ten years ago the whole of south Africa was busily preparing to host the football World Cup. Work on the stadia was on time but due to pipeline construction delays there were some concerns over supplies of aviation fuel being in the right place for the extra air travel generated....

Corrocoat has launched an underwater repair system designed for use on submerged surfaces such as structural steelwork, pilings and jetties. based upon our well-established Plasmet range, the system is fresh and marine water tolerant and can be applied and cured whilst immersed. The system comprises: Plasmet UWP – an epoxy...

three years ago, Corrocoat usA was called in when a galvanised electricity transmission pole was found to be suffering from significant corrosion. the pole was situated in a tidal splash zone and was subject to continual exposure to seawater. On examination it was found that the sacrificial zinc lining around...

A shipping company asked Corrocoat Hellas to repair and refurbish a 900mm diameter condenser tube cover where an epoxy coating had failed. The cover was abrasive blast cleaned in accordance with ISO8501-1 Sa2½, high pressure water washed and then blasted for a second time to ensure the full removal of...

An extremely large main cooling water pump casing and cover – weighing in at around 16 tons – was delivered to Corroserve’s Leeds workshop for a full inspection, refurbishment and protective coating after 20 years of uninterrupted service in the power generation sector. During inspection it was discovered that apart...

Towards the end of last year our Israeli partners, Mendelson Infrastructures and Industries Ltd took delivery at their workshop of a 28” vertical pump assembly from Mekorot – the national water company of Israel. The pump had been operating continuously – producing 2400m3/hr with a 90m head; the pumped water...