ICorr were privileged to be invited to Portcullis House in Westminster adjacent to the Houses of Parliament for a special themed event on the topic of ‘Reuse, Renew, or Replace?’ The following series of articles are presented in the same order as presented to the Parliamentary and Science Committee (P&SC) on the 15th October 2024 and are reproduced here with kind permission of SIP, the P&SC official Journal.
The Journal of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee (All-Party Parliamentary Group). SIP – SCIENCE IN PARLIAMENT has two main objectives:
- To inform the scientific and industrial communities of activities within Parliament of a scientific nature and of the progress of relevant legislation;
- To keep Members of Parliament abreast of scientific affairs.
Visitors were welcomed to the discussion meeting by George Freeman MP, new Chair of the P&SC.
Stephen Tate, President of ICorr, introduced our Institute activities; and especially training, emphasising that improving the competency of corrosion engineers at all levels is a key objective of the Institute. Courses are run, qualifications awarded, specialised meetings held, and financial support given to many including most recently for their YEP – Young Engineer Programme 2024, this time held in London.
Our four specialist presentations were kindly given by Gareth Hinds, Senior Fellow and Science Area Leader, Electrochemistry Group at the National Physical Laboratory, who provided his thoughts on ‘Raising Awareness of Corrosion’; David Parker, Environmental Consultant, who spoke on ‘The Potential of Value Retention Processes (VRPs)’; with Izabela Gajewska, Intertek CAPCIS Consultancy Services, giving us her ideas on ‘Mentoring the Next Generation towards Corrosion Prevention’; and finally Christian Stone of Loughborough University and Concrete Preservation Technologies Ltd describing ‘Advanced Corrosion Management Techniques to Reduce Cost and Risk in Our Built Environment.’ This magnificent all-round event provided excellent exposure for our Institute.
