Arc Energy weld cladding turnover doubles

Arc Energy Resources, the Gloucestershire-based specialist in fabrication and weld overlay cladding, has doubled its turnover to almost GBP2 million in just three years, and is still expanding

Arc Energy Resources, the Gloucestershire-based specialist in fabrication and weld overlay cladding, has doubled its turnover to almost GBP2 million in just three years, and is currently seeking to recruit additional experienced welding engineers to help with an influx of new orders.

Managing director Alan Robinson reports that activity in their main markets - the oil and gas and water treatment industries - has increased significantly during 2003: UK and export orders have both been extremely buoyant.

He quotes as an example a record number of flow control units manufactured in the past twelve months for Hydro International, who provide storm-water and waste-water systems.

Arc Energy has also achieved quality accreditation to the latest ISO 9001:2000 standard - a process that Alan Robinson says recognises the strong customer service focus that the company has always adopted, and the exacting quality standards already required by its customers in the oil and gas industry.

During 2003 Arc Energy also completed a comprehensive refit of the workstations at its factory, adding new state-of-the-art control systems designed to suit their very specialised requirements.

The investment has increased capacity by 25 percent whilst providing the flexibility to handle a wider variety of projects, and helping to make the very specialised cladding service economically viable for industries outside the company's traditional oil and gas sector.

The Arc Energy weld overlay cladding service provides heavy-duty protection against corrosion and wear for a wide range of process plant and pipeline equipment, and offers significant savings when compared to manufacturing from solid corrosion resistant or wear resistant alloys.

It is specified in many industries to increase the life of new components, and refurbish and extend the life of worn parts.

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