Denver. 18 sessions, equipment expo, certification testing, and up to 16 CEUs.
The honest answers to the questions every new client and applicant asks about polyurea — what it is, how it compares, how long it lasts, what it costs, and who applies it.
How polyurea became the standard for indoor shooting range bullet containment — the physics, regulatory context, specifications, and maintenance protocols range operators need to know.
Why state DOTs are moving from sheet membranes to polyurea for bridge deck waterproofing — the performance case, specification landscape, and what it takes to compete for infrastructure contracts.
How polyurea is addressing the demands of marine and offshore environments — performance advantages, offshore and immersion service considerations, and the PolyOrgs Marine Endorsement.