| 1974 | - Dal Adam, incorporates SR Metal Protection Ltd.
- 4,000 square foot facility located at 7929 Argyll Road in Edmonton, AB
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| 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)
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| 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
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| 1978 | - IMPREGLON® 260 introduced as a low-torque coating for ball valve internals
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| 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
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| 1985 | - ENC (Electroless nickel) plating line added to service offering
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| 1987 | - Addition of a 34’ oven for coating full-length tubing joints
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| 1992 | - An electrical fire destroys part of the building
- SR Metal Protection drops plating line and focuses exclusively on thin-build fluoropolymer coatings
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| 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
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| 1993 | - First order of tubing joints internally coated for Husky Oil Rainbow Lake in order to prevent asphaltenes deposition
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| 1996 | - SR Metal Protection and Alberta Research Council are co-beneficiaries of an Alberta Technology Transfer for their work on developing IMPREGLON® 222M
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| 1998 | - IMPREGLON® 410M introduced as a coating for high H2S environments on ANSI valves and fittings
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| 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
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| 1999 | - After establishing a successful career in sales, Barry Adam returns to the family business in the role of Sales and Marketing Manager
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| 2000 | - Barry takes over as President of SR Metal Protection Ltd.
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| 2004 | - SR Metal Protection focuses exclusively on the petroleum industry
- Additional specialized staff are hired to support the new focus
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| 2005 | - Company re-branded as Impreglon Coatings to better reflect its position as the sole provider of IMPREGLON® coatings in Canada
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| 2006 | - Barry purchases company from his father
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