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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.
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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.
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