BASF Refinish Names 2015 ColorSource Distributor Of The Year

Tom Payne, WASCO general manager (third from right) receives his trophy from (left to right) Denise Kingstrom, BASF distribution director; Paul Whittleston, BASF vice president, Automotive Refinish; Chris Toomey, BASF senior vice president, coatings solutions North America; Paul Barnes, BASF ColorSource program manager and Nick Maloof, BASF zone manager.

BASF’s Automotive Refinish business awarded its 2015 ColorSource Distributor of the Year award to Wholesale Automotive Suppliers of Columbus (WASCO) at its recent annual ColorSource conference held in Clearwater, Florida.

“WASCO had a very strong year in 2015 and, for the past three years, has delivered double-digit growth,” said Paul Whittleston, BASF vice president, automotive refinish North America. “This clearly demonstrates that with great partnership and focus comes great rewards.”

WASCO has been in business since 1962 and has been a ColorSource distributor for the past 14 years. The company is owned by a group of auto dealerships in Franklin County, Ohio.

“ColorSource is the best of the best,” said Tom Payne, WASCO general manager. “It was a team effort. All of our hard work and the vision we’ve had for WASCO has paid off. I was honored and humbled to receive this award from BASF.”

ColorSource PREMIER is a program designed by BASF exclusively for single-line distributors of BASF refinish paints and coatings. To learn more about becoming a ColorSource PREMIER

distributor, contact Paul Barnes at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>or or 508-272-8474.