Ai Process undertake EPCM contract to develop and expand the research and development facility at Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd
Client Key Facts
- Name: Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd
- Industry: Performance Coatings
- Established: 1926
- Employees: 10,000+
- HQ Site: Sandefjord, Norway
- Project Site: Flixborough, UK
To further develop their high-quality intumescent coatings, and for continuous site development, Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd commissioned Ai Process to develop and expand the existing R&D facility at their manufacturing site in Flixborough, UK
Scope of Works
- Expand existing research and development testing facility
- Warehousing and storage
- Laboratories
- Offices
- Welfare facilities
- Detailed engineering designs
- User Requirement Specification
- FEED study
- Procurement
- Cost control
- Project management
- Commissioning
R&D Testing Facility
The main section of the site development and expansion project was the R&D testing facility. This comprised of:
- Twin furnaces that fire test coatings
- Exhaust & filtration system
- Process infrastructure
- Process optimisation to reduce environmental impact and long term operating costs
- Process automation & control
- Gantry crane to assist in the operating and maintenance of the furnaces