Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI) reviews that it has reached a definitive settlement that may see it switch operations of its Prime Plate Facilty to Avalotis Industrial Services (AIS), an affiliate of Avalotis Corporation.
The metal blasting and priming facility is positioned outdoors the shipyard fence-line within the Philadelphia Navy Yard enterprise park. Effective February 1, 2023, AIS will assume full operational management of this facility whereas servicing all of Philly Shipyard’s plate priming necessities for its shipbuilding, restore, and miscellaneous fabrication actions.
The facility receives plates from the metal mill, after which shot blasts and primes them with a weldable zinc primer, often known as a pre-construction primer. The cycle takes place in an indoor managed setting for correct floor preparation.
“We have worked with Avalotis Corporation on numerous projects in the past and we look forward to a strong continued partnership through this new agreement,” mentioned Steinar Nerbovik, president and CEO of Philly Shipyard. “Transferring our prime plate operations will allow Philly Shipyard to completely focus on our core business of shipbuilding while receiving operational and overhead cost savings. We see this as a win for both parties.”
“Avalotis Industrial Services (AIS) is proud to be partnering together with Philly Shipyard. This agreement allows AIS to expand our fully automated surface preparation and industrial coating services throughout the East Coast. Individually we are a drop, but together we are an ocean,” mentioned Joe Professori, president of Avalotis Industrial Services.
In addition to servicing the shipyard’s plate priming necessities, Avalotis intends to market its plate priming providers to 3rd occasion industrial and authorities purchasers.
Avalotis Corporation is licensed by the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) for the QP1, QP2 and QP3 nationally acknowledged certification applications and presents specialised industrial providers together with floor preparation and abatement, portray protecting coatings, specialty coatings and linings, flooring techniques, scaffolding and containment, and associated providers.
