PPG to support EuroSkills Herning 2025 vocational skills competition

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PPG to support EuroSkills Herning 2025 vocational skills competition

2025-04-07 22:01 Last Updated At：22:10

COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 7, 2025--

PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it will support EuroSkills Herning 2025, Europe’s largest vocational skills competition, which takes place Sept. 9-13, 2025, in Herning, Denmark. As the Main Skill Sponsor for the Painting and Decorating competition, the company will provide financial support and will also supply SIGMA COATINGS™ paints and PROGOLD™ sundries by PPG.

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The partnership underscores PPG’s commitment to supporting vocational education and training to shape the workforce of tomorrow. The event will bring together up to 600 young professionals from 33 countries who will compete across 38 skill areas over three days. With the theme “Skilled for a Greener Future,” the competition highlights the vital role of technical and vocational skills in driving sustainability and innovation. Held every two years, EuroSkills provides an important platform to inspire young professionals and showcase industry excellence.

“Vocational education and training are essential for developing a highly skilled workforce and EuroSkills Herning 2025 provides a unique platform to showcase young talent,” said Torben Beck, PPG general manager, Scandinavia and DACH, Architectural Coatings. “At PPG, we recognize that supporting these young professionals is an investment in the future of our industry. We are proud to contribute to their learning journey by providing high-performance coatings that help them hone their skills and prepare for successful careers.”

Participants in the Painting and Decorating competition will be challenged to demonstrate expertise in surface preparation, wallpapering, decorative finishes and color matching. PPG will also support EuroSkills experts, who will assess the competitors' work done using PPG’s premium products, including SigmaCoatings WallPrimer Plus with packaging made from 90% recycled plastic and EU Ecolabel.

PPG’s support of EuroSkills Herning 2025 is part of its broader commitment to investing in education and workforce development. In 2023, PPG and the PPG Foundation announced a $2 million investment to support training programs, curriculum development and career readiness resources for students and educators.

“The growing skills gap in vocational professions requires companies, educators and policymakers to work together to ensure that young people have access to the right resources and training,” said Christian Corlin, chief operating officer, EuroSkills Herning 2025. “Strong industry partnerships are essential to the success of EuroSkills Herning 2025, and we are thrilled to have PPG as a key supporter. Its expertise and high-performance paints and coatings will provide competitors with the tools they need to demonstrate their skills at the highest level. With PPG’s support, we can continue to inspire and prepare young professionals for successful careers in skilled trades.”

To learn more about EuroSkills Herning 2025, visit: https://euroskills2025.com.

PPG’s global community engagement efforts and the PPG Foundation aim to bring color and brightness to PPG communities around the world. We invested $18.4 million in 2024, supporting hundreds of organizations across more than 30 countries. By investing in educational opportunities, we help grow tomorrow’s STEM innovators and skilled workforce in fields related to coatings and manufacturing. Plus, we empower PPG employees to multiply their impact for causes that are important to them by supporting their volunteer efforts and charitable giving. Learn more here.

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The Masters ends the 9-month wait for golf's most anticipated major

2025-04-10 18:46 Last Updated At：18:50

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — For a sport renowned for moving slowly, the Masters can't get started fast enough.

Wednesday at Augusta National was filled with anticipation, not to mention a bit of pollen from a glorious spring day in the South, as players filed out of the clubhouse for a final dress rehearsal at what has become the most anticipated major of the golf season.

Rory McIlroy walked out of the clubhouse through a crowd under the live oak tree and headed out for a quick nine holes in his bid for an elusive Masters green jacket, the final piece of the career Grand Slam. He played a money game with Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm and Shane Lowry before heading over to the Par 3 Tournament.

The Masters is so different from the other four majors.

It has the smallest field (95 players) on the prettiest property (home of a former nursery that now boasts more than 80,000 plants of 350 varieties) and is the only major referred to as a “tournament” instead of a “championship.”

And the final act Wednesday afternoon is for players to walk over to the Par 3 course with their toddlers dressed in white coveralls to play a tournament no one wants to win — the Augusta National curse is that no one has ever won the Par 3 Tournament and the Masters in the same years.

“The buildup to this event is a lot, and the sort of anticipation and we’re waiting eight or nine months for the next major to roll around from the Open championship,” McIlroy said. “To end your preparation with an afternoon like this ... it’s such a fun afternoon.”

And then it's time to get to work.

McIlroy comes to the Masters in the best form, having already won twice this year, and with arguably the most attention as he tries for the 17th time to join the elite list of slam winners.

The betting favorite remains Scottie Scheffler, coming up on two years as the No. 1 player in the world, already with two Masters titles. Jack Nicklaus is the only player to have won three times in a four-year span.

Scheffler said he's feeling good, even if he didn't sound that way with his nose stopped up.

“This rain and pollen out here,” he said. "I get out of my car in the morning, my eyes start watering. It’s a little bit worse than normal years.

“I'm feeling good,” he said. “Sniffles aren't going to stop me.”

The next four days will determine who can stop him.

This is the first time Scheffler hasn't won going into the Masters since 2021, when he was the No. 22 player in the world without a PGA Tour victory.

Scheffler is not big on looking ahead or celebrating anything behind him. His amazing season of nine wins worldwide, including Olympic gold, is a thing of the past. He doesn't know what scores Augusta National will yield or what it will take to win. It's about Thursday.

“I focus a lot on the preparation and getting ready to play in tournaments, and then I try to — while I'm playing — have a good attitude and approach the shots the right way. And that’s what I define success as,” Scheffler said.

“When I think about getting ready for this week, when I step on the first tee on Thursday, I’m going to remind myself that I’ve done what I needed to do to play well, and it’s all about going out and competing now.”

Augusta National was in pristine condition — anyone surprised? — despite the destructive Hurricane Helene that roared through the region last September and knocked out so many of the Georgia pines.

There is a noticeable difference, though maybe not to the television viewer. CBS Sports does not plan to show any before-and-after pictures, only what Augusta National is like now.

The stand of trees down the left side of No. 1 and the right side of adjacent No. 9 is thinner. Certain points up high reveal a view of Augusta Country Club, previously hidden by trees.

Jordan Spieth has quietly gone about his work this week, a player who typically can't be ignored at the Masters because of his history. He had the lead with 11 holes to play when he was a 20-year-old Masters rookie. He went wire-to-wire to win in 2015 and had a five-shot lead going to the back nine in 2016 until his famous implosion on the 12th hole.

Now he is on his way back from surgery on his left wrist last August, an injury that first affected him two years ago. He has flirted with contention a couple of times since his return, which was one of his goals.

“When I started back up, it was a 10-year outlook, not an April of ’25 outlook,” Spieth said. “It's a little too much to ask to feel I’m the best I’ve ever been coming off surgery. So I try to hit the fairway on No. 1 tomorrow and then I try to hit the middle of the green, and I go from there.

“You just take for granted being in contention on Sunday here. I was doing it a lot early on,” he said. “It’s just like there’s no cooler place to do it, no better feeling. So the goal is to get yourself on the back nine and have a chance.”

That's the goal of practically everyone at the Masters. The preparations are over. The fun ended with the Par 3 Tournament. Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson hit the honorary tee shots Thursday morning to get the Masters started.

“If you’re not ready by now, then you don’t really have a chance," McIlroy said.

AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf