The next one is to be held in May, 2003, a number of 1 day training courses are held in conjunction with Corus (ex British Steel) specifically for bridge engineers.

A series of book launch seminars have also been held during the autumn of 2002 in London, Sheffield, Edinburgh and Dublin. The book has been prepared to extend the information provided for course delegates on the various previous courses, and further courses are being planned for 2003.

SPC undertake a wide range of Courses and Seminars, which are provided nationally.

The most recent Course was a 2 day event held at The Thames Barrier which was combined with The Environment Agency entitled Maintenance Painting of Steel Structures, this subject covered environmental legislation and controls. Developments in Surface preparation in particular use of ultra high pressure water jetting.

A series of seminars was held (autumn 2002) to launch SPC's book 'Steelwork Corrosion Control' (2nd edition) published by Spon Press.

This course covers major topics and developments in maintenance painting techniques, which benefited all engineers involved with maintaining steel structures, including steel bridges, steel frame buildings and chemical plants.

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