Welcome to Kai-Thore Bogen

As of November 1, Kai-Thore Bogen is a full-time employee at FROSIO. He will be a Project Manager and work with PFP besides conducting exams, perform audits, work on exams and other certifying activities. Kai-Thore Bogen comes from long experience in our field and has served as the Area Sales Manager Protective Northeast Europe at AkzoNobel. He has a solid background in the coatings industry for more than 30 years and has worked in application companies prior to his work at Akzo Nobel.

Kai-Thore has actively been involved with FROSIO for many years and is a member of our examination committee and election committee and has conducted many examinations worldwide.

Kai-Thore has had his FROSIO level III surface treatment certificate since 2002. He will be an asset to FROSIO, and we welcome him to our team.

BROCOAT MUHENDISLIK A.S. has been certified according to FROSIO Guideline-CP

DVS SLV-Duisburg performed the audit and we are happy to congratulate BROCOAT MUHENDISLIK A.S as the first FROSIO certified company in Turkey.

The company is quite new and has modern facilities outside Ankara. They perform corrosion protection applications for industrial steel structures, including surface preparation, coating and thermal spray. More information at https://brocoat.com/

Our Project Manager Lars Laugen and General Manager Ole Straete visited the impressive factory to hand over the certificate. In the photo we also have Gucluhan OZEN, Tansu HALICI, Tolga Halici and Factory Manager Hasan Erdogan with his team.

 

 

The 9th FROSIO International Conference 2025

The 9th FROSIO International Conference was held in Sitges, Spain on 18th and 19th of September. The event takes place every other year and there were participants from examination bodies, training bodies, members, committees, our Board and Secretariat.

At the conference we discuss matters of interest, activities, challenges and improvements to our training and certification. We also had a social gathering that was much appreciated. Countries represented were Spain, Italy, France, Norway, Germany, Japan, and India. We thank all participants for great discussions and commitment to FROSIO.

 

 

 

Penglai Dajin Offshore Heavy Industry Co. Ltd is now certified according to FROSIO-GUID-CP with certificate 008.

Penglai Dajin Offshore Heavy Industry Co. Ltd is our first certified company in China. Penglai Facility, located in Penglai District, Yantai City, Shandong Province, was established in 2009 with a capacity of 500,000 tons. It is the largest facility in the world for offshore wind power and the main body of the implementation of the company’s Two “O” Strategy (offshore wind power and overseas markets).

More information at Dajin Offshore Heavy Industry

We congratulate Penglai Dajin Offshore Heavy Industry Co. Ltd with certification according to FROSIO-GUID-CP.

 

 

FROSIO Operator outside of Norway

1st FROSIO operator course outside of Norway took place in Ploiesti Romania last week. Lie Kompetanse conducted the course in cooperation with Alp Access. Alp Access was also hosting the practical part of the exam.

 

 

JVP STEEL Sp. z o.o. in Poland is now certified according to FROSIO-GUID-CP with certificate 007

JVP Steel is a trusted partner in steel fabrication, specializing in high-quality solutions for renewable energy and offshore industries. With extensive experience in delivering custom steel structures for wind energy and other offshore projects, they are committed to supporting a sustainable future. Combining precision engineering, innovation, and exceptional service, JVP Steel ensures every project meets the highest standards.
More information at www.jvpsteel.com.

We congratulate JVP STEEL Sp. z o.o. with certification according to FROSIO-GUID-CP.

 

 

HTS Coatings has extended their training and have now also been approved to hold FROSIO Insulation training according to our FROSIO Scheme.

We would like to congratulate HTS coatings for their extension to also hold FROSIO insulation courses globally. Their compendium and teaching material has been reviewed by our experts and the FROSIO Board approved HTS Coating for insulation training in the last Board meeting.

 

Picture: Chairman Trond Soltvedt with handover of approval to Mr. Venkatesan of HTS Coatings

ACE Group FZC in Dubai is now certified according to FROSIO-GUID-CP

We congratulate ACE Group FZC with certification according to FROSIO-GUID-CP. The certificate was handed over in Dubai by our Project Manager Lars Laugen.

Picture: Lars Laugen with handover of certificate 0006 to Padmanabhan. P and Mithun Kumar.

FROSIO Operator

1st FROSIO operator course took place in Ågotnes at Lie Kompetanse 18th -21st of march. Theoretical exam on the last day of the course. All participants passed this exam. FROSIO is now looking forward to the practical exam that is planned in week 16.

 

Inspection Works is our new training body

We would like to welcome Inspection Works as our new training body. The CEO of the company is Andreas Vestre who has long experience with teaching FROSIO courses. As of now, Inspection Works hold surface treatment courses in Norwegian and English.

https://www.inspectionworks.no