Edmonton, Alberta · Since 1997

Western Canada’s maintenance, turnaround & shutdown coating specialist

When the unit comes down, we’re ready. Paragon keeps your assets running with thermal spray and metallizing, industrial coatings and blasting, built for the tight windows and high stakes of turnarounds and shutdowns.

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Approved applicator · TC Energy · Enbridge · Pembina · IPLCOR to Feb 2028

Unit coming down? GoParagon.ca

Real footage · Paragon thermal spray crew

Built for the shutdown window

Twin-wire arc spray on a boiler tube sheet. Paragon’s own crew, equipment and footage.

Founded in1997

Nearly 30 years of thermal spray and metallizing expertise: zinc, aluminum, Monel, Hastelloy, stainless and tungsten carbide, applied in-shop or in-situ, including confined-space vessel internals and boiler and power-gen components.

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Illustrative · plays on its own

Blasted to a profile

Before any coating goes on, the steel is abrasive blasted. It cleans the surface and cuts the anchor profile the coating locks into.

42-inch spool after abrasive blasting in Paragon's shop

STEP 1 / 4 · As received

Illustration of twin-wire arc thermal spray: molten metal sprayed into the bore of a large flanged pipe

Illustration · twin-wire arc thermal spray

Chapter 02 · Thermal spray

Molten metal, built to the mil

Zinc, aluminum, Monel, Hastelloy, stainless and tungsten carbide, sprayed in fine layers until the spec thickness is reached, in our shop or inside your unit.

Thermal spray services →

0.005–0.040"tailored coating thickness

In-situconfined-space internals

33.96 milavg Stellite 6 · Suncor 53E-303

4,295 psiavg adhesion vs 3,500 min

Illustrative cutaway · liquids service · layer by layer

Inside a lined spool

Blasted steel, Devchem 253 lining in the bore and Denso Protal 7200 outside, for liquids service. Every layer is applied, measured and recorded against the spec.

Lined bore of a large-diameter spool coated by Paragon

LAYER 1 / 3 · Blasted steel

Paragon crew thermal spraying a tubesheet inside an exchanger

In-situ thermal spray · confined space

Why Paragon Protective Coatings

From the fab shop to field commissioning

We specify and apply wear- and corrosion-resistant coatings as a turn-key service: shop coating at fabrication, ongoing or urgent maintenance, turnaround and shutdown crews, and inspection consulting. Our 20,000 lb overhead crane moves large pipe spools and structural components through the 17,000 sq ft Edmonton shop without waiting on outside equipment.

Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms
Upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas producers
Pulp & paper, forestry, mining, chemical and power generation
Pipeline and infrastructure, industrial fabricators, machine shops and end users

Illustrative cutaway · thermal spray external · layer by layer

Thermal spray, outside

The spool is blasted to an angular anchor profile, then metallized by thermal spray, built up in fine passes to the specified thickness. Sealed or top-coated only where the spec calls for it.

Paragon thermal spray gun firing in the shop

LAYER 1 / 2 · Blasted steel

1997founded in Edmonton

8,050,000+ft² coated by Paragon to date

20,000lb overhead crane

17,000sq ft Edmonton shop

One address · shop, field, shutdownGoParagon.ca

When the unit comes down, when the spools are ready, when you need it inspected: one address. The same name you’ll see on our trucks, our hard hats and our crews.

Shutdown or turnaround scopeGoParagon.ca/quote → Coaters, blasters, thermal spray applicatorsGoParagon.ca/careers → The record, job by jobGoParagon.ca/projects →

Paragon painter doing field touch-up on a pipeline valve

Field crew · touch-up on a station valve

We are hiring

Coaters, painters, blasters & thermal spray applicators

Required now: experienced coaters, painters, blasters and thermal spray applicators for heavy industrial work at our Edmonton shop and at field sites. We train, and we put inspectors through AMPP certification.

