Our story
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1978
First application carried out in the Phosphate industry in Florida, US.
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1987
Following success in the Pulp & Paper industry, IGS ventured into boiler reliability projects in the Power sector.
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1995
Taking the shop to the field
Technology designed to perform High Velocity Thermal Spray (HVTS) applications is invented and applied for Sasol in South Africa
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1999
The HVTS innovation goes global
Used extensively in Sasol and Chevron facilities, other Upstream Energy assets and Solid Fueld Power plants
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2000
Fired heater efficiency solution
First Cetek applications in the early 2000s saw process engineers report 4-10% efficiency increases
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2004
Introducing: Clean Guarantee
Operating conditions in the Downstream, Petrochem, Pulp & Paper, Waste to Energy and Biomass sectors called for alloy modifications
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2006
Arduous conditions call for material development
Hot-Tek offering is developed facilitating maintenance, inspection and cleaning services for fired heaters without the need to shut them down
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2008
Some like it hot
IGS now provides an environmental product offering, including LPA filtration, turning vanes and air cannons
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2010
Extending our global reach
300 service people and 200 HVTS systems available in 15 countries.
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2014
New State-of-the-Art Technology Centre
IGS opens a Research & Development facility in Richmond, USA, where work continues on material development and equipment innovations
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2016
SCR efficiency
First application of Hot-Tek hot vacuuming delivered in an SCR
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2019
Millions in fired heater savings delivered
Cetek process tube and refractory coatings continue to deliver savings for process engineers globally.
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2020
Continued asset integrity success
IGS successfully navigates the Covid-19 pandemic and continues delivering projects for mission-critical assets globally.
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2021
Introducing robotic cleaning
IGS acquires Tube Tech, a pioneer in robotic cleaning solutions and no-man-entry automation systems.
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2022
Global expansion
IGS now employs 550+ staff across 22 countries and has appointed 25 distributors.
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2023
Continued growth
IGS continues to grow organically and through acquisition, expanding its R&D capabilities and robotic solutions.
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2024
Renewable resources
IGS supports emerging markets facilitating renewables conversion and CCS projects.
