All You Need To Know About Thermal Stripping
Thermal stripping, or thermal cleaning, is a process whereby metal parts undergo thermal pyrolysis and oxidation simultaneously at an extremely high temperature in a controlled environment, ensuring parts do not deform when heated. At Northpoint, the thermal stripping...
Northpoint Invests In Automation Machinery
Northpoint has recently made a significant investment in automation machinery for our sheet metal coating line. Our newly installed powder coating plant by Gema provides a number of benefits to our existing coating line, including: Improved coating efficiency (less...
Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) Approved Coatings
What is DWI? The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) carries out approval processes for the Authorities of the UK (DEFRA) under the relevant regulations for each of the 4 Nations. The DWI deals with products/parts that will come into contact with drinking water up to...
What Is Marine Grade Powder Coating?
Reliability and durability are critical for steel structures that are exposed to environmental attack, particularly those situated close to the coast or off-shore (marine environments). It is therefore vital that the protective coating applied can provide protection...
Q&A With Operations Director Philip Butterworth
Celebrating 35 years at Northpoint this year, we interview Operations Director, Philip Butterworth, about his career progression and the growth of the company. Q: What year did you join Northpoint? A: A long time ago...February 1986, I can still recall my first day....
Northpoint Celebrates 3 Employee Graduations!
Northpoint recently celebrated the achievements of not one, but three, of our fantastic employees who graduated with business degrees from the University of Bolton. Ewelina Labno, Tracey Rawlinson and Dominika Dziedzic all completed the BSc (Hons) Business Management,...
NORSOK Standards at Northpoint
NORSOK Standards NORSOK are internationally recognised Norwegian criteria with the objective of “supporting international standardisation work with Norwegian knowledge in order to improve international standards”. These standards have been developed by Standards...
Northpoint Invests In Greener Future
At Northpoint, we are committed to consistently improving our business practices, not only for the benefit of the business, but also for the wider community; paying particular attention to our services being as ‘green’ as possible and the safe application of chemical...
5 Benefits of Northpoint Sheet Metal Coating!
Northpoint is not only a specialist in coating fencing and pipework, our facility also offers various powder coating options for a number of sheet metal products. Whatever your needs, Northpoint has a coating solution! Sheet metal coatings are designed for use on...
All You Need To Know About Shot Blasting!
Northpoint is committed to providing high quality coatings that ensure anti-corrosion protection and a lasting finish. We pride ourselves on our coating solutions fulfilling both practical and decorative purposes. To improve the overall finish of our projects, we...
7 Reasons Why You Should Chose Northpoint For Your Coating Requirements!
What We Do Northpoint LTD specialises in powder coating. Powder coating is a type of dry coating, which is applied in the form of a dry powder. The main difference between powder coating and standard liquid paint is that powder coating does not need a solvent to keep...
Welcome To Northpoint Coatings New Website!
Welcome to our new website! Northpoint has been working behind the scenes over the past few months on developing our new website. We are extremely pleased to launch and invite you to have a look around! The website is for you, our customers, to provide you with...
Q&A with Director Tony Holt
After over 30 years at Northpoint, we interview Director, Tony Holt, about his career progression and the growth of the company. Q: What year did you join Northpoint? A: March 1989 Q: What was your original job title? A: Quality Control Inspector Q: How has the...
Northpoint, The Pipe Coating Specialists
Northpoint offers a specialist Pipe Coating service that meets the requirements of our client and makes their lives easier by understanding the need and providing the service in a timely and cost-effective manner. Northpoint also provides the relevant documentation to...