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Safety first culture

Zero harm, every shift

We have established a safety culture committed to zero harm to the PPC team, to the people we work with, to project stakeholders and to the environment, with a proven track record in the heavy industrial sector.

On the record

Incident-free in the dig

Macro Industries for Enbridge, 2025: twelve-hour days inside a hoarded excavation, and every daily report recorded incident-free and injury-free.

TC Energy Clearwater C7

Ten months, no recordables

Shop and field coating on a compressor-station build for Mastec Canada, September 2020 to July 2021, with no incidents or recordables.

Certified people

COR to February 2028

Certificate of Recognition from the Alberta Construction Safety Association, and ten AMPP-certified coating inspectors on staff.

Testimonials

What our clients have to say

“The organization of the crew was excellent and quality of work was excellent! Jared and Jed were very good at communicating.”

JLJason LienConstruction Manager, Mastec Canada

“Thank you and your team for the excellent work completed for our project. I will most definitely keep you in mind for future work.”

AMAnthony McElweeProject Coordinator

Safety & compliance

PPC: a safety first culture

Paragon Protective Coatings Ltd. holds a Certificate of Recognition (COR) from the Alberta Construction Safety Association and is a member of ISNetworld, ComplyWorks and Avetta.

ISNetworldMember contractor

ComplyWorksMember

AvettaMember

CORACSA · valid to Feb 2028

Our safety program →

Look at our previous projects

The record, not the brochure

All case studies →

Turnaround · Thermal spray

Suncor 53E-303 tubesheet

33.96 mil Stellite 6 · 4,295 psi adhesion

Shop · Fabricator

Enbridge Sunrise, for SMJV

138 items · 17,460 ft² · 5 cycles

Lined and coated pipe spools in the shop

Internal lining

Lined process spools

Bore lining · exterior system · holiday tested

Shop · TC Energy

MLV 77-78, for Strike Group

42-inch launcher & receiver · PS-O-3 / EPU

Coated 26-inch pipe below grade in an excavation

Field · Integrity dig

Enbridge dig, for Macro

42 ft of 26-inch · hoarded excavation

Aerial of TC Energy Clearwater compressor station

Field · VersaCoat

TC Energy Clearwater C7

100+ big-bore welds · 5% repair rate

About us

PPC has grown by delivering value on our projects, building strong relationships and earning a loyal client base.

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Drone view of coated spools in Paragon's yard

Paragon yard · Edmonton

Who we are

Nearly 30 years protecting Canadian industrial assets

Paragon Protective Coatings (PPC) Ltd. is Western Canada’s trusted industrial coating contractor. Founded in 1997, we deliver thermal spray, industrial painting and 100% solids plural-component coatings, in our Edmonton shop and in the field, to the toughest specifications in the energy industry.

We protect assets across upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas, power generation, infrastructure, mining and pulp & paper, and we specialize in maintenance, turnaround and shutdown work: crews mobilized for compressed schedules, tight windows and high stakes. From our 17,000 sq ft shop with 20,000 lb overhead crane capacity, we back every project with proven equipment and a safety-first culture. Proudly Canadian-owned.

Highest standards

Highest standards in the industrial coatings market

Our project managers and supervisors have 20+ years’ experience, backed by technical and management staff with extensive construction and engineering experience. Field and shop supervisors are AMPP-certified inspectors — ten on staff: one Level 3, six Level 2 and three Level 1 — and crews are trained and tested in-house, with ongoing third-party training.

The Paragon advantage

Safety first culture

A culture committed to zero harm to the PPC team, the people we work with, project stakeholders and the environment. COR from the ACSA, and memberships with Avetta, ComplyWorks and ISNetworld.

The Paragon advantage

Written procedure, signed ITP

Every cycle gets a work instruction, an inspection test plan and the owner’s own forms, filled in against your control numbers.

