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FinishMaster Hits the Web

10 July 1999

    INDIANAPOLIS--FinishMaster, Inc. announced today the launch of its new web site www.FinishMaster.com. The site offers general information on FinishMaster's product offering and the value added services FinishMaster provides its customers to increase their productivity and profitability. Additionally, the site includes a store locator to assist collision repair shops in finding the FinishMaster location nearest to their operation.

    "We are pleased to have the first phase of our internet strategy up and running," commented Paul Manzullo, FinishMaster's Chief Information Officer. "Over the next 18 months, we will use this site as a platform for launching additional services to meet the growing requirement for around-the-clock, on-demand information in the collision repair industry. Our customers will use this site to check inventory, place orders, obtain purchase history reports, and evaluate their material usage and labor productivity against industry norms."

    FinishMaster is the leading national distributor of automotive paints, coatings and related accessories to the collision repair industry. The company operated 151 sales outlets and three major distribution centers in 22 states.