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New solvent-free epoxy for ballast tanks
Following many years of extensive prototype trials in field tests, Chugoku Marine Paints, Ltd., (CMP) is ready to launch a new solvent-free epoxy coating that can be applied to water ballast tanks...
Review: The Galvanizers Association Galvanizing Awards
The recently held 25th anniversary of the Galvanizers Association Galvanizing Awards celebrated conservation, innovation and sustainability. Projects that prioritised public engagement with landscape and resident culture were favourites with the judges, with winners...
New livery helps to galvanize nationwide fleet
Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd is rolling out a new look for its fleet of more than 100 trucks. The business runs a collection and delivery service at each of its 14 plants across the UK and is keen to modernise the livery across the entire operation. Some 70 rigid HGVs...
Compromised petrochemical plant
A client approached Dalco, one of Resimac’s Distributors in Canada with specialist coating and lining experience, regarding a sump that had been compromised. Its caustic contents were leaking into the ground and contaminating the surrounding groundwater. The sump was...
Corporate Social responsibility Award
Family Business, HMG Paints Ltd win the Corporate Social Responsibility Award at the 10th annual British Coatings Federation Awards evening. This is the second time HMG have taken home this award since the CSR Award’s inaugural year in 2017. Held at the Radisson Blu...
Are Fusion Bonded Epoxy Coatings Best for Oil & Gas pipelines?
Analysts Future Market Insights report that robust expansion of the global market for oil & gas pipeline coatings over 2019 – 2029 will reach US$ 7 Bn. Growing offshore exploration and production activities, stabilizing crude oil prices, rise in cross-country...
Creating sustainable buildings in the Middle East
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has the second-largest economy in the Arab world. Cities like Dubai have become global business hubs, attracting expatriates from all over the world. The growing population comes with an increasing demand for housing and infrastructure...
Fast drying intumescent coating
As one of the leading off-site blasting and painting applicators specialising in intumescent coatings, Vale Protective Coatings strive to stay at the forefront of technological advancements. Using the latest coatings and techniques is integral to support their offer...
Making buildings more sustainable
Green building is a bit of a trendy topic these days, explains Rinske van Heiningen, AkzoNobel’s Director of Sustainability. Almost everyone in the industry is looking for solutions to make buildings more sustainable. This is a great opportunity for AkzoNobel, because...
Flat-bed dreams
Commercial vehicles lead a hard life so functional and durable coatings are essential for longevity Come up behind a flat-bed trailer lorry on the road, and you’re probably trying to look past it, not at it. Commercial trailers attract little attention from the...
Medieval charity maintains an icon
(All photographs in this article reproduced by kind permission of the Rochester Bridge Trust) With a history including engineering giants Thomas Telford, John Rennie and Sir William Cubitt, and records dating back to Roman times, Rochester Bridge spans the centuries...
New tallest building covered in powder
Europe will soon have a new tallest building – and it’s being protected from the ravages of the Warsaw weather by a high class powder coatings system supplied by AkzoNobel. Standing 310 meters tall, the Varso Tower – developed by international workspace provider HB...
Award for Manchester paint producers
Manchester based HMG Paints Ltd take home the prestigious Manchester Evening News (M.E.N), Business of the Year Award in the £10m - £25m turnover category at this years’ M.E.N Business Awards ceremony. With an attendance of over 350 guests at the awards ceremony, held...
New spray filler for yacht builders
Superyacht builders and applicators can now benefit from revolutionary spray filler technology developed by AkzoNobel, which is all set to make waves in the industry. Part of the company’s Awlgrip range, Awlfair SF is a high-performance filler which can be applied by...
€50 million investment in US wood coatings site
A milestone groundbreaking ceremony has taken place at AkzoNobel’s North American Wood Coatings facility in High Point, North Carolina, to officially kickstart a €50 million investment, which will transform the site’s manufacturing capability. Announced in April, the...
In Memoriam: Brian Falder of HMG Paints
Brian Falder 1931-2019 Brian Falder, who died on the 19 of September this year, was a man whose entire lifetime of 88 years was interwoven inextricably with the paint industry. An industry that he loved, and one where his company HMG Paints did and continues to do...