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QUALICOAT UK & IRELAND QUALICOAT welcomes Warren Services Warren Services are the latest architectural powder coat applicator to join QUALICOAT UK & Ireland taking the associations licenced applicator member- ship up to 18 companies across the UK & Ireland. Located in Thetford, Warren Services was founded in 1990 providing high quality manufacture of components and mechanical assemblies to agreed schedules offering turnkey solutions in engineering and design. a modern and well equipped factory, new machinery and cutting edge IT systems. In 2014 the company completed and opened a second site, close by at Brickfields, which expanded the company by a further 50,000 sq ft. Moving into to new premises in 2005 the company completely renovated and redeveloped the site, providing 30,000 sq ft of shop floor area and new offices which offered The company now produces bespoke items for facades in various materials including aluminium and utilise the latest CNC machines and technology. Now holding a QUALICOAT licence the company can meet the expectations of specifiers in the UK and overseas. The sixteenth edition of the QUALICOAT Standard, is available through the UK Association website, www.qualicoatuki.org together with an up-to-date list of licensed Powder Suppliers, Pretreatment Suppliers and Applicators. Printed literature and telephone support is available from QUALICOAT UK & Ireland Head Office in Birmingham on 0330 236 2800 or email [email protected]. The Association can also be followed on Twitter @Qualicoatuki QUALICOAT reacts to Covid-19 Unprecedented times. Industry across the globe has been forced to take precautionary measures to halt the speed of the virus infection and in many cases companies have simply closed down to ride out the storm. 8 Powder coating is an essential part of the construction industry supply chain. In England the government has advised that sites are to keep working. Qualicoat members have re-evaluated their working practices in line with government guidelines and will continue to support construction. hospitals, another is coating profiles for key NHS projects in Scotland. One member has been busy coating profiles for the urgently needed Nightingale QUALICOAT UK & Ireland are still running their RIBA approved CPD via on-line APRIL 2020 Technical support from the QUALICOAT UK & Ireland association is still available as the team is now remotely working and can be contacted through the website email address. conferencing software. Should any specifiers wish to use their lockdown time to undertake the CPD more information can be found on the associations website. Licensing inspections of members is on hold as some businesses will be closed, but it is expected that this will quickly begin again once business comes back on-line and more frequent movement of inspectors is granted. read online: www.surfaceworld.com