Vic Locastro Inducted Into NCCA Hall Of Fame

Vic Locastro (right) receives the NCCA Hall of Fame honor from Jeff Widenor, NCCA president (left), and Steve Swaney of Dura Coat Products.

Cleveland, OH - National Coil Coating Association (NCCA) President Jeff Widenor inducted Vic Locastro of Precoat Metals into the NCCA Hall of Fame. The event took place in April 2014 at the NCCA Annual Meeting in Napa, Calif.

Locastro became active in NCCA in the early 1970s and continued his involvement for more than 35 years. As an industry leader, he chaired several committees, served as a leading advocate for the association and served on the NCCA board of directors from 1983 to 1986.

He also helped to organize new committees that helped to expand the market and strengthen the influence of NCCA. Locastro’s committee activity included the Marketing Committee, Container Products Committee, Building Products Committee, Garage Door Committee, Program Planning Committee, the Trade Show Task Force, and others.

Active in marketing the association, he helped develop marketing literature and establish the procedures in prepaint conversion projects, especially in the building products industry. Locastro became an industry spokesperson in articles, seminars, trade shows, and he served as NCCA’s ambassador liaison to other associations.

NCCA Hall of Fame inductees must meet certain high standards of association activity and be a good example for the industry. Since the inception of the Hall in 1992, only 43 people have been so honored for their exceptional contributions to the coil coating industry.

NCCA is the leading association of businesses engaged in the process of coating coiled metals. Coil coating is an automated process that allows a high degree of customized coatings, producing a cost-effective quality product. About 100 companies from several countries are members of NCCA.

About The National Coil Coating Association

The National Coil Coating Association (NCCA) is an established trade organization dedicated to the growth of coil coated products. The NCCA consists of over 100 member companies that are at the forefront of the industry. They provide coil coating services and are leading manufacturers and suppliers of metal, coatings, chemicals, and equipment. The members of the organization also process and warehouse the coil coated products prior to their delivery to the user industries. For more information, contact NCCA at 216-241-7333 or email at ncca@coilcoating.org. Visit the NCCA website at www.coilcoating.org.