It’s almost Spring and our industry is gearing up for the busy maintenance period. This involves a lot of inspection work and testing against standards, which are the themes of this issue. Firstly there is an up-date of the important protective coatings standard, ISO 12944 from Trevor Fielding of the British Coatings Federation, and Malcolm Morris of Sherwin Williams. Several of the parts were revised and these are highlighted in the article. There is also an article on the non-destructive test methods available to assess corrosion under insulation, by Kristian Hampson of IMechE Argyll Ruane, to complement the article in 
the previous issue on the testing of coatings for use 
under insulation. Finally, Ian Patterson of Paint Technology Solutions discusses the development of digital/paperless reporting of site data from painting contractors and inspectors.
The issue also has, as usual, reports from the various sections of the Institute, and what’s been happening within our industry.
Remember to send me information about your new products or any other news you have about your company or what’s happening within your part of our industry. I also welcome submissions of technical articles and the editorial themes can be found at https://www.icorr.org/publications. I can be contacted at, brianpce@aol.com
Brian Goldie, Consulting Editor
