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PFPNet is the Industry body for Hydrocarbon Fire Protection in a similar way that ASFP is for Cellulosic FP.
Their customer base is the Owner / Operators and Engineering community and its run in essence by John Dunk and Simon Thurlbeck.
Their annual conference will have most of the Owners / operators and most of the Engineering houses along with some of the larger application community.
ICorr has a collaboration with PFPNet to re-write all of the Fire Training programme from applicator, inspector to engineer.
Please click link below for details of the conference
The PFPNet Conference Agenda 2019
North West Branch
The Annual General Meeting is on:
Date:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Thursday 13 June 2019.
Time:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6:00 pm
Location:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Heyrose Golf Club Tabley Cheshire WA16 0HZ
You are welcome to bring partners, friends and colleagues, whether they are The Institute of Corrosion members or not to the golf day, buffet and Annual General Meeting. Teams of golfers are also welcome.
Golf.
The competition is Stableford – Full Handicap. A series of tee times have been booked for groups of 4 people from 1:00 pm on wards.
The cost for the golf £25.25 per round and is payable on the day, It includes coffee and a bacon roll on arrival.
Buffet.
There will be a buffet available at a cost of £10 per person, which is available to both golfers and non-golfers. The buffet will be available from 5:30 pm
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting will start at 6:00 pm and is the ideal opportunity to meet other Institute of Corrosion members in a relaxing social atmosphere. It is also a good time to become more involved with Institute of Corrosion and the North West branch activities and nominations for the 2019 North West Branch Committee are always welcome.
The committee nominations are:
Chairman:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Greg Brown
Deputy Chairman:Â Â Â Â Â Â TBA
Treasurer:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chris Atkins
Secretary:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brenda Peters
Committee Members: John Worsley, Paul Lambert, John Fletcher, Jane Lomas, Barry Windsor, Nick Thoday, Neil Fairweather, Ken Dykes and Paul Russell, Andy Bradley, Michael Leahy
To enable planning of the Annual General Meeting, golf and buffet, registration is accepted to be made before Wednesday 5th June 2019.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Brenda Peters at : +441706 871700 or alternatively email to brenda.peters@analysis-scientific.co.uk
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CEng MIEE MICorrST, Cathodic Protection Engineer, June 1927 – November 2018
So many times we have heard the expression, ‘He was a Gentleman and a Scholar’, and that was exactly what Gordon Currer was.
A kindly man, very mild mannered, and thorough to the extreme, in his duties as a dedicated technologist, and always keen to pass on knowledge and learning (with patience) to those students that had an aptitude to learn the mysterious art of Cathodic Protection.
Gordon was a Chartered Engineer and held membership in the Institute of Electrical Engineers; the Institute of Corrosion Science and Technology, the forerunner of ICorr, as well as the National Association of Corrosion Engineers.
He published many papers and gave countless lectures and presentations; both throughout the UK and the rest of the world. With a career spanning over fifty years he once listed all the countries he had visited purely for business purposes – the tally was an impressive thirty seven.
Like many in the enigmatic world of Cathodic Protection he entered it by accident, joining MAPEL. During his pioneering days lot of the CP testing techniques (that are practised today) were trialled and refined by him and his colleagues of that time. It was refreshing to hear some of his humorous memories, which revealed that he too, in all his reverence, went through quite difficult practical learning curves as they built up procedures and routines that now form part of the CP standards of today.
After having worked for many years with MAPEL and as a senior team member, he played a great part in building the Company up to become one of the most respected in the NDT/CP industry. An extremely loyal team of stalwarts was the result of his leadership. There were no bosses unless the chips were down and a serious problem needed attendance and then Gordon would deal with the issue with clarity and a quiet firmness respected and appreciated by all.
With the close co-operation MAPEL had built up with British Gas, Gordon moved across, with some selected engineers, to the Gas Council offices in Hinckley. They helped form the corrosion division responsible for the production and implementation of Cathodic Protection systems for all the major high pressure gas feeder mains throughout the UK. Gordon stayed with British Gas for over 13 years before returning to MAPEL as their Chief Engineering Manager. Even now, crews working in the East Midlands have reported back that they are referring to drawings, drawn from the archives signed by GWC.