No project too big or too small

Paragon Protective Coatings Ltd. is a leading industrial painting and coating contractor in Western Canada, with field and shop operations and well-established relationships with some of the largest midstream companies, meeting the toughest coating specifications in the energy industry.

Paragon’s owner and founder started installing thermal spray (metallized) coatings for sour-service corrosion protection in 1997, mostly heavy industrial, in-situ, confined-space work on process vessel internals. That environment built a safety-first culture from the start, and it carries on today.

3,000+jobs completed

200+yrs combined management experience

8,050,000+ft² coated by Paragon to date

20,000lb overhead crane

17,000sq ft Edmonton shop

Founded in 1997

Our corporate resume includes refinery, petrochemical, power generation, public infrastructure, pipeline, gas plant and gas compression facilities.

Proud members of

AvettaMember

AMPPEdmonton Section · 10 certified inspectors

ComplyWorksMember

ISNetworldMember contractor

CORACSA · valid to Feb 2028

Paragon applicator in a supplied-air hood and FR coveralls, spraying a tubesheet inside a hoarded exchanger

Real photo · in-situ thermal spray · supplied air, hoarded and ventilated

Safety

Everyone home safe. Every shift.

Paragon was built inside process vessels: confined, hot, loud, and sour. Since 1997 that work has demanded a written procedure for every hazard and a crew that follows it. That is still how we work in the shop, in the field and inside your unit.

Request our safety package →How we control the hazards

CORACSA Certificate of Recognition · valid to Feb 2028

30+sections in our Safety Management System

120+written safe work practices & safe job procedures

3prequalification platforms: ISNetworld, ComplyWorks, Avetta

Our policy

“The measure of our safety success will be reflected in continued low accident frequency, severity rates, improved safety culture, increased productivity and all of our workers going home safely every day.”

Corporate Health & Safety Policy · PPC Safety Management System, Section 1.0 · signed by management, reviewed every year

Everyone owns it

Everyone on a Paragon worksite is responsible for their own safety and the safety of the people beside them: corporate, managers, supervisors, workers and visitors.

Written down, then followed

Hazards are assessed before the work starts and controlled by a written practice or procedure that the crew has read and signed.

The right to stop

Every worker has the right to refuse unsafe work. The law protects that right, and at Paragon stopping a job to ask is expected.

Performance

The numbers we are measured on

Owners prequalify us on these figures every year. We track the leading indicators as well, because they are the ones that change the lagging ones.

0.00TRIF · 2023, 2024 and 2025Recordable injuries per 200,000 hours worked

312,000+Hours worked without a lost-time injury2023 to 2025, shop, field and office

0FatalitiesEvery year on record, 2017 to 2025

AISNetworld gradeComplyWorks: compliant

Every shiftPre-shift meeting and a field-level hazard assessment signed by every worker

Every usePre-use inspection of blast equipment, compressors, cranes, forklifts, MEWPs, harnesses and the shunt truck

Every weekShop safety meeting, plus scheduled facility inspections of the bays, paint shop and office

Every quarterJoint Health & Safety Committee meeting, minuted and filed

Hazards & controls

The work is hazardous. Here is how we control it.

Abrasive blasting, thermal spray, high-pressure plural-component spray and confined-space entry are among the most hazardous trades on an industrial site. Each one has its own written procedures in our Safety Management System. Pick a hazard to see the controls and the procedure numbers behind them.

A shift at Paragon

What safe looks like, every shift

Start of shift
Pre-shift meeting
The day’s work, the hazards in it, who is doing what and where. Recorded on the pre-shift form.
Before work
Hazard assessment
Each crew completes a field-level hazard assessment for its task and every worker signs it. A job hazard analysis covers every new or high-risk scope.
Before use
Pre-use inspections
Blast pots and skids, compressors and breathing air, cranes and rigging, forklifts, MEWPs and harnesses are inspected before use. Anything defective is tagged out.
All shift
Work to the procedure
Every task runs to its written safe job procedure, with supervisors on the floor. Ground rules: three-point contact, housekeeping, no phones while driving.
Every week
Inspect & meet
A shop safety meeting, managers’ safety review and scheduled facility inspections of every bay. Findings are closed out and tracked.
Always
Report & learn
Near misses and incidents are reported, investigated to root cause and shared, so the same thing doesn’t happen twice.

