ICorr Central Scotland Branch restarted its technical session in 2025 with two well-attended events in January and February. The Branch also held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 29th January 2025 during the first Technical Meeting of the year. The new ICorr President, Dr Yunnan Gao, and immediate Past President, Mr Stephen Tate, were in attendance and witnessed the proposal and acceptance of the new Branch Committee. The Committee is comprised by:
| Name | Role |
| Dr Philip Enegela | Chair |
| Chuks Nwankwo | Vice Chair |
| Lisa-Anne Sweeney | Secretary (External) |
| Chibuzo Nwanebu | Secretary (Internal) |
| Joanne Cowie | Financial Officer |
| Emmanuel Odili | Event Coordinator |
| Nathan Mangnall | University Liaison and CPD Officer |
| Iain Wesley
Stephen Tate (Immediate Past President) Dr Yunnan Gao (New ICorr President) |
Members / Observers
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The Committee held its first meeting on 20th February 2025. Proposals such as improving coating, insulation and PFP expertise in Central Scotland, potential trainings and industrial visits were discussed.
In January’s hybrid Technical Meeting (facilitated via Zoom), a global audience benefitted from Nicolas Rossi’s detailed presentation on “Deep optimisation for Cathodic Protection: advanced technology for transformer rectifiers output current optimisation”. Nicolas, a Cathodic Protection (CP) Expert from Automa Srl, Italy, explained how new transformer rectifiers (T/Rs) and Artificial Intelligence are used in Smart CP systems to provide enhanced protection to assets such as gas pipelines. Field results demonstrating the optimisation of CP systems affected by DC interference from nearby infrastructure were presented.
On 26th February 2025, Graham Greenwood-Sole, Technical Director at Corrocoat, delivered a well-received presentation on the topic “Cost-effective corrosion protection using two-pack epoxy coatings in an aerosol and protecting nozzles and flange faces, using alternatives to hand coating”. Graham’s explanation of how glassflake fillers assist in improving resistance inhibition of coatings and the benefits of glassflake technology was invaluable. He provided several case studies and showed how Epoxy Two Pack aerosols are now being used for fabric maintenance with minimal surface preparation, often by inspectors (at the time of inspection) rather than by separate fabric maintenance teams later.
| Looking ahead, the branch’s remaining 2024-25 technical programme calendar is very varied and includes the following presentation topics: | ||
| Topic | Month | Presenter / Company |
| PFP – The Benefits of Blending Organic & Inorganic Technology. | March | Srijith Nair, Carboline |
| Selection of Internal coatings for
pressure vessels. |
April | Simon Daly, Safinah Energy & Infrastructure |
| Enhancing Spot-Welding Efficiency: Assessing the precision of response surface methodology in predicting optimal parameters. | May | Ahmed Elgahani, Brega Petroleum Marketing Co. |
| Catching the IR-free potential: an overview of the remaining IR components in Off measurements, and importance of the design for PRE with integrated coupon. | June | Ivano Magnifico, Automa srl |
| Composite Repairs for Pipework – Standard and Advanced. | July | Stuart McKay
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Photo: Nicolas Rossi Presenting from Automa Srl, Italy.
Photo: Nicolas Rossi Presenting on “Deep optimisation for Cathodic Protection” to In-Person and Online Delegates, January 2025 Hybrid Technical Meeting.
Photo: Graham Greenwood-Sole Showing Examples of Harsh Environments Where Corrocoat’s Glass Flake Coatings are Applied.
Photo: Graham Greenwood-Sole Showing Examples of Harsh Environments Where Corrocoat’s Glass Flake Coatings are Applied.
Abstracts are welcomed for consideration for the 2025-2026 Technical Programme. Interested presenters can contact: cschair@icorr.org who will be happy to answer any questions at all.
