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I hope this communication finds you all very well, and many thanks to all our clients, new and old, for continuing support.
During November and December 2023, CORREX was making inroads into becoming one of the ‘approved training providers’ for CITB, Construction Industry Training Board. I am very pleased to say that we gained this status in the last couple of weeks before the close of 2023. What this means is that the ICATS courses are now subject to a levy payment for clients that are registered with CITB and have their own unique employer CITB levy registration number. For example, our main course, ICA, Industrial Coating Applicator, is a Tier 3 course and now has a levy payment of £240 per student.
If you have your own number, please let me know, and when you carry out any training, I can add them to our portal, and then payments are automatic.
Please contact me if you require further information. We will also be introducing a complete suite of new forms very soon. These forms will replace any you have and are ISO 17024 (training provider qualification) compliant. Trainers and companies will also be sent emails updating this information.
I hope you enjoy a really good and prosperous new year.
Kind regards
Kevin Harold CORREX Ltd Managing Director
kevin@paintel.co.uk
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Welcome to the first issue of 2024!
Our present issue is dedicated to the theme “Corrosion in Concrete”. Problems with concrete structures have continued to dominate our headlines of late.
Paul Chess has authored the first technical article, “Recent Advances in understanding of corrosion of steel in concrete”. This article is a condensed and restricted version of his recent book. The corrosion process in reinforced concrete is a lot more complex than previously considered. Paul Chess has described the corrosion of steel in concrete very well. The second article is “The performance and assessment of galvanic anodes in concrete structures,” authored by C. Stone, G. Glass, and D. Bewley.
This article discusses the development of galvanic corrosion control for reinforced concrete structures, taking into account the evaluation and performance of the system through three case studies. Chris Atkins has written the third article, “Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the UK” which follows on from his recent talk to our North West branch.
We invite industry news, technical articles, and articles for fellow’s corner from you in whichever part of the world you are based please send all your content for consideration to editor@icorr.org
I would like to wish you all the success and happiness in 2024.
Dr Shagufta Khan, FICorr
Consulting Editor
Aberdeen Branch, Uncategorized
On 17th November 2023 the Aberdeen Committee, as close partners of the North Scottish Branch of The Welding Institute (TWI) were invited to attend their 38th Annual Dinner, held at the Aberdeen Altens Hotel. This year the TWI are celebrating their 100th Anniversary.
Aberdeen Branch Committee Members – L to R, Mei Ling Cheah (former YICorr Officer and now Vice Chair), Steve Paterson (YEP Mentor’s and Case Study Co-ordinator), Lian Ling Beh (Secretary Internal), Nigel Owen (Secretary External), Eilidh Macdonald (2022 YEP Winner and now Events Co-ordinator) and Leela Ramachandran (University Liaison & CPD Officer).
There were some truly excellent presentations by Brian Bell (TWI Chairman), Katy Heidenreich (OEUK – Offshore Energies UK, Supply Chair and People Director) and Stephen Anarach (TWI- Oil and Gas Energy Transition Manager).
Later guests from across Energy companies in Aberdeenshire, were greatly entertained by Gordon Smith, former CEO of the Scottish Football Association and professional footballer who made 490 league appearances, six international appearances and scored 117 goals for teams including Brighton, Kilmarnock, Manchester City, Oldham Athletic, Rangers and Stirling Albion.
With some hilarious storytelling, Gordon told us what really goes on behind the scenes in the football world and some key life lessons from his own experiences.
The Aberdeen Branch expresses its sincere thanks to the committee of the TWI North Scottish Branch for making this all possible.
Details of their current officers may be found at: www.theweldinginstitute.com/member-benefits/branches/north-scottish-branch
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Dear Members,
Welcome to our New Year edition of Corrosion Management. I do hope you all had a well-earned rest and enjoyed your break. You will have noted from our Nov/Dec magazine that we have a very full diary programme for the next 6 months across our branches, with more events still to be announced by our North-West and Midlands branches. Our training divisions also have very full schedules ahead of them. During 2024, we also expect to roll out more in-company training courses, both in the UK and overseas.
This year marks a very special occasion for the Corrosion World with the 100th anniversary of the publication in 1924 by U. R. Evans: The Corrosion of Metals, the first textbook specifically devoted to the subject. Ulick Richardson Evans studied at King’s College, Cambridge, and was described in the Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society as the “Father of the modern science of corrosion and protection of metals.” His major contribution to the subject involved placing on a firm foundation for the electrochemical nature of corrosion. Ulick
continued to publish research papers for the next 50 years, as well as updating his classic text, which was subsequently translated into many languages, including German, French, and Russian. The works of Ulick have been taught to numerous young Corrosion Engineers and for over 60 years, our own institute has continued to educate and train others in the prevention of corrosion.
The prime mover and brainchild for the formation of an Association of Corrosion Engineers in the UK was Dr. John Tiratsoo, who was the owner and driving force behind a magazine called ‘Corrosion Prevention and Control.’ He initially included in this magazine a section entitled ‘Corrosion Engineer,’ which was first issued in April 1959 and he then convened the inaugural meeting on the 21st May of that year at their offices at 97 Old Brompton Road, London. The association was therefore formed on that date, and an announcement was made to the national press at a social event at the Rembrandt Hotel on the 29th May 1959. With that in mind, the Institute has been exploring, of late, the possibility of some new U.K. branches and also further Overseas representation in the Middle East and Far East. The first of these will cover Wales and the South-West Region, which will host its inaugural event and AGM on 21st March 2024, and we are optimistic for a Central Scotland branch following that later in Q2 2024.
I wish you all every success in the year, head, wherever you work and in whatever you do, to help us grow our much-respected organisation.
With my best regards,
Stephen Tate, President: Institute of Corrosion
