Marine
Safinah provides authoritative, expert advice on the whole chain of activities that links ships, structures, coatings and the environment.
Successful businesses need to know their clients, their competitors and how their products and pricing regimes fit in the marketplace. The breadth of our team’s expertise means that we can offer robust, independent advice on:
- The dynamics of changing markets
- Ship owner and shipbuilder clients’ perceptions
- The opportunities for innovative raw materials
- Environmental issues and trends
- New competitors and new technology products
We can also provide practical training on:
- Identifying and contacting end users
- Understanding end user needs
- Market demand forecasting
- Value assessment
- Implementation, branding IPR
- New technology evaluation
Case study
- The client:
- A major defence contractor
- The project:
- To develop solutions for coating issues associated with the largest warships to be built in the UK for many years.
- Safinah had to develop common standards, strategies and a cost reduction approach for this four site build programme to achieve both cost and quality requirements.
- The outcomes:
- Safinah developed a common coating strategy to fit with the proposed build strategy and recommended a common set of standards for the work to be carried out.
- At the same time, Safinah developed a cost model to show how cost reductions of 30% could be achieved against the base specification without compromising the integrity of the coating process and scheme.
