Surface coatings are an essential element to the efficiency and efficacy of new technologies currently being developed to address the needs of the engineering sector.

• Protective Coatings: Protective coatings for challenging environments where superior corrosion performance and improved wear resistance are required.
• Metal Finishing: Surface treatments for metal parts especially when fabricated on site.
• Biomedical Devices: Development of improved adhesion technology for multi-layered biomedical devices particularly for release control.

Irish companies throughout the construction sector are affected by the associated rapidly-evolving market needs of designers/specifiers; building system manufacturers; contractors; facilities managers; and operators of infrastructure.

• Sustainable Building Technology: Smart building systems utilising renewable energy systems within municipal environments using sustainable materials.

The CREST Technology Gateway is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the ERDF Southern, Eastern & Midland Regional Programme 2021-27