PPG Completes COLORFUL COMMUNITIES Project in Rolle, Switzerland

PPG announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES project in Rolle, Switzerland that helped revitalize a municipal building and the surrounding area. The project brought together more than 25 PPG volunteers from Rolle and across France who painted murals on a former water purification plant and beautified the surrounding area.

PPG provided more than $45,000 (44,000 Swiss francs), including 200 liters of SEIGNEURIE paints by PPG, including Seigneurie Garnotec Aero and Seigneurie Liswood Aqua. Seigneurie Garnotec Aero uses PPG LIGHT & EASY® lightweighting technology, which has been designed to improve painters’ daily lives thanks to better application comfort and easier handling.

A blue color scheme was chosen to create a water-like background for two murals, which were painted by volunteers under supervision of a local artist Philippe Baro. The murals represent the biodiversity of Lake Geneva above and below the water, with depictions of the northern pike and the great crested grebe.

“We are very grateful for PPG’s help. The building, which is located in a popular park, was deteriorating and wasn´t visually appealing,” said Nicolas Walter, Representative of the Municipal Council, Commune de Rolle. “The freshly painted façade and murals create a more welcoming environment and encourage the public to think about importance of local biodiversity.”

“PPG’s support for this initiative goes beyond grants. We pair our high-quality products with our enthusiastic employee volunteers to beautify communities around the world,” said Pedro Serret-Salvat, PPG president and general counsel, EMEA. “But we couldn’t complete this project without the cooperation of the municipality of Rolle. We are proud to be part of such vibrant community, which is host to our European headquarters.”