Alan Cremer has been appointed as our new Business Development Manager.

Alan, who brings a wealth of experience to the company after many years in the engineering industry will be responsible for supporting the development of new business across all our target markets by searching out new projects, liasing with key specifiers and assisting our global operations.

Commenting on his new appointment Alan said: “ I am delighted to have joined the team at Corrocoat. The company has established a very positive profile in its key markets and from day one I have been delighted by the high level of new business opportunities. I look forward to helping Corrocoat to continue to grow and build on the strong position it has within the industry.

Corrocoat was invited by the Telegraph Business Club to participate in its ‘Secrets of Success’ series of films about businesses which have been successful, the company’s business strategy, and what differentiates them from the competition.

Working in hugely sensitive areas, Charles Watkinson, founder and CEO, tells the Telegraph Business Club how the company’s consistent drive to solve any problem presented to them and their commitment to invest heavily in research and development has earned them the enviable reputation they have today.

New contracts worth in excess of £1m have been won by anti corrosion specialists Corrocoat Corrosioneering Ltd, for the manufacture and corrosion protection of large bore power generation CW system butterfly valves.

Corrocoat Corrosioneering is one of the few engineering companies in the UK with the skills and facilities to manufacture and corrosion protect this kind of critical equipment. The company provides a total solution, from initial design consultation through to manufacture, delivery and installation. The bespoke nature of the service enables the company to respond to individual customer requirements, including the ability to ensure that new units will act as direct replacements for existing plant, minimising disruption and costs.

The ability to provide equipment quickly and to budget are key elements in the service offered to customers. Corrocoat Corrosioneering’s latest contracts call for valves ranging in size from 36” to 132” in diameter, using cast iron, cast steel and fabricated steel parts with trim materials to meet customer specifications.

The units will be protected against corrosion using Corrocoat’s proven Corroglass 600 Series flake glass filled coatings. Butterfly valves from Corrocoat are manufactured in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 quality control procedures and to individual customer specifications. In addition to manufacturing new valves, Corrocoat Corrosioneering’s team of skilled engineers also offer professional repair and reconditioning services, with over three decades of experience in the refurbishment and modification of existing butterfly valves for cooling water applications.

The company has the in-house engineering skills to manufacture and procure shafts, bearing bushes, seals and other parts for all valve types, together with the capacity to handle even the largest of valve components.

On 20th March 2007 an historic water supply project went live in Gujarat State, India – with the majority of its components protected against corrosion using coatings manufactured by Leeds-based anti-corrosion specialists Corrocoat.Completion of the Sardar Sarova Narmada Nigam project represents a feat of engineering genius and a real landmark in the history of the state of Gujarat. It provides irrigation, drinking water, power generation and flood control, and will effectively enrich lives in the area.

A combination of Corrocoat’s high performance glass flake filled coatings has been used to protect pumps, pipework and ancillary equipment used within the project. In addition, the company’s innovative Fluiglide friction reducing system has been applied to internally wetted areas of the pumps to ensure the systems continue operate at optimum efficiency over the years.

The products were applied by Corrocoat’s Indian partner, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL), India’s largest manufacturer and exporter of pumps, who were also responsible for the manufacture and installation of the entire pumping system.

At over 100kms in length, the total project (including three power stations) now lifts 2.5 million litres of water per minute to provide irrigation water to the drought-affected areas of the Saurashtra region, as well as furnishing good quality drinking water for millions of people living in the region. The project also irrigates1.8 million hectares of land.

“The original order was awarded on the basis of our consistent track record for similar but smaller scale works,” states Corrocoat’s Managing Director, Graham Greenwood-Sole. “This is the world’s largest irrigation and pumping scheme, and Corrocoat is proud of its involvement with the project.

Anti-corrosion specialists Corrocoat can now offer a practical solution to the problems of insulation and corrosion prevention with the introduction of a new product, designed to provide a cost-effective combination of thermal insulation and corrosion protection. Known as HeatBlocka and intended for both new and old equipment, the product is a durable coating for use on items such as transfer lines, requiring insulation for process reasons, or for personnel protection to safeguard against accidental burns. Other applications include tankage insulation to prevent heat build up and evaporation losses or simply loss of energy. The product may also be used as an under-insulation corrosion barrier whilst adding to the insulating properties.

Some insulation systems currently on the market provide insulation but relatively poor corrosion protection properties, whereas pure insulation materials such as fibreglass cladding solutions require addition corrosion protection under the insulation. HeatBlocka provides an excellent alternative or addition.

HeatBlocka is used at a thickness of between 2-6mm, and 3mm can be achieved in a single coat application. A 3mm thickness of HeatBlocka would reduce the surface temperature of a pipe from typically 90°C to around 67°C, whereas applied at 6mm a reduction from 90°C to circa 55°C is achieved.

The product gives good corrosion protection properties in line with Corrocoat’s established range of glass flake filled coatings, now used worldwide to protect equipment in industries as diverse as petrochemicals, oil and gas, marine and power generation.

Normally used in white, HeatBlocka can be overcoated to meet an individual plant’s colour requirements.