History

Impreglon Coatings was incorporated in 1974 as SR Metal Protection Ltd. Founded by Dal Adam and two partners, operations were located in a 4,000 square foot facility in Edmonton, Alberta. With a growing staff, a 16,000 square foot facility in south Edmonton, and a strong client base that includes all of the major petroleum producers and oilfield service companies in Western Canada, Impreglon Coatings has built a reputation for providing the highest levels of quality and customer service.

1974	Dal Adam, incorporates SR Metal Protection Ltd. 4,000 square foot facility located at 7929 Argyll Road in Edmonton, AB
1975	IMPREGLON® name trademarked by SR Metal Protection First year of plant operation Company pioneers use of thin-film, fusion-bonded coatings in Western Canada Dal’s son, Barry, begins working weekends in the business at the age of 14 First parts coated were high-wear parts from an IBM Selectric II Typewriter (coated with IMPREGLON® 218)
1976	Dal Adam buys out partners and becomes sole owner of SR Metal Protection Impreglon coatings are introduced to the oil industry to protect against corrosion First downhole tool, a packer for Dowell Canada, is coated with IMPREGLON® 218
1978	IMPREGLON® 260 introduced as a low-torque coating for ball valve internals
1982	SR Metal Protection expands to 6,000 square feet at 5812 – 87 Street, Edmonton, AB SR Metal Protection partners with Tri-Valve Service and Tempo Machine to add valve repair and machining as complementary services
1985	ENC (Electroless nickel) plating line added to service offering
1987	Addition of a 34’ oven for coating full-length tubing joints
1992	An electrical fire destroys part of the building SR Metal Protection drops plating line and focuses exclusively on thin-build fluoropolymer coatings
1993	Following 2 years of development work with Alberta Research Council, IMPREGLON® 222M is introduced as a next generation corrosion coating for specifically designed for oilfield service
1993	First order of tubing joints internally coated for Husky Oil Rainbow Lake in order to prevent asphaltenes deposition
1996	SR Metal Protection and Alberta Research Council are co-beneficiaries of an Alberta Technology Transfer for their work on developing IMPREGLON® 222M
1998	IMPREGLON® 410M introduced as a coating for high H2S environments on ANSI valves and fittings
1998	SR Metal Protection internally coats two vessels with a non-stick coating for a Joffre, AB polyethylene processing plant. According to DuPont, these vessels are the second largest items ever coated with Teflon®, the largest being a component coated for the space shuttle program
1999	After establishing a successful career in sales, Barry Adam returns to the family business in the role of Sales and Marketing Manager
2000	Barry takes over as President of SR Metal Protection Ltd.
2004	SR Metal Protection focuses exclusively on the petroleum industry Additional specialized staff are hired to support the new focus
2005	Company re-branded as Impreglon Coatings to better reflect its position as the sole provider of IMPREGLON® coatings in Canada
2006	Barry (current owner) takes over company
2010	4000 sq.ft. added to accomodate new production line