Have you ever wondered how industrial structures like bridges, pipelines, or offshore platforms survive harsh environments without succumbing to corrosion? The answer lies in ISO 12944, the globally recognised standard for corrosion protection using protective paint systems. This standard plays a vital role in ensuring that steel structures can endure their surroundings, extend their service life, and minimise the need ...

Extensions are extremely useful, on residential and commercial properties alike. They can be used to create space for storage, offices, workrooms, playrooms and much more. If your extension has exposed steelwork, you will need to protect it from potential fire damage. Exposed steelwork can either be practical or make an interesting design feature. Although steel is a sturdy material, you ...

Intumescent paints are fantastic for fire safety, as they help to protect the surface below. Additionally, intumescent paints can be used to achieve fantastic decorative finishes on steelwork (or structural timber). There are different finishes available in fire retardant paints to use on steel, depending on your desired look. How To Get A Good Finish Using Intumescent Paint On Steel ...

Are you looking at your rusty surfaces, such as cladding, feeling stumped? Wondering “what paint to use on rusted metal?” Can you paint over rust? Or maybe you’ve just not been able to get round to it. You don’t need to spend hours removing rust anymore. With modern metal primers, it’s simple to cover rust while protecting the surface from ...

Ask an Eskimo about types of paint, and they may tell you paint is paint. Ask an Eskimo about snow and they’ll tell you over 50 different types of snow, all with different names! For this post, we’ll be showcasing our expertise on water based paints, and whilst there won’t be 50 different examples, we’ll take you through the colourful, ...

An industrial paint job doesn’t have to be boring! If you pick the right paints and the right colours you can have an exciting looking project. Not only will whatever you paint stand out and look great, but by using high-quality paints you will find that your surfaces are better protected too. So which paints should you use? We suggest ...