Belzona celebrates its 70th anniversary

Established in 1952, Belzona is celebrating 70 years as a pioneer in polymeric solutions, breathing new life into assets across numerous application areas and industries all around the world. Indeed, Belzona now hosts a network of 140 international Distributors operating in over 120 countries.

Belzona has helped numerous clients to avoid asset decommissioning and replacement and instead, has actively improved their assets using industrial coatings and repair composites for the long term. In turn, the Belzona Solution, facilitated by a team of dedicated distributors, helps to support a greener future for the planet, which is absolutely fundamental to Belzona’s ethos.

Commenting on the positive environmental impact that can be achieved by investing in Belzona systems, Jérémie Maillard, the company’s export sales director, said: “Protecting and repairing existing assets is key in helping customers to reduce their carbon footprints. For example, being able to repair the casing of a centrifugal pump, giving it a second life, will have a significantly lower carbon footprint than having to replace the equipment. This concept of repair is not new: Belzona has been around for 70 years, but the environmental benefits have never been as important as they are today.

If an operator, whether a wastewater plant or a major oil and gas customer, needs to scrap a piece of equipment, they will have to factor in the economic cost of replacement. Also, more importantly, they will have to factor in the environmental impact: cost of disposal of the old equipment and the impact of making and shipping the new equipment. “Considering the ease in which these drawbacks can be bypassed simply by calling a local Belzona engineer, there are massive savings, both financial and environmental to be gained,” said Maillard.

In addition to the carbon mitigation that can be achieved through investment into Belzona’s protective coatings and composite repair systems, Belzona is also committed to investing in environmentally sustainable practices within the business.