CRC Evans has doubled the size of its operations in Burnley, England, with a new 90,000-sq-ft welding and protective coating site called the Pioneer House Centre of Excellence. Manufacturing, engineering, specialty welding, coating and digital work now sit under one roof.
From there the company will serve projects in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australasia and Latin America. Houston keeps handling North America. The expansion builds on the pipeline infrastructure business CRC Evans already runs and adds capacity for welding and coating work on energy and other critical infrastructure.
CEO Mauro Piasere said the opening is bigger than a building. “It is an investment in the future of CRC Evans and in our ability to support customers wherever they operate in the world,” he said. Pioneer House, he added, gives the company “the scale, technology and specialty capability to accelerate that ambition.”
Offshore and coating capability
Offshore work gets the most attention. The site expands the company’s use of injection-molded polypropylene, known as IMPP, a coating that protects and thermally insulates pipeline field joints in high-temperature and deepwater conditions.
The facility also offers multi-layer epoxy and polyurethane systems, high-temperature finishes, thermal metal spray, advanced polymer coatings and intumescent fire protection. CRC Evans said the added capacity will support its core energy pipeline markets, and will also serve renewable energy and other industrial sectors.
