Dog Gets Job at Bridge Construction Site

As construction on the Gordie Howe International Bridge continues, workers are looking for all the help they can get, which is why a dog has been brought on for an important role.

Hempel Brings China Production Facility Online

Global coatings company Hempel recently inaugurated a new production facility in Zhangjiagang, China, to serve the marine, energy and infrastructure industries.

Knavish Elected as PPG Board of Directors Chair

Global coatings company PPG announced on Tuesday (Sept. 26) that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected PPG President and Chief Executive Officer Tim Knavish as chair of the company’...

Controlling Corrosion on Offshore Turbines with Coatings

by Lee Wilson

Corrosion is a major risk for offshore wind foundations: Its effects could mean costl...

Get the Picture: Digital Cameras on Jobsites

by Robert Ikenberry

Digital cameras are wonderful tools today and every contractor should make images a p...

True or False: When painted with a thin coat of opaque paint, infrared light can be used to identify cracks in cement.

American multinational technology company Apple reports that crews have almost completed phase __ of its $1 billion office project in northwest Austin.

Lake Charles, Louisiana-based SOWELA Technical Community College recently received a $1 million donation for the development of a pipeline academy from TC Energy. Do you believe the regional learning center will positively affect the oil and gas industry?

In July, a ceremony was held to celebrate the competition of the 1.5-billion-euro Chernobyl New Safe Confinement. The infrastructure—known as The Arch—is reported to be the largest moveable land-based infrastructure ever built and took a combined 33 million working hours to construct. Given a lifespan of 100 years, do you believe the essential structure for proper disassembly and decommissioning of radioactive materials will pay for itself?

If a paint data sheet notes a required primer thickness of 125 microns, but the project specification calls for 50 microns, how is this resolved?

What is the state-of-the-art treatment and preservation of the many cables used on suspension bridges?

Coatings 101: The Four Ps for a Profitable Project

from JPCL, July 2022 ; by Robert Ikenberry, California Engineering Contractors

The author shares four simple—but important—tips for keeping a painting project on tr...

35 Years of JPCL

from JPCL, November 2019

NACE European Corrosion Management Virtual Conference

November 17 - November 18, 2020

NACE LatinCorr 2020

October 28 - October 30, 2020

NACE ChinaCorr 2020

June 10 - June 12, 2020

E-Book: Coatings for Waterfronts, Locks, and Dams

This eBook consists of a recent JPCL article...

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.