Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd’s Viscotaq^™ Offshore Field Joint Coating (OFJC) System Wins ‘Pioneers of Progress’ Award

Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd (WCD) are delighted to announce that they have won the Pipeline Industries Guild’s ‘Pioneers of Progress’ award in the Subsea Pipeline category.

The annual Pipeline Industries Guild (PIG) Awards celebrate the significant technological advancements and efficiency improvements made by PIG member organisations, across a range of pipeline applications and projects, in the preceding twelve months. The awards also recognise individual Guild members for their outstanding contributions in professional endeavours that will go on to benefit the wider pipeline industry in the future.

Introduced in 1993, the Subsea Pipeline Award’s objective is to promote the development of new ideas in the general field of subsea pipeline technology. As featured in our news article from earlier this year, WCD manufactured and supplied an innovative field joint coating (FJC) system for an ambitious offshore pipelay campaign in June 2024. Meeting the requirements of the international standard ISO 21809-3, the Viscotaq^™ Offshore Field Joint Coating (OFJC) System demonstrated the many advantages of applying a cold-applied viscoelastic FJC for the protection of subsea pipeline field joints, marking a significant step forward for the choice of corrosion prevention coatings available for use in offshore pipelay projects. For this highly innovative solution, WCD were honoured to be announced as the winner of the 2025 Subsea Pipeline Award.

Receiving the award on behalf of WCD at the PIG’s Pioneers of Progress – Guild Innovation awards evening, Oliver Capps – National Sales Manager (UK) – said, “It was my pleasure to receive this award on behalf of WCD, at what was a very informative and enjoyable event. This award was not just recognising the achievement of a successful application, but a celebration of true teamwork from across the global Winn & Coales International Ltd. group of companies.”

Steve Crawley – Managing Director, WCD – commented, “We have an extensive team of subject matter experts across the world working daily to expand the range of solutions we can provide. This award recognises their efforts and their commitment to the team.”

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(Photography courtesy of: Pipeline Industries Guild)