Leading Coating Contractor opens new division

Leading Coating Contractor opens new division

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The leading coating applicator, Pipeline Induction Heat, has launched a specialist coating division – PIH Industrial Coating Services – with the opening of its first blast and coating facility in Watton, Norfolk.

PIH has gained a reputation in providing coating services to the international oil and gas pipeline sector. The new division will specialise in the application of protective coating systems to a wider customer base, and across a broad range of sectors, including engineering, marine, utilities and renewables as well as the oil and gas industries.
PIH Industrial Coating Services is the result of a commercial venture with local company HJC Protective Coatings. which has over 25 years of experience and success within the sector and will continue to employ the highly skilled team of staff who hold both NACE 2 and 3 qualifications.

The company will offer customers a range of services including, blast cleaning, the application of wet applied paint systems, thermal metal spray coating, passive fire protection and insulation. It will also offer a variety of additional services, including a packaging and logistics service on a national and international scale, consultation and support, coating specification review and in-house inspection.

Degradation of Structural Materials for Net-Zero 2050. A Landscaping Exercise

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The Henry Royce Institute, working in collaboration with Frazer-Nash Consultancy, has been funded by the EPSRC to undertake a review of the key degradation issues affecting structural materials critical to delivering the UK’s goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The primary objective of the review is to identify key research and development drivers that present opportunities for investment which the UK can exploit to ensure the transition occurs in a safe, timely and efficient manner. Topics that are common to several industries or which could slow or prevent the transition will be highlighted.

The study focuses on five key industries that will play a pivotal role in the transition which are:

  • Wind power generation (onshore and offshore).
  • Transportation (Air, Road, Rail and Sea).
  • Nuclear fission (not fusion).
  • Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).
  • Hydrogen production and usage (end to end including hydrogen substitutes such as ammonia).

The project is looking for contributions from people with both industrial and/or academic expertise in these industries to identify the current structural degradation landscape and your experience would be extremely valuable. The attached short questionnaire has been developed to gather key information and I would be grateful if you would complete it to provide your input.

The project is working to a very tight timeline and so your response by 14th March 2021 would be appreciated. Ideally, we would like as much information as possible but given the short response time we would be grateful for your initial thoughts on this and, if we need more detail, we can follow up later. If you have expertise in more than one area, please focus on the one you are most familiar with or use a separate sheet for each one.

If you have any questions, then please contact:

Dr. Andrew Bowfield
Project Coordinator
Email: andrew.bowfield@manchester.ac.uk

Here is the link to the survey: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/DegradationOfStructuralMaterials

NACE Corrosion Expo 2021

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Due to the State of Utah’s COVID-19 limitations on group gatherings, CORROSION 2021 can no longer take place at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, and will now be held virtually on April 19-30, 2021. This two-week event will provide a collaborative and convenient platform for corrosion and coatings industry professionals to network, learn, and develop new business.

To ensure attendees get the most out of the conference content, and exhibitors and buyers easily connect, CORROSION 2021 Virtual Conference & Expo will utilise Artificial Intelligence matchmaking tools. Registration is now open.

Attendees previously registered for CORROSION 2020 that deferred to CORROSION 2021, and any deferred registration fees will be applied to the CORROSION 2021 Virtual Conference & Expo. For attendees who would prefer to defer to transfer their registration to a different event or product, to Coatings+ 2021, to the 2022 Annual Conference, or request a refund, should contact NACE International’s First Service team. Similarly, exhibitors and sponsors, can transfer their bookings or obtain a refund.

NACE International’s First Service team can be reached at firstservice@nace.org or by phone at +1-281-228-6223 worldwide.