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About Us

Bill Wooffinden - President &Technical Inspector: (NACE Level I Certified, Cert No. 26045)

Bill was born in Brantford Ontario where he started his 25 year plus career in the coatings field. Bill has lived in Lower Mainland BC for the last 18 years; he worked for ICI Paints (now owned by AkzoNobel) for most of his coatings career.

ICI Paints (now known as Dulux Paints) is the world leader in paint and coatings, they manufacture and sell the well known, Glidden, Color Your World, and Dulux architectural coatings brands they also manufacture and sell the Devoe Industrial Coatings brand.

During his 19 year career with ICI Paints, Bill has been a store manager, Commercial Sales Rep, Market Manager, Regional Manager and Business Development Manager. Bill has a wealth of experience with proper preparation, application and maintenance of the coatings being used in the marketplace today.

While working for ICI Paints, Bill was very involved with the field testing and inspection of new products used on new construction and repaint applications. He has worked very closely with architects, engineers, designers and specifiers, giving him a good understanding of the expectations they are looking for in coatings (durability, ease of application, colour retention & maximum performance with minimal cost).

Bill has completed several courses in accounting, leadership, safety, and a course on the proper application of Industrial & Chemical Coatings. He has completed Industrial Coatings, Inspection/Failure Analysis course with KTA-Tator Protective Coatings (Paint) Consultants (a world renowned inspection company). Bill is a NACE Coatings Inspector level I, Certified, Cert. No. 26045 (an industry respected qualification).

Bill has also worked as a consultant to a major commercial painting contractor and a small coatings manufacturer and as an agent for Valspar.

Bill is married to Coby, they have two grown sons (Clay and Mark). They also have four beautiful grandchildren.

 

Judy Vo - Coatings Apprentice

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Judy is a new recruit to Inspec. Building her past work since 2010 in the painting industry, Judy is taking the next professional step as an apprentice at Inspec in order to become a certified inspector. In addition to working at Inspec, Judy is also furthering her education in the field at the Master Painters Institute Inc..

Judy spends her free time with her husband and three children. She also enjoys travelling and boating.

 

 

 

Gord Freeman - Coatings Inspector

Gord has worked in the coatings business for 31 years.

For 6 years Gord owned a Plastic Company that applied exotic coatings on and in tanks and pipes for the chemical industry.

Gord has been a residential/commercial painter for 25 years, 20 of those years he was a project foreman and supervisor.

Gord has always been entrepreneurial throughout his work history he has owned and operated various companies. Gord’s experience in applying and overseeing medium to large coatings projects will be an asset to Inspec Consulting Services as he takes on some of our projects.


 

Trish Picariello - Colour Consultant and Visual Presentation Specialist

Trish Picariello, founder of Moxi Design, is celebrating her companyʼs 12th year in business.

Formally trained in Visual Communication, her early years of display and design for corporate retailers led her to a strong desire to focus on one area of expertise.

The language of colour was a natural choice as it plays such a powerful role in how we perceive the world around us. Yet, it is also extremely intimidating for many people to select the correct colour, especially on large exterior projects. Combining simple before-and-after mock ups with colour story presentations, Trish bridges the gap between concept and reality and brings the project

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Testimonials

LMS 1911 (Britannia) Caroline Bruce

The Britannia

Attention: Mr. Bill Wooffinden

The Strata Council for LMS 1911, Britannia unanimously agreed to write you a letter of thanks and appreciation following the completion of the 2010 exterior painting of Britannia.

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City of Abbotsford

October 24, 2008

This is a letter of recommendation for Inspec, who have worked with the City of Abbotsford for the past year.

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Bob G

Our thirty-five unit complex retained Inspec (Bill Wooffinden) in 2008 to carry our an exterior inspection of our buildings and make recommendations for painting. Upon receipt of his report, we contracted for his services in arranging bids and then managing the project in 2009.

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Steve H

I have worked with Inspec on several projects over the past several years. I have always found them to be prompt and very responsive. They do a very nice job of defining the scope of work and ensuring the work is completed as per the specification.

ICI Coatings

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Dion W

The expertise of Inspec added significant value in our decision making and execution and quality of work.

Our individual roles on strata bring a wide variety of experience to any project, though, Inspec brought the finest details that were specific to the task at hand.

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Services

Architectural Painting Specification & Inspection Program

A two step process to develop specifications and work with the approved contractor to ensure correct application.

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Colour Consulting

Trish Picariello - Colour Consultant and Visual Presentation Specialist

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Mold Inspection

Inspec offers full service mold inspections for your building. Contact us for more information.

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How Do We Work?

Inspec provides comprehensive end-to-end bid development of specifications, contractor selection, project monitoring and post-job services.

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Industrial Coatings

A two step process to develop specifications and work with the approved contractor to ensure correct application.

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