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2026 SBA Award Winner · 1996 to 2026
Florida’s Blue Collar
Small Business of the Year
The U.S. Small Business Administration named Hotspray Industrial Coatings the 2026 State of Florida Blue Collar Small Business of the Year. Thirty years of coatings work on the Space Coast and across Florida is what earned it.
Orlando · Mims · Serving all of Florida and surrounding states
- SBA2026 State Award Winner
- 30Years in Business
- 60Trained Technicians
- 23+Years at SeaWorld Orlando
- A+BBB Rating
- 5.0Average Review Score
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The Award
Blue Collar Small Business of the Year
2026 State of Florida & SBA North Florida District Winner
The U.S. Small Business Administration gives this award to one company in the state each year: the business built on skilled trade work, where the product is a crew showing up and doing it right. For 2026 it went to Lyle Cummings and Hotspray Industrial Coatings.
The award was announced on April 9, 2026 as part of National Small Business Week, and presented at the 2026 Small Business Awards Luncheon at the Citrus Club in downtown Orlando on May 28. Hotspray was one of nine honorees named across the district that year.
- AwardBlue Collar Small Business of the Year
- LevelState of Florida, SBA North Florida District
- RecipientLyle Cummings, Hotspray Industrial Coatings, Inc.
- Issued byU.S. Small Business Administration, North Florida District Office
- AnnouncedApril 9, 2026
- OccasionNational Small Business Week, May 3 to 9, 2026
- PresentedMay 28, 2026, Citrus Club, Orlando
More Recognition
Independently Rated, Independently Reported
Everything below was issued or published by someone other than us.
Better Business Bureau
A+ Rating, Orlando
The top grade the BBB issues, based on complaint history, transparency, and time in business. Held across five business categories.
Source: BBB Orlando business profile2026
Florida SBDC at UCF Advisory Board Council
Selected into the Advisory Board Council program at the Florida SBDC at the University of Central Florida, itself the SBA’s 2026 National SBDC of the Year. During the engagement Hotspray grew revenue 40 percent and headcount 50 percent.
Source: Florida SBDC at UCF case study, April 20262026
Thirty Years in Business
Founded April 1996, still under founding ownership. In specialty coatings, where crews and companies turn over fast, three decades of continuous operation in one market is the hardest thing on this page to fake.
Source: SAM.gov entity record, founded April 1996Ongoing
5.0 Across Published Reviews
A 5.0 average across the 20 reviews published on our site, left by plant managers, general contractors, theme park staff, and our own crews.
See all reviewsIn Print
Where We Have Been Written About
Published coverage of the company and the award, from the organizations that issued and reported it.
Florida SBDC at UCF
May 28, 2026
FSBDC at UCF Celebrates 2026 National Small Business Week
Coverage of the Small Business Awards Luncheon where Lyle Cummings accepted the Blue Collar Small Business of the Year award, with a profile of the company and the clients it serves.
Read the articleFlorida SBDC at UCF
April 20, 2026
Hotspray Industrial Coating Gets a Fresh Coat of Success
A full case study on the Advisory Board Council engagement, the 40 percent revenue and 50 percent headcount growth that followed, and Lyle Cummings on running a 60 technician crew.
Read the case studyU.S. Small Business Administration
April 9, 2026
SBA North Florida District Announces 2026 Honorees
The official announcement naming Lyle Cummings of Hotspray Industrial Coatings the North Florida District Blue Collar Small Business of the Year, one of nine honorees across the district.
Read the announcementCredentials
Registrations and Records
Every item below is a matter of public record. Numbers are listed so a facility manager, general contractor, or contracting officer can verify them without calling us first.
Federal Contracting
Registered Federal Contractor
Active entity registration, cleared to bid and hold federal work.
- UEID5QQSDK5STX3
- CAGE7XAP1
- SizeSmall Business
- DistrictFL-10
Trade Classifications
NAICS Codes
Classified across all three trades we self-perform in the field.
- 238320Painting & Wall Covering
- 238330Flooring Contractors
- 238310Drywall & Insulation
Company Standing
Insured & Incorporated
A Florida corporation in continuous operation since 1996.
- InsuredYes
- StructureSubchapter S Corporation
- FoundedApril 1996
- OwnershipFamily & locally owned
Project Scale
Listed on Procore
Registered as a specialty contractor in the industrial and energy sector.
- Projects14 tracked, 6 active
- Avg project$513,134
- TradesPainting & Coatings, Structural Steel
Coverage
Two Shops, One State
A field crew out of Orlando and a production shop in Mims.
- Orlando1932 N Goldenrod Rd, FL 32807
- Mims7400 State Road 46, FL 32754
- RangeAll of Florida & surrounding states
Better Business Bureau
A+ Rated
Highest rating the BBB issues, held on our Orlando profile.
