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DIARY DATES
19th June 2012
London Branch Golf Day More Info
6th September 2012
53rd Corrosion Science Symposium More Info
1st November 2012
Corrosion of Infrastructure More Info
News From CORREX
CORREX Ltd have organised, training and ICATS publicity courses across the country during 2008 and details of these events have been mailed to over 4,500 contacts, for which our gratitude goes to Corus for their assistance with this marketing exercise. Over 200 delegates have attended these events, to learn about advances in corrosion protection of structures and in particular the beneficial impact that the ICATS Scheme is having on the industry. (Our picture shows the speakers L-R D Eyre, B Fitzsimons, R Hudson and D Deacon)
Our main efforts during 2009 will be concentrated on the re-launch of the Correx Exhibition and Conference CORREX 2009, to be held at Birmingham NEC on the 27th 28th and 29th October. The exhibition will be held in conjunction with the successful Surface World exhibition and also, InterBuild the highlight of the construction industry. Hill Media, who Correx have appointed as the contractors for organising this event have already received a significant number of bookings from a diverse range of companies, who will be exhibiting their anti-corrosion products and services at this major National Event.
A small specialist Working Group is drawing up the conference and workshop programme and the two themes of the event will be Coatings and Cathodic Protection.
The conference will be split into two separate parallel events, alongside the exhibition and will comprise a conference programme and a series of workshops. This is designed to provide Architects, Engineers, Specifiers and contractors with the latest updates on Corrosion Prevention with Coatings and CP Systems, through the conference programme. The Workshops will provide a practical input to delegates who wish to have a more hands on approach of these two major themes.
In addition to the workshops there will be an ICATS programme and it will include a Trainers Refresher course to ensure that the ICATS scheme is continually updated and maintained at the initial high standards.
CORREX have put together, in conjunction with Management Risk Solutions Ltd (MRSL) an Insurance Backed Guarantee scheme, for coating contracts, where ICATS registered companies and qualified ICATS Operatives are employed to carry out the work on the project, details of this Insurance scheme will also be covered at the conference.
Further details of the conference and workshop programme, a list of exhibitors, timings and programmes will be covered in further editions of Corrosion Management, as the working party produces a more detailed programme, however it is important that all those interested in Corrosion Protection by Coatings and Cathodic Protection, put these dates in their diary early, to avoid disappointment of missing out on the event.
In conjunction with the re-launch of CORREX 2009, Correx Ltd have retained Hill Media, who are putting together a new National Corrosion Handbook and Directory, a document, which has not been available since the last edition was published in 1999. This new Handbook will be widely circulated, not only to the membership, but also on a national basis, through a major publicity campaign and will be available in September, one month prior to CORREX 2009.
The Directory will include a comprehensive list of all suppliers of products and services and will contain technical articles on a wide range of subjects and will fill a much, needed gap in the information chain for Specifiers and Contractors. Hill Media will be circulating widely, detailed information and application forms for all companies to be able to submit details and to be included in this important publication. It is appropriate that this is being launched together with CORREX 2009, during the 50th anniversary year of the Institute of Corrosion.
