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Never Again: The Case of the Fire Truck Coating Failure

Various experts including metallurgists, corrosion engineers, fatigue analysts, and welding examiners were able to somewhat agree that the cause of the structural failure was improper weld repair in various areas

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Concrete Containment Coatings in the UK

Appropriate secondary containment has long been a legal requirement in many countries, particularly around tanks, storage vessels, and other plant equipment containing hazardous liquids.

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Influence: The Ultimate Power Tool

In business today, effective influence is essential. Want your ideas implemented? You must influence others to act on them. Want more clients? You must influence people to buy from you.

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Great Catch for Boston Seafood Facility Floor

The color blue is often associated with the sky, the sea, and several types of fish. It should be no surprise then, that when the owners of Boston Sword & Tuna needed a new floor, they went for something blue there, too. That the chosen floor was also chemical resistant and antimicrobial made it one great catch!

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Spooky Fast Floor for Internet Icon

When Erik Marks got a job to do a custom floor coating for Scottsdale, Arizona-based Spooky Fast Custom Finishing, he did not know the name would also apply to his job timeline.

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Trucks, Plains, and Oil Terminals: Coating Containments

To transfer the oil from the trucks, secondary containment areas needed to be built at the crude oil gathering terminal. For use during the oil transfer, Hawkeye Oilfield created and coated three of those secondary containment areas.

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How to Stage a Comeback in Your Small Business

Every small business owner struggles. Some simply cannot go on and decide to close the doors. But some make unbelievable comebacks. Against astounding odds, they come from far behind — and fight back to win. Interested?

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Recoat Brings Brewery Tanks "Bock" to Speed

When neutralization tanks at a German beer production facility were found to have extensive internal corrosion damage, there were two options: replace the tanks or rehabilitate and recoat the inside of them.

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Phoenix Roofing Contractor on Center Stage

The old roof had a lightweight concrete deck covered by a base ply, intermediate ply, and granule surface cap sheet. It had a lot of wrinkles and splits in the side laps from years of wear and tear, and it sported several spots where small repairs had been made.