Bodycote testing “Goes Dutch with new coatings acquisition
Article Type: Industrial news From: Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Volume 55, Issue 6
Bodycote Testing has acquired Dutch coatings consultancy and inspection company, Rotterdam Painting Consultants (RPC), in a move designed to complement Bodycote’s existing expertise in coatings testing. The new company will trade under the name Bodycote RPC.
Founded in 1985, Rotterdam Painting Consultants operates mainly in the infrastructure, offshore, petrochemical and energy markets, offering consultancy and inspection of maintenance painting programmes as well as being involved in failure analysis work, specification writing and training.
John Carter, Operations Manager Bodycote Testing (Coatings) said: “The Bodycote Testing growth strategy is to dovetail with businesses with which we have complementary expertise in order to expand the scope of services that we can offer customers. Both Bodycote Testing and RPC are highly regarded in their respective areas; this new partnership will enable us to benefit from RPC’s inspection expertise and global client relationships, while RPC will be able to expand business beyond the BENELUX Countries”.
Ben van den Tol – Managing Director, RPC said: “RPC is the market leader offering consultancy and inspection in the Marine and Protective Coatings market within the BENELUX Countries. We made a strategic decision to expand our activities beyond this market and the partnership with Bodycote is a perfect match to enable us to meet our mutual goals”.
More information is available at: www.bodycote.com