- RatingA+
- PrincipalLyle Cummings, President
- CategoriesEpoxy Floor Coating, Protective Coatings, Waterproofing, Sandblasting
The Team
Who You Will Be Working With
Hotspray is not a broker that subs the work out. Every crew on your site is ours, and the two people who have run this company for thirty years are the ones you call.
President & Founder
Lyle Cummings
Founded Hotspray in April 1996 and has led it every year since. The SBA named him Florida’s Blue Collar Small Business of the Year for 2026. Clients name him directly in reviews after two decades of work, which is not something that happens to an absentee owner. He is still the one who decides which system goes on a difficult substrate.
“We are talented in a variety of different coating solutions with a crew of roughly 60 trained technicians.”
Client & Estimating Contact
Kirstie
The first person most clients reach and the one who gets quotes moving. Reviewers consistently call out transparent pricing and fast answers to questions, which starts here.
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Track Record
The Work That Earned It
These are the clients named in the Florida SBDC at UCF profile written for the 2026 award. Every one of them is a place where a coating failure is expensive and public, which is why the same names keep calling back.
- SeaWorld23+ years of continuous work
- DisneyTheme park facilities
- Universal StudiosTheme park facilities
- SpaceXSpace Coast operations
- Kennedy Space CenterLaunch and support facilities
- Department of DefenseFederal contract work
- Brevard County SchoolsDistrict facilities
- Volusia County SchoolsDistrict facilities
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SeaWorld Orlando
23+ Years, Including the Orca Habitat
More than two decades of continuous work at SeaWorld: commercial painting, MMA floor systems, caulking, crack injection, and concrete restoration. In March 2024 we partnered with SeaWorld on the orca habitat, a job where the coating has to be safe for the animals living in it.
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Pluris Water Utilities
Municipal Tank Recoats
Full exterior blast, recoat, and logo reinstatement on potable water storage tanks. Utility tanks are the least forgiving surface in Florida: constant UV, constant condensation, and a public that sees every streak.
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Heavy Equipment
Structural Steel and Crane Booms
Corroded lattice boom taken back to bare steel and rebuilt with a full coating system. Same process we run on structural steel, tanks, piping, and containment framing.
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The Milestone
Thirty Years. Same Owner. Same Standard.
Lyle Cummings founded Hotspray Industrial Coatings in Orlando in April 1996 and still runs it today. The company stayed family owned and locally owned through three decades of Florida heat, salt air, and hurricane seasons, which is the only real test an industrial coating ever gets.
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1996
Hotspray Opens in Orlando
Lyle Cummings founds Hotspray Industrial Coatings in April 1996 as an industrial and specialty coatings company, family owned and locally owned from day one.
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Early 2000s
The Theme Park Work Begins
Hotspray starts what becomes a 23 year and counting run at SeaWorld Orlando: commercial painting, MMA floor systems, caulking, injection, and concrete restoration.
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Expansion
A Second Location on State Road 46
A production shop opens in Mims with an environmentally controlled spray booth and tractor-trailer access, so parts can be blasted and coated indoors instead of on a job site.
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2024
SeaWorld Orca Habitat
Hotspray partners with SeaWorld on the orca habitat, applying coatings built to hold up in a live animal environment.
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April 2026
40% Revenue Growth and a UCF Case Study
The Florida SBDC at UCF publishes Hotspray’s results from its Advisory Board Council program: revenue up 40 percent, headcount up 50 percent, and a crew grown to roughly 60 trained technicians.
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May 2026
SBA Blue Collar Small Business of the Year
The U.S. Small Business Administration names Hotspray the 2026 State of Florida and North Florida District Blue Collar Small Business of the Year. Lyle Cummings accepts the award at the Citrus Club in Orlando on May 28.
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2026
Thirty Years, and a New Logo
Hotspray marks its 30th anniversary with a rebrand, keeping the devil and the spray gun, and the line that goes with it: 30 Years Strong, Because of You.
In Their Words
Verbatim, From Public Reviews
“I have used this company at SeaWorld for over 23 years. They have performed commercial painting and MMA floor systems. They also have repaired caulking, injection, concrete restoration and extensive work with quality results. They complete each project on time and within budget guidelines. Thank You Lyle and the HotSpray Team.”
Bob GroveGoogle review
“Great customer service! Renowned workmanship throughout central Florida! Highly recommended for your industrial coating needs!”
mike riosGoogle review
“Professional, easy to work with, and quick to respond to any questions! Amazing team.”
Aldo BooneGoogle review
Next Step
Put Thirty Years on Your Project
Send us the scope, the substrate, and the shutdown window. We will tell you what system it needs and what it costs.
Main Office
Orlando
1932 N Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, FL 32807
Field crews, estimating, project management.
Production Shop
Mims
7400 State Road 46, Mims, FL 32754
Blasting, environmentally controlled spray booth, tractor-trailer access.