Jim Jones Inducted to the Finishing Hall of Fame

DIFCO is thrilled to announce that retired VP Jim Jones has been inaugurated in to the Finishing Hall of Fame!

The 2020 Finishing Hall of Fame class was officially inducted this November at the 2021 SUR/FIN annual conference in Detroit MI. The 2020 inductees were announced in 2021 since the 2020 event had to be postponed for concerns over COVID-19. The Finishing Hall of Fame is sponsored by Products Finishing (PF) magazine. The Hall of Fame program is committed to recognizing historically significant individuals who have been instrumental in the development and growth of the surface finishing industry. Nominees are sought from the electroplating, anodizing, powder coating, liquid coating, electrocoating, mechanical finishing and vacuum coating industries.

Jim Jones formed the Southeastern Fastener Association in 1975 and served as its chairman and president, served on the National Sanitation Foundation Corrosion Resistance Task Force for the food service industry and on the board of the Precision Metalforming Association. Jones also served on the president’s council of the National Association of Manufacturers, the president of the Georgia Industry Association now known as the Georgia Association of Manufacturers, the board of the National Association of Metal Finishers and the National Association for Surface Finishing. He has received the NAMF Award of Merit and the NASF’s highest award, the Silvio Taormina Memorial Award, for his support of the surface finishing industry on a national level, as well as the NASF Order of Past Presidents Award for exceptional service to the NASF. He is also a NASF Fellow. In 2005 DIFCO, Inc. was recognized with the Georgia Governors Manufacturers Award as the Number One Small Manufacturer In Georgia. He has testified before the International Trade Commission on the effects of steel tariffs on steel consuming industries, testified before the House Ways & Means Committee on the effects of tariffs of domestic manufacturing and the metal finishing industry, testified before the House Small Business Committee of the trickle-down effect of the automotive industry on domestic manufacturing and metal finishing industry. Transcripts of these testimonies can be found here.

Jones served DIFCO (formerly Dixie Industrial Finishing) and the surface finishing industry faithfully and fervently for over 50 years until his retirement in 2013. Jones continues to be involved in DIFCO as a consultant and plays an active role in supporting the manufacturing sector at large and ensuring their voice is heard in state legislative circles.

Products Finishing's 2022 Finishing Hall of Fame is open for nominations until Dec.31, 2021. You can read more here.