Innovation Committee
design and construction. These included the following
Novel Construction Fall Session
-- Wakecap Innovative Safety Solution
products and initiatives with the aim of improving pipeline topics and speakers: Hassan Albalawi, Wakecap -- Can We Still Innovate in the Onshore Lines Protections? Yannick Joubeaux, Overpipe -- Offshore Meets Onshore: Trenchless Solutions for Pipeline Landfalls* Michael Lubberger, Herrenknecht AG -- A Decision Support Tool for Best Possible Coating Selection during Trenchless Pipe Installations Thierry Kerzehro, GRT Gaz -- The Interaction of Cathodic Protection with Coatings on Pipelines Thomas Kaiser & Thomas Loffler, DENSO GmbH -- Advancements in Field Joint Coatings for Onshore and Subsea Pipelines Somaieh Salehpour, Shawcor Ltd
Over 60 delegates from around the world participated in
-- Increased Safety and Efficiency Utilising Mechanical
a Novel Construction meeting held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Geneva on 24-25 October, and around 30 also
Grapple Technology in Pipe Handling*
participated via webcast, which was really appreciated
Jorge Prince and Jason LaValley, LaValley Industries
by those who could not attend the session. * Articles on these initiatives follow this report and On the morning of 24 October, presentations were made
copies of the presentations and videos are available
by IPLOCA members and invited speakers on their novel
on www.iploca.com/novelsession.
“The Road to Success” updates
new subjects, work assignments and completion milestones, and targets for the next Spring Session. We would like to
In the afternoon, group work sessions on “The Road to
thank all of those who participated in these work sessions.
Success” app took place to review existing/new chapters
If you would like to take part in this stimulating and
to be completed and new subjects to be developed.
interactive initiative, please contact the appropriate group leader or gregoire.demontmollin@iploca.com.
The following morning the working groups presented their
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discussions, specifically covering their group composition,
We look forward to meeting you again in the Spring, from
comments on the app, chapters being developed, proposed
3 to 4 April 2019 in Madrid, Spain.
Working Groups
Leader (Company)
Health & Safety
Alain Gauthiez (Spiecapag)
alain.gauthiez@spiecapag.com
Earthworks & Crossings
Paul Andrews (Fluor)
paul.i.andrews@fluor.com
Welding & NDT
Gustavo Guaytima (TransCanada)
guaytima_gustavo@transcanada.com
New Trends & Innovation
Mustafa Abusalah (C.C.C.)
mabusalah@ccc.net
Coatings
Somaieh Salehpour (Shawcor)
somaieh.salehpour@shawcor.com
Environment
Sue Sljivic (RSK)
ssljivic@rsk.co.uk
Logistics
Bruno Pomaré (Spiecapag)
bruno.pomare@spiecapag.com
Pre-commissioning
Vincenzo Calabria (SICIM)
v.calabria@sicim.eu
Bending
Geert Dieperink (Maats)
dieperink@maats.com
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