Industrial painting and coatings in Hamilton

What we do in Hamilton

We prepare and protect steel and concrete on steel, port and manufacturing sites in Hamilton: abrasive blasting, anti-corrosion painting of frames, walkways and overhead cranes, zinc or aluminium metallizing of the most exposed parts, internal and external tank coatings, concrete protection and industrial floors. Work is carried out by our crews and qualified subcontractors, under one quote and one inspection file.

Coatings are our core business. The system is chosen from ISO 12944 corrosivity, radiant heat, dust and process splash, then applied to the manufacturer's data sheet.

• Protective coatings: systems and inspection
• Steel structure painting

Industrial sectors in Hamilton

Hamilton is Canada's steel city. Its industrial area runs along the harbour at the western end of Lake Ontario, with integrated steel mills, rolling mills, steel service centres, metal products makers and bulk handling facilities. The port handles ore, coal, salt, grain and steel products.

In a steel mill, building steel lives in iron dust, radiant heat, steam and process gases. Overhead cranes and their runways work non-stop. At the port, docks, conveyors, hoppers and loading structures take lake humidity, stored and handled de-icing salt, and abrasion from bulk materials.

• Corrosion protection
• Concrete protection

Most requested services in Hamilton

Steel structure painting dominates: hall frames, columns, crane runway girders, walkways and stairs, repainted zone by zone with a system compatible with the old film, or after full blasting. Overhead cranes are repainted during shutdowns, girder by girder.

Zinc or aluminium metallizing protects parts where paint alone does not last long enough: port structures, hot parts, washed areas. Product, water and fuel tanks get a suitable internal lining and exterior paint. Hydro blasting is used where abrasive is unwanted.

• Thermal spray metallizing
• Tank and water tower painting
• Abrasive blasting
• Hydro blasting

On-site work in running plants

A steel mill almost never stops completely. We therefore work zone by zone, under containment, with dust collection and protection of adjacent equipment, and place overhead cranes and critical areas in planned shutdowns. Mobile blasting, painting and metallizing units come with the crew.

On docks and port structures, containment captures abrasive and debris to protect the water. The quote states the zones, the sequence, what is done in place and what is moved.

• Maintenance painting of steel structures

Travel, access and safety in Ontario

Hamilton is reached from LaSalle by road, along the Lake Ontario corridor. Every job is a planned trip: the window is set with the site, then survey, quantities, abrasive, lifts or scaffolding and the operator's permits (confined space, lockout, work at height, hot work) are settled remotely.

In Ontario, our work follows Ontario occupational health and safety rules for industrial establishments and construction projects, on top of the site's rules. Our project management service coordinates coatings with the other trades during a shutdown.

• Project management and shutdown coordination

Climate on Lake Ontario

Hamilton's climate is milder than Quebec's, but the lake keeps the air humid, and winter alternates frost, thaws and de-icing salts. Near the docks, steel stays wet for long periods and corrosion sets in at joints and welds. Inside steel mills, heat and steam create sudden gaps between substrate and air temperature.

We measure substrate temperature, relative humidity and dew point before every coat. The outdoor season is longer than up north, but in winter, work is done under a heated enclosure or indoors.

• Zinc vs aluminum thermal spray

Standards and inspection records

We apply the owner's specification. Common references are ISO 12944 for system selection, ISO 8501-1 and SSPC/AMPP standards for preparation (SSPC-SP 6, SP 10), SSPC-PA 2 for dry film thickness and SSPC-CS 23.00 for metallizing. The site receives a file: ambient conditions, preparation, thicknesses, adhesion, data sheets and photos. Independent inspection can be added.

• Coating inspection