Building for the Next 40 Years: Inside CRC Evans' New Burnley Centre of Excellence

Pipeline & Gas Journal sat down with Paul McShane, president of CRC Evans EMEA, at the opening of the company's new Burnley facility in England. Paul explains why CRC Evans doubled its footprint in the town where it has operated since 1988, and how the site will serve as a Centre of Excellence for specialty welding and coating work outside North America. He walks through the four quadrants of the building, from engineering and pre-qualification testing to industrial coating and a clean room, and shares how defense, nuclear and other new markets are driving diversification. The conversation also covers Data 360, AI-driven analysis and the Raptor 2 field joint coating system.