BIC October 2015 - Advance Coatings profile

Internal pipe coating of a 42” pipe.

Advance Coating Solutions Continues to Evolve

By Nerissa McNaughton

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dvance Coating Solutions Inc. provides abrasive blasting and protective coating services in Western Canada’s energy sector. The company specializes in pipelines, storage tanks and secondary containment liners. As a family business, Advance Coating Solutions is run by brothers Chris and Mark Repchinsky.

Their sons, Greg and Garrett, are also part of the company.

“My father always instilled in us to work for yourself, not someone else,” explains Mark, of the decision to follow his own father’s entrepreneurial footsteps. He goes on to cite resiliency, focus, managerial skills, innovation, adaptability, risk taking, and communication as some of the skills and values that have made Advance Coating Solutions a success.

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Chris and Mark Repchinsky

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The shop is impressive. Strategically located on 8.8 acres which include production facilities in Edmonton’s Refinery Row, Advance Coating Solutions is ideally situated on the material transport line. The heated paint shops and separate blasting area boasts four large overhead cranes ranging from 6.3 to 10 tonnes. Custom-designed equipment, such as truck-mounted, and state-of-the-art spray units and skid-style blasting units are used by a highly skilled and experienced team.

Advance Coating does not limit their capabilities to the shop, however. A large fleet consisting of 100 units, including a wide range of trucks, compressors, generators, blast units, coating units, vacuum units, heaters, trailers and handling equipment allow the agile company to take work directly on client’s sites.

“Advance has found success specializing in abrasive blasting, painting and coating for large-scale construction sites, painting and specialized coatings for such areas as tank farms, refineries, containment areas, and process plants,” says Mark with pride. “Our attention to detail, in-depth understanding of various application requirements, quick response time, reliability, and high-quality deliverables continually inspires customer confidence.”

Internal lining of a 220’ tank.

Advance Coating is not comfortable resting on their current success. Pushing the envelope and constantly delving into new technologies in their industry is their mandate. ®

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AkzoNobel congratulates Advance Coating Solutions on 45 years of quality corrosion control and is proud to be a partner in their ongoing success.

“We firmly believe in being an industry leader by conducting constant research and development (R&D)” says Mark.

“This keeps us informed of the highest quality of products and the most advanced technology available.” Advance Coating collaborates R&D with major brands, such as AkzoNobel and HDIM Coatings, to ensure each new product exceeds expectations in practical application. It is this forward-thinking initiative that sees the company as an approved applicator for KEMA Coatings Ltd., 3M, Denso, and Specialty Polymer Coatings, to name a few.

It has been our privilege to work with Advance Coating Solutions for the past 17 years.

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Success is not limited to only pleasing clients, however.

Advance Coating is devoted to its staff, ensuring that safety is the number one priority. The goal is to have zero loss time incidents. Mark explains, “Management always strives to eliminate any foreseeable hazards to our people, property and the environment.”

Using the acronym SAFE, Advance Coating encourages all team members to Spot the hazard, Assess the risks, Find a safer way, Everyday – and empowers the staff to do so through training, an understanding of environmental concerns and constant reinforcement of the safe work policy. “This is our major focus,” stresses Mark.

Advance Coating’s dedication to safety has earned the company membership with Canadian Health & Safety Environment (COR), ISNetworld and PICS Auditing Complyworks.

Those are not their only memberships and associations that prove Advance Coating’s leadership in the industry.

“We are in compliance with the quality program requirements of ISO 9001:1994,” says Mark. The company also has membership with the Society for Protective Coat-

Below ground coating for the pipeline in Western Canada.

2015 coating rig for plural spray systems.

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ings (SSPC) and the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE).

The Repchinsky brothers, when not focused on their company, enjoy spending time with their family. “Family is not only important in business, but a strong home life as well,” Mark confesses. However, in or out of the shop, his mind is always on moving the business forward. “I like the challenges in business. It’s never the same thing twice! It’s exciting!”

This year marks 45 years since the doors to Advance Coating opened, but the family-led business has no plans to slow down anytime soon. Plans are underway for expansion of shop space, which included an additional 3.3 acres to the existing facility, improvements to field equipment, and increases in specialized personnel training.

Enviroloc secondary containment spray system.

Abrasive blasting of a tank shell from a manlift.

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10130 24 St. Edmonton, AB T6P 1W9 780-449-1700 www.advancecoating.com