His true values and courage came to the fore at MAPEL when let down by two senior engineers he took on recovering a very serious project on the Kori Nuclear Power station in South Korea. He worked in the most arduous conditions without complaint; completing the venture for GEC spanning 1978/79. In 1987/88 his time was focussed on a feasibility study for Mobil Oil based around the Yanbu Oil Refinery on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia, and in 1990 he developed a design for the Adnoc Oil Refinery in Abu Dhabi, then in 1993 as a retained consultant for MAPEL, he travelled a circuitous route into Libya to work on the Great Man Made River project for Brown and Root and the Turkish company STFA.
These are just snippets of the countless large projects he was involved with over the years, and on retirement he still maintained the interest and took on some private consultancy work representing the writer on a project in Trinidad and Barbados.
The memories of his work and travels remain on the sideboard at his home in Frisby–on-the-Wreake, enjoyed by his devoted wife Sheila, two daughters Jill and Deborah and their son Tim.
Rest in Peace Gordon… an Icon of your era.
Robin E, Bailey FICorr
Editor’s note: A more detailed description of Gordon’s life and career can be found on the Institute website at, www.icorr.org/respected-and-fond-memories-of-gordon-w-currer-c-eng-miee-micorrst-cathodic-protection-engineer-june-1927-november-2018/ g/
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Imma has been working for the Institute for just over a year, maintaining and updating the website. Her background is in sales and marketing in the Protective Coating Industry and she has worked for over 10 years for International Paint in the Far East, and gained an excellent understanding of detailed specification work.
In her work for ICorr she initially carried out a benchmark study of all the other UK Professional Institutes’ websites to establish how ours performs in comparison, and what needed to be done to increase traffic. She has implemented a new look, and has reviewed every page and document on the website. This is a continuous process with news and updates from all sectors of the Institute being posted on a weekly basis.
The first phase of the revamp has increased traffic through the site and the plan through 2019 is to continue to review it and update its content to attract even more traffic.
We look forward to your continued support in sending news and other reports so that the website is a more valuable tool, and a showcase for the Institute. These should be sent to Imma (imma.mobbs@c-i-m.co.uk).
By Imma Mobbs
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C.l.S. Ltd. Wallsend, offer third-party inspections, technical advice, and surveying in the oil and gas industry, as well as in other sectors, throughout the UK. Using the latest technology and their own unique reporting system, they are dedicated to meeting customers’ needs and requirements, and are driven by quality. A newly formed company based in the heart of the North East within the Swan Hunters regeneration zone on the banks of the Tyne, their in-depth technical approach to work is based on over 20 years of experience in the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors throughout the UK, but are always pleased to form new working relationships and can work in many different sectors. The inspectors are certified to a minimum of NACE / ICORR level 2 and have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in their respective fields, and offer a comprehensive third-party inspection of all aspects of fabric maintenance, from surface preparation to completion, ensuring that work is up to specifications and any required standards are met.
C.I.S. has the expertise and the technology to carry out a comprehensive assessment of coatings, insulation and PFP conditions and deliver an in-depth analysis, with all the answers a client needs.
The technical survey reporting system is unique to C.l.S Ltd, and coupled with a registered database of quality control and quality assessment templates, they gather information that forms the analysis and advice to their clients.
They can offer destructive and non-destructive tests to determine the condition of coatings, measuring adhesion strength and overall thickness, holiday testing, salt tests and surface profile readings amongst others, and they can also provide in-depth corrosion surveys, each component, whether structural or pipework, is measured and then its condition determined using the RI scale. Passive Fire Prevention (PFP) is a vital part of keeping any working environment safe, and detailed PFP surveys to either verify existing surveys, or establish that an area meets the required standard, can 
be provided.
Without knowing why something works, it can be hard to determine why it might fail. Their experienced investigators can provide a comprehensive failure analysis service, considering conditions, application and other factors to deliver an unbiased diagnostic report that can also help prevent future failures.
C.l.S Ltd is driven by quality, their experienced investigators and qualified inspectors can provide a comprehensive failure analysis service, and are dedicated to delivering their customers ‘ desired outcome, from third party inspection of coating conditions to assessing PFP standards and personal safety. As the industry is ever changing and evolving, they only use the latest technology and equipment to ensure their commitment to quality.
