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California Sports Surfaces’ CoolTop® Named Preferred Surface of the Pickleball Australia Association

The new partnership between California Sports Surfaces and Pickleball Australia will support pickleball growth throughout the country with fit-for-purpose courts using the latest in sports surface technology.

ANDOVER, Mass. – June 20, 2024 – California Sports Surfaces (CSS) has announced a new partnership with the Pickleball Australia Association (PAA), with CSS’ revolutionary CoolTop® Cool Pigment Technology being named the association’s preferred playing surface for new courts throughout the country.

CoolTop was designed to reduce acrylic sports court surface temperatures via solar reflectance, enabling athletes to stay cooler and play longer. Additionally, degradation of a sports surface and its base can occur via excessive heating and cooling, resulting in advanced weathering and degradation. CoolTop® supports the longevity of the facilities by preventing the pavement from warming up, reducing full life cycle costs and the need to continually replace assets. CoolTop is the most sustainable choice in acrylic coatings, reducing the impact of heat islands on the environment. Pickleball continues to skyrocket in popularity across Australia and around the world, it’s the perfect surface solution for newly built, fit-for-purpose pickleball courts everywhere.

“New, dedicated pickleball courts are a necessity as a wide variety of athletes continue to take up the game. It has become one of the world’s fastest-growing sports,” said Caroline Field, Vice President and General Manager, Australia and Asia Pacific, ICP Group, CSS’ parent company. “Together with PAA, we’re looking forward to helping grow pickleball with the right surface technologies.”

As part of the partnership, CSS will support Pickleball Australia when local pickleball clubs or recreation facilities are looking for assistance with new pickleball courts. Support includes access to CSS’ network of accredited applicators /contractors to assist local clubs in the painting of new and existing facilities. ICP Group will also support Pickleball Australia with technical advice and support when developing new or recoating court facilities.

Additionally, CSS will have a demonstration pickleball court at the 2024 National Sports Convention in Melbourne, Australia’s leading knowledge sharing and networking event for the play, recreation and sports industry. Here, eventgoers can see CoolTop® in action. As part of the activation, there will be demonstration matches from professional pickleball players and opportunities for visitors to learn pickleball rules, play on the demonstration court, and discuss court surfacing with the PAA and California Sports Surfaces team of experts.

“We’re excited about this partnership’s potential,” said Field. “Together, we’re looking forward to growing the sport with high-performance surfaces that players everywhere can enjoy for the long term.”

For more information about Pickleball Australia, visit www.PickleballAUS.org. To learn more about California Sports Surfaces, visit www.CaliforniaSportsSurfaces.com. To learn more about ICP Group, visit www.ICPGroup.com.

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About ICP

Innovative Chemical Products (ICP) Group is a leading specialty chemical manufacturer in North America and provides coatings, adhesives and sealants globally. With operations headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, and multiple manufacturing facilities around the world, ICP serves multiple end markets, including building materials, specialty construction and sports surfaces. ICP is privately held and manufactures products under several recognized specialty groups. For more information, visit www.ICPGroup.com.

ICP is a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity.

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Jay Doubman Named President and CEO of ICP Group

Doubman brings more than 30 years of experience in the industrial, chemicals, and building products industries

ANDOVER, Mass. – Sept. 7, 2023 – ICP Group (ICP), a leading North American manufacturer of specialty coatings, adhesives, sealants, and chemicals, has named Jay Doubman as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. In this capacity, Jay will lead a team of over 1,000 employees and will be responsible for accelerating revenue growth and enhancing profitability for the company.

With deep experience in the building products industry, Doubman rejoins ICP Group after previously serving as President of ICP’s Building Solutions Group as recently as 2021. Immediately prior to his appointment as CEO, Doubman served as Chief Operating Officer of Ecore International, a leading manufacturer of recycled-rubber indoor and outdoor surfaces.

“We’re excited to welcome Jay back to ICP, where he was a valuable leader and contributor to the company’s success,” said Don Bramley, Partner, Audax Private Equity. “Looking to the future, we’re confident Jay’s leadership and experience will deliver the commercial and operational excellence ICP customers require.”

“ICP has been at the forefront of the industry with an innovative, cutting-edge offering and well-known, trusted brands,” said Doubman. “I’m thrilled to be a part of such an incredible organization again and will leverage my experience in the building products space to build on the exemplary work of the team and keep the momentum going.”

Doubman earned his Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Bucknell University.

To learn more about ICP, visit www.icpgroup.com.

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About ICP

Innovative Chemical Products (ICP) is a leading specialty coatings, adhesives, sealants, and chemicals manufacturer in North America. With operations headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, and Tampa, Florida, manufacturing facilities across the United States, ICP serves multiple end markets, including building materials, specialty construction, and sports surfaces. ICP is privately held and manufactures products under several recognized brands. For more information, visit www.icpgroup.com.

ICP is a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity.

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Connections that Endure: A New Future for ICP and Partners

ICP is proud to unveil a new brand that encompasses the value the company strives to bring to every project and to every person with whom it does business.

Andover, MA – January 18, 2022 – Person to person. Shoulder to shoulder. Project to project. ICP is excited to announce a new brand identity that acts as a guiding principle and promise that encompass who ICP is and what they do: Connections that Endure.

It’s a concept that sits at the heart of all of ICP’s businesses. It’s the essence of the values that inspire everything ICP does. The new tagline also relates to the specific performance of the product or service ICP provides to their customers. Tile to tile. Edge to edge. Corner to corner.

“At ICP, it’s our goal to collaborate with our customers and partners in a similar manner to how our products perform in an application,” said Doug Caffoe, SVP of Marketing, ICP. “We form precise bonds, vital connections that contribute to the greater strength of the whole. Through this rebrand, we want to clearly articulate the relationships our customers can expect and the value our products can bring to every application.”

This brand evolution comes as ICP continues to grow its portfolio that propels customers and the industry forward. ICP is always on the lookout for strong brands to welcome into its family of trusted building and industrial solutions—and with them, like our partners, we seek to form connections that endure.

With the new brand identity comes a new logo for ICP. The mark’s clean design represents a clear vision of ICP’s future and will become the foundation of a strong, unified visual identity across our family of trusted brands.

“Our reestablishment of the ICP identity serves as a means to honor our long history with customers throughout the industry and as a launch point into a future of shared and ongoing success,” said Caffoe. “As always, we’re looking forward to serving the industry to the best of our ability—truly forming connections that endure.”

For more information about ICP go to www.ICPGroup.com.

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About ICP
ICP is the foremost supplier of professional products and solutions for building envelope, cementitious and sports surface needs. Comprising dozens of industry-leading brands across numerous industries and applications, ICP offers the industry’s most comprehensive portfolios to building professionals all over the globe, all backed by its exclusive Masterworks training and education program. For more information, visit www.icpgroup.com.

 

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