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New passive fire protection coating launched
Coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched a new generation fire protection coating – Hempafire Optima 500 – which is said to be specifically designed to …
Hempel launches organic zinc primer
Hempel has launched its new Hempadur Avantguard 860 that uses innovative organic, zinc-rich primer coating technology. Avantguard zinc-rich primers are said to …
An introduction to surface preparation for corrosion protection
Cost-effective corrosion protection of structural steelwork can be achieved through the appropriate application of paint and metallic coatings and should …
News in Brief: September 2017
Lindapter’s Type AAF clamps have been specified for attaching multiple support brackets to steel beams at the Allerton Waste Recovery Park in North …
An introduction to corrosion protection
NSC looks at corrosion protection, outlining the issues which should be considered and the preventative processes adopted to ensure the durability and …
Coatings restore historic airship hangar
Paint supplied by Hempel has been used for the restoration of a historic hangar once used to house airships at RAF Cardington in Bedfordshire. The structure is …
Steel protection
Advances in modern surface treatment technology, including coatings and galvanizing, are optimising the protection of constructional steelwork and delivering …
Steel for Life gathers pace
The first sponsors have signed up to the constructional steelwork supply chain’s new market development programme, Steel for Life, which has been established …
Hempel launches new primers
Coatings supplier Hempel has launched Hempadur AvantGuard, a range of three new anti-corrosive zinc primers. Zinc coatings are commonly used to protect …
News in Brief: May 2014
The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) has committed to write a series of twelve steel and composite technical design articles for The Structural Engineer …
