SERVICING OFFSHORE WINDFARMS FEATURE - PART 2
EXTENDING PROJECT LIFE CYCLES AND REDUCING MAINTENANCE COSTS
Latest technology in protective, decorative and marine coatings designed to extend project life cycles, reduce maintenance costs and ensure large financial savings.
From its Flixborough base, a world leading company in the production and supply of protective coatings for the chemical, petrochemical and other industries is perfectly placed to serve the South Humber industrial belt.
TRIED AND TRUSTED BRAND Jotun is a trusted brand for international prestigious projects, including the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Petronas Twin towers in Malaysia, the tallest building in the
their “single source” approach to supply all coatings, from the powder coated window frames to the concrete car park and also internal decorative paints.
QUALITY CONTROL
For best results quality control at each stage of the job is important. Hence all Jotun coating technical advisors are highly trained and experienced, capable of assessing and analysing customer’s requirement which cover all aspects of surface preparation, application, inspection and paint technology.
“Continuous innovation has been the key cornerstone to our continued growth and success. Jotun has remained committed to meeting market needs through the development of innovative, high-quality products and maintaining its reputation for raising benchmarks within the paint manufacturing industry. This has enabled us to almost treble our UK business in the last 8 years” said Richard Chapman, UK Managing Director.
LATEST TECHNOLOGY Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd offers advanced products incorporating latest
technological developments
world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and a fifth of the world’s shipping.
PROTECTIVE PRODUCTS Protective products include high performance coatings for the marine, offshore and industrial sectors, together with powder coatings, a range of decorative paints and also intumescent coatings for protection of steelwork against fire - Jotun was, for instance, entrusted to provide the protection for the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
REPUTATION
Today, Jotun’s diverse product range bears a solid testament to the company’s reputation of being a one point solution for clients, consultants and contractors alike. For iconic buildings, such as the Burj Al Arab, Dubai’s first 7 star hotel, Jotun used
to meet specialised needs above and below ground in environments ranging from the icy waters of the Arctic to desert conditions.
An example is Sea Quantum X-200 HPS, new anti-fouling technology which provides fuel saving for the world’s shipping of up to 6% and contributes to reducing global warming.
FLIXBOROUGH FACTORY The Flixborough factory is the Norwegian owned Jotun Group’s biggest Protective Coating’s factory in Europe and produces 30-million litres of industrial and marine paints a year locally in Flixborough.
The group works with many local companies, providing the coatings for the local steel industry, energy production
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and chemical and refinery businesses. In the UK, Jotun is also winning major work for the infrastructure on the rail and the underground networks.
The factory goes from strength to strength with record production and sales. And the Flixborough plant takes pride in being one of the most efficient within the group worldwide, reflecting the skill and commitment of the workforce and their embracing of initiatives such as lean manufacturing.
GLOBAL IMPACT
The improvement, and the way it has been achieved, has attracted the attention of other Jotun factories worldwide. Jotun employs almost 10,000 people globally, 250 of whom are UK based are predominantly in Flixborough.
The Flixborough operation exports 80 per cent of its production and the company world-wide has now extended the area the local operation is responsible for servicing by another 20 countries. The areas the operation is now responsible for include South America, West African countries as well as the territory it has traditionally covered which includes Russia to Panama and Trinidad.
Richard Chapman, says “Jotun has enjoyed long and continuing involvement with leading manufacturers in the
chemical and petrochemical
industries. Its Flixborough location makes it ideally placed to serve all major Humber Bank developments, such as the new investments in offshore windfarms.
We have a superb, well trained and progressive workforce and as a global manufacturer we are proud to be associated with Lincolnshire and the Humber Bank. Our values, strategies and products all contribute to a better world.”
Jotun Group
www.jotun.com
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