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8 NEWS www.finishingmagazine.co.uk REACH reset? The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has called for a “reset” in the development of a UK REACH system that supports UK businesses amid growing concern that a workable solution remains a long way off. Speaking at the BCF’s Annual Conference, held on Thursday 25th May, Chief Executive Tom Bowtell said: “After years of back and forth, it is becoming increasingly clear that the Government’s plan for establishing a UK REACH regime is not going to be successful as industry requires. We welcome the current pause applied to the REACH registration deadlines but work on an Alternative Registration Model also seems not to be addressing many of the concerns that led to that pause in the first place. “The Government knows that a sub-optimal application of UK REACH could cost UK industry billions of pounds but we are not currently seeing the application and creativity required to find a solution that works. The ongoing uncertainty is bad for business planning and investment and yet we are no nearer a position of clarity. “There is time to get the right solution for the UK coatings industry, but to achieve that outcome we believe there needs to be a fundamental shift in approach and a reset of the process. We are committed to upholding high standards of environmental and human health and safety while also aiming for a manageable and efficient regulatory set up that supports – rather than suppresses – business. If genuine progress is not realised quickly, there is the risk of irreparable damage not just to the UK chemicals sector but to downstream users and formulators of chemicals, like those in the coatings sector, who have to use thousands of different substances in their products, as well as to UK manufacturing more widely. “BCF looks forward to continuing to engage with Defra towards initiating that reset and finding a workable solution to the UK REACH problem.” Digital platform launched AkzoNobel has launched My Interpon Portal, an extended digital e- commerce platform with enhanced features and functionalities to give customers fast, easy access to the information and products they need to keep their powder coating lines rolling and stay one step ahead of the competition. My Interpon Portal is much more than an online shop for customers to buy Interpon products. Instead, it is a central online resources platform to help coaters not only discover the world’s leading range of Interpon powder coatings, but also see and experience how a multitude of colors and textures will perform through a 3D lightbox color visualization tool. Intelligent features and functionality enable customers to easily navigate the site and search for, find and compare hundreds of Interpon products, all at the touch of the button. Administration has also been made easy, to manage new, ongoing and repeat orders. A Track and Trace feature enables customers to see how their order is progressing, while past and present invoices can also be accessed, reviewed, printed, and filed. Ordering has also been made simple: users can instantly see what’s in stock and how quickly they can get the powder coatings they need, with the corresponding technical specification data which can be downloaded to help them make the right decision. Customers can also quickly re-order products that they use most often. QUALICOAT members meet in Cork As the Association covers both the UK and Ireland, the second members council meeting of the year was held at Architectural & Metal Systems (AMS), based in Cork, who kindly offered their meeting room facilities for the event which was attended by thirty members.The meeting took place within the AMS offices, overlooking the ‘Lough Mahon’ on Little Island and despite the warm weather outside, the meeting was opened by Chair, Angus Mackie, who welcomed everybody to the meeting and thanked AMS for their hospitality and assistance in organising the meeting. Following a round table delegate introduction, the Chair welcomed two new member companies at the meeting, Ross Hartshorn & Eddy Webb from Garnalex and Declan Deane from Deane Roofing. Both companies were awarded their licences in early 2023. After matters of business were covered, the Members discussed the upcoming Surface Live Show at the NEC on the 4th & 5th of October and attendance at the ZAK World of Facades in London later in the year on the 8th November. The Surface World Live show brings people together from all the surface coatings businesses and associations to discuss and review the Industry. Supporting the event, QUALICOAT Members will be present to discuss the benefits of membership of the Association. The ZAK World of Facades event, which takes place in London, brings together the complete facade supply chain including specifiers who are working on projects in the UK and overseas. QUALICOAT is taking a tabletop stand at the show and will be on-hand during the conference break-outs to offer guidance on specification of architectural powder coatings which adorn the majority of facades around the globe. Most UK & Ireland members are now using chrome-free pretreatment systems and the Members were reminded that the use of hexavalent chromate in the UK for pretreatment will be banned by the HSE from September 2024 due to its carcinogenic properties. Pretreatment systems Members confirmed that their products will be withdrawn for sale in the UK at that time but that the product will continue to be used in other countries around the globe as it remains within QUALICOAT approval. Two further companies applying for QUALICOAT application licences are very close to being awarded. One UK systems company in the West Midlands and an applicator business in the South East. Both companies have recently cleared initial inspections, with these two companies in membership later in the year, twenty eight of the UK’s leading architectural powder coat applicators will be QUALICOAT approved licensed applicators. Training for the members laboratory technicians, which takes place once a year and is obligatory for members to attend at least once every two years, will be held in the Midlands on the 21st November and be run by the independent German test house IFO. More information will be available on the website prior to the event. On the technology, front there will shortly be a further appendix added to the QUALICOAT Specification. The new appendix will cover post forming of powder coated profiles. As technology in the metal curving world has advanced allowing specifiers freedom in design, there has been little research undertaken to determine the life expectancy of the coatings on the profiles that have been shaped after powder coating. Finishing – July/August 2023
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