Adler & Allan Cathodic Protection and Protective Coatings
Adler & Allan’s corrosion protection division provides specialist services and expertise in the application of Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP), Sacrificial Anode Systems, and surge prevention. They have a team of qualified cathodic protection engineers with over 25 years’ experience, providing specialist corrosion protection services globally to numerous industries including the water industry and the ministry of defence (MoD), covering feasibility studies, engineering design, installation, commissioning and maintenance.
Their fast acting polymer coatings are some of the toughest and most durable protective coatings available in the industry and offer a complete solution to containment and compliance. The coatings are waterproof, hydrocarbon resistant, and designed to add structural integrity to any surface. They are fast drying and withstand expansion, contraction and a wide range of temperatures, and can be used for practically any external or internal surface, protecting key assets against deterioration, degradation, and structural weakness.
Adler & Allan’s cathodic protection combined with their polyurea coating services are designed to provide protection that is guaranteed (via warranty) to significantly extend the life of critical assets, and prevent leaks and corrosion, providing the best solutions for their clients.
The 2018 Congress, organised by ICorr, was held in Stratford last month. This was a fantastic success, with 150 delegates, the highest attendance ever in CEOCOR, and 25 exhibitors. Welcoming speeches were made by ICorr President, Sarah Vasey, Ceocor President, Brian Wyatt, and Darren Thomas, the Asset Engineering Manager of National Grid, the Platinum Sponsor for the Congress.
The congress hall full of delegates.
Commitments were made by several UK companies to Join CEOCOR , and there was the likelihood of increased cooperation between ICorr, Pipeline Industry Guild and CEOCOR regarding corrosion in the Water Industry.
A full report on the congress will be published in the next issue.
The good news is that the market is booming, new projects are on the horizon in Highways, Rail, Nuclear, and with an increase in the oil price which will release funds for projects in the Oil & Gas sector. Unfortunately, there is an anticipated skills shortage, which is where ICATS can help. This is reinforced by Paul Wolstencroft, a Director at Jack Tighe Ltd, who commented “Jack Tighe were one of the early operators to adopt the ICATS Training programme and have just completed their 9 year reviews. We have studied the value of the course and can state that since introducing the ICATS training in 2008 our re-work in 2017 was virtually zero. The work force is happier because they feel even more valued. The saving to Tighe is a substantial amount, and we are planning to strengthen the advantages of the ICATS scheme in the future.”
There are upcoming courses for ICATS Company Trainer and Supervisor at the Correx office in Northampton, or you can use one of the ICATS Approved Training Providers around the country to have your people trained ahead of
the shortage.
Company Trainer Course
The next Company Trainer Course will be held on 26th and 27th June 2018 in Northampton, please call the Correx office on 01604 438222, or download the application form on the website, www.icats-training.org
Supervisor Course
The next Supervisor course will be held on 10th and 11th July 2018 also in Northampton. The application form can be downloaded from our website under the Supervisors Module tab, or places can be booked by calling the Correx office.
Approved Training Centres
The ICATS approved Training Centres are appointed to provide training for ICATS registered companies that wish to use their services. If it’s not possible for your staff to attend the Training Centre, arrangements can be made for the trainers to come to you if numbers are sufficient. We have 7 Training Centres situated in convenient locations around the UK.
Jack Tighe Ltd East England
Livingstone Surface Treatments Ltd Cumbria
MJ Services Ltd NE England
Paintel Ltd SW England
Offshore Painting Services Ltd NW England
Stream Marine Training Scotland
Wardle Painters Ltd S Wales
Full details of the ICATS Registered Training Centres are listed on our website: www.icats-training.org, where you can also keep up to date with all the latest ICATS news.
The May meeting of the Young Engineers program was held at the CB&I offices in London. This month the topic was Coatings and Linings which was presented by David Mobbs and was warmly received by the enthusiastic audience. The presentation covered the high priority areas of coating including the requirement to qualify products to standards, the standards and what they mean, the testing methods required to achieve this qualification, some typical specifications and the pitfalls and Engineer can fall into. The new ISO 12944-9 formed the backbone of the discussion as it now covers all aspects of coating specification and system selection.
The discussion also looked at modern day options that could be adopted and how innovative ideas are also qualified in the new ISO standard and the requirements for their use.
The Case Study
Prior to the presentation the case study for the program was presented to the delegates. The case study was presented by Richard Carroll of Shell and he highlighted the importance of working together in the teams to deliver the required information as detailed in the document.
Each team will be giving a presentation to be delivered at the November ICorr London branch meeting, the winning team receiving a sponsored trip to NACE Nashville in 2019.
This year the case study is titled “Offshore Heat Exchanger Corrosion Failure” the delegates will be required to;
Review the design and operating data and propose a root cause
Define the failure scenarios
Describe a testing scope to confirm the root cause
Perform a corrosion risk assessment
Identify mitigation options to prolong the service life of the heat exchanger
Design materials for a replacement heat exchanger
We are extremely grateful to all those members of the Institute that give up their free time to help the cause not least the mentors this year, who are;
John Boran
Rob Doggett
Chris Googan
The teams will meet their mentors in the coming weeks and get going on the case study, a linked in page and drop box have been set up for the teams to help them with this process.
The delegates enjoyed an excellent meal on a canal boat in Paddington after the presentation, hosted by ICorr. A thoroughly recommended experience that all enjoyed.
The next YEP meeting will be on 20th June at CB&I in Paddington and the topic will be Hydrocarbon Fire Protection
Again, we would like to thank our Hosts CB&I especially Sadegh Parvizi for organising the venue, our sponsors BP and our speakers, organising committee and delegates who are travelling from Leeds and Newcastle to attend the event each month.
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