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Safinah provides authoritative, expert advice on the whole chain of activities that links ships, structures, coatings and the environment.

Successful protective coatings manufacturers 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
  • Clients' perceptions
  • The opportunities for innovative raw materials
  • Environmental issues and trends
  • New competitors and new technology products
  • And there is always a need for a better understanding of markets and improving knowledge about the protective coatings business – to increase sales.

Case Study: Keeping expensive oil refining capacity protected

The Client

The insurers of a large oil-refining complex in Eastern Europe

The Project

The passive fire protection systems on both the fabric and production facilities of this major refining site had failed.

Safinah carried out an in depth investigation into the cause of the failure and solutions to restore the first of the three different systems used.

The Outcome

The first system has been restored and the client is completely satisfied with the work.

As a result, Safinah has been re-appointed for the assessment of the remaining two systems, as the sole independent assessor by both parties involved in the claim.

Latest Industry News

Career Opportunity

US Sales Director Marine & Offshore Protective Coatings for major company full details here

Marine & Offshore Coating Conference

RINA Conference, February 2010, London.  Safinah papers available under conferences

Careers at Safinah

Safinah is looking to expand its world-class team of consultants with new  members at its Morpeth office.

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How to Watch Paint Dry

Safinah set up and run many independent technical studies. A recent one on how and why paint formulations dry differently has been published by the Bristol Colloid Centre.

Safinah received ISO certificate

Small ISO logo Safinah was audited by LRQA, in areas covering; "The provision of consultancy services for coating in the marine, protective, offshore and heavy duty markets" and gained accreditation to ISO9001:2000 in March 2007.

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