LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL -- TASCO Auto Color of Houston, TX, was presented the PPG Platinum Distributor of the Year Award at an awards banquet held Feb. 17-18 during the annual PPG Platinum Distributor Conference in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Tom Ferguson, president of TASCO Auto Color, accepted the award from John Leavy, director of platinum program for PPG. The award is presented annually to the platinum distributor who has shown consistent sales growth; based on dollars and percentage, maintains Platinum Plus status and utilizes the Platinum Program offerings. The Platinum Program was created as a support mechanism and loyalty program for PPG’s single-line distributors.

Ferguson joined the automotive aftermarket industry immediately after graduating from high school, working with his mother and step-father in their distribution store. In 1972, he started his own distribution business. Then, in 1982, Ferguson merged the two businesses to form the present company, TASCO. TASCO now has more than 80 employees and has grown to include 13 regional locations that serve the Houston and Austin, TX, areas, as well as South East Texas and parts of Louisiana.

In 1994, Ferguson was one of the original 14 distributors who initially formed the Platinum Distributor Network, and was among the first members to serve on the first Platinum Council.

For more information on the PPG Platinum Distributor program go to: www.ppgrefinish.com.

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