In an emailed press release, Belzona (Harrogate, United Kingdom), designers and manufacturers of polymer repair and protection systems, announced the promotion of Phil Robinson to its board of directors. A long-serving employee who joined as a trainee project manager in 2007, Robinson has now been appointed as application and training director.
In his new role, Robinson will be responsible for identifying opportunities to expand the application of Belzona’s polymer solutions across a wider range of engineering industries such as wind power, hydropower, and waste-to-energy, among others. He will also continue to drive the Belzona application and training program, which aims to provide its distributor network with technical and practical training on the use of Belzona systems.
“Belzona is a fantastic place to work, it has provided me with an incredible number of opportunities over the years, and I’m delighted to be occupying this new role,” says Robinson. “Belzona is incredibly well placed to help resolve so many of the issues faced in industry worldwide and I’m looking forward to doing my part in ensuring that potential is realized.”
Robinson’s new appointment as application and training director is part of the company’s ongoing investment in its staff members, as well as its commitment to ensuring that distributors and contractors have access to excellent training services.
In addition to its headquarters in Harrogate, Belzona also provides courses at its state-of-the-art training centers in the following locations: Miami, Florida; Chonburi, Thailand; Jiangsu, China; and Ontario, Canada.