INDUSTRY · INDUSTRIAL COATINGS
Coating supply for asset owners, contractors and specifiers
Nothing in this category is bought on colour. A system is chosen against an exposure, a required service life and a maintenance interval, and it is usually being bought because something in that chain has changed — the product was withdrawn, the specification no longer matches the asset, or the last system did not last.
Why buyers in this sector reach us
Three situations account for most of the enquiries.
01 · THE SPECIFICATION NAMES A DEAD PRODUCT
A maintenance spec written years ago
The clause names a system that has been withdrawn, reformulated or restricted, and the asset still has to be recoated. Send the original data sheet and the clause; we investigate what the market now offers and state where the closest system differs.
02 · AN EXPOSURE NOBODY HAS A CATALOGUE PRODUCT FOR
A chemical or thermal combination off the standard chart
A process fluid, a cycling temperature, or both at once. Name the chemicals and concentrations and the temperature range including cycling, and the candidate list narrows fast.
03 · A SHUTDOWN WINDOW
The asset can only come out of service once
Cure schedule and application conditions stop being technical details and become the constraint. A system that cannot cure inside the window is not a candidate whatever its data sheet says.
Coating families we source
Each is specified by what it has to survive, not by how it looks.
Anti-corrosion and protective systems
Specified against a corrosivity category and a durability expectation, with the surface preparation that is actually achievable on site as the limiting factor.
High-temperature systems
Silicone and inorganic systems for elevated and cyclic service. Peak temperature alone is not enough — the cycling is usually what kills a coating.
Chemical-resistant linings
Tank, bund and process-plant linings chosen against a named exposure list with concentrations and temperatures, not against a general description.
Heat-reflective and solar-reflectance coatings
Systems and pigments selected for reflectance in exposed applications, where the performance claim has to come from the manufacturer’s data rather than from us.
Full detail on each of these, with the enquiry checklist, is on the specialty coatings category.
What an industrial coating enquiry needs to contain
1 · The asset, the substrate and its current condition
What it is, what it is made of, what is on it now, and the preparation standard achievable in situ. A system that needs blast cleaning is not an option where only hand preparation is possible.
2 · The exposure, named
Chemicals with concentrations, temperature range including cycling, immersion or splash, UV and abrasion. A chemical list can be quoted against; “harsh environment” cannot.
3 · Service life, maintenance interval and shutdown window
How long it must last, when it can next be touched, and how long the asset can be offline. These three decide the system as often as the exposure does.
4 · Area, quantity and application method
Square metres or litres, how it will be applied, and the ambient conditions at application.
5 · The specification and the documentation
Any clause, standard or client requirement the system must be declared against, and which documents your QA process needs. See SDS, TDS, REACH and CLP.
Frequent questions
Can you specify the system for our asset?
We translate a requirement into candidate systems and explain what each covers and does not cover. We are not a coating inspection or specification authority; where a project needs a specification signed off against a standard, that stays with a qualified specifier.
Our spec names a product that no longer exists. What now?
Send the original data sheet and the clause. We investigate what the manufacturer or the wider market now offers and state plainly which property has changed in the nearest available system, so your specifier can decide whether it is acceptable.
Will the coating be certified to a standard?
Certifications and declarations belong to the manufacturer. We tell you what is declared for a given system and supply the documentation with the goods; we do not certify products ourselves.
Can you quote the full system rather than one coat?
Yes, and for protective work that is the sensible way to buy. Mixing coats between manufacturers gives up the compatibility the data sheets assume.
Do you handle dangerous-goods shipping?
Many of these products are classified as dangerous goods, which constrains the route and the cost. Delivery is arranged per enquiry and confirmed in the quotation, so tell us the destination country up front.
INDUSTRIAL COATING SOURCING
Send the exposure and the specification
Substrate, chemicals, temperature, service life, area and the clause it has to satisfy. We investigate what can be declared against it.