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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: Developing a coating approach for a complex build programme

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 Outcome

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.

Case Study: Environmental management

The Client

Conseil Europeén de l'industrie des Pintures, des Encres d'imprimerie et des Couleurs d'Art (CEPE)

The Project

To provide urgent technical assistance to develop a definitive scenario model for anti-fouling environmental impacts at the new build and repair phases of ships, leisure craft and aqua culture.

This European Consortium commissioned Safinah to develop the emission scenario and to provide input into an OECD report being prepared by third party consultants.

The Outcome

The analysis carried out was the first of its kind.

Safinah created a model to look at a range of facilities from good to poor and developed emissions ratings and scenarios for an overall assessment.

Safinah's team met the tight time schedule requested.

The report findings were incorporated into the final OECD report, which is available through the European Chemicals Bureau at ecb.jrc.it/biocides.

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Contract Signed for EU funded research project BESST

Safinah are a partner in "Breakthrough in European Ship and Shipbuilding Technologies". More details of the project can be found here on the BESST website.

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