Big Shop · Edmonton · 20,000 lb overhead crane

Safety Management System

A complete program, not a binder on a shelf

Our Safety Management System is run by a CRSP-designated Health & Safety Manager, externally COR-audited and revised every year. Part 1 sets the policy and programs. Part 2 holds the safe work practices and safe job procedures crews use every day, each acknowledged in writing by the people who use it.

Hazard assessment & control
Confined space
Respiratory protection
H₂S safety
Fall protection
Lockout / tagout
Silica exposure control
Cranes, rigging & hoisting
Powered mobile equipment
Electrical safety
Machine safeguarding
Hearing conservation
PPE
Preventative maintenance
Fatigue management
Working alone
Journey management
Emergency preparedness
Incident investigation
Injury management
WHMIS & TDG
Environmental & waste
Contractor management
Alcohol & drug
Harassment & violence prevention
Ergonomics
Training & communication
Inspections
Records & statistics

Paragon painter in PPE doing field touch-up on a station valve

Field crew · station valve touch-up

People & training

Trained before they start, tracked until they retire the ticket

Every new hire completes Paragon’s safety orientation before going on the floor. Field crews carry CSTS-09 and H₂S Alive, and supervisors take internal and ACSA-recognized supervisor safety training.

Tickets, certifications and their expiry dates are tracked for every worker, so nobody goes to site with a lapsed ticket. Ten AMPP-certified coating inspectors on staff mean the person checking the work also knows the hazards of doing it.

CSTS-09construction safety training

H₂S Alivefield crews

10AMPP inspectors

Safety, digitized

Paper doesn’t protect anyone. Data does.

Paragon runs its own operations platform, PPC Cortex. Safety lives in it alongside the schedule and the QC records, so nothing depends on a form in a truck.

Forms on the phone

Hazard assessments, toolbox talks and pre-use inspections are filled in and signed on phones and tablets, and filed by job automatically.

Ticket expiry alarms

Every worker’s tickets are on file with expiry dates. Supervisors are warned before one runs out.

Equipment that can’t be missed

Breathing-air certificates, CO monitors, crane and lift inspections are tracked. A tagged-out unit sends an alert that cannot be switched off.

Procedures by text

Any worker can pull up a safe work practice or safe job procedure on their phone, on the floor or in the field.

On the record

Hazardous work, delivered safely

TC Energy Clearwater C7 · for Mastec Canada

Ten months, no recordables

Shop and field coating on a compressor-station build, September 2020 to July 2021, with no incidents or recordables.

Macro Industries for Enbridge · 2025

Incident-free in the dig

Twelve-hour days inside a hoarded excavation. Every daily report was recorded incident-free and injury-free.

Suncor Base Plant · turnaround

Inside the boiler, inside the window

Blasting and Stellite 6 thermal spray in-situ, under confined-space conditions, on a turnaround schedule.

Prequalification

Prequalifying Paragon? Everything is ready.

We are current on the platforms owners use and in good standing with WCB. Ask and we will send our safety package: COR letter, WCB clearance, safety statistics, insurance and an overview of our Safety Management System.

CORACSA · valid to Feb 2028

ISNetworldMember contractor

ComplyWorksMember

AvettaMember

WCBIn good standing

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Job board

Go Paragon. Build a career.

We’re always looking for skilled, experienced and dedicated people for shop and field work across Western Canada.

Apply now →

Paragon crew at work inside an exchanger

Leaders in industry

Wear- and corrosion-resistant coatings in shop and field, turn-key from fabrication to commissioning

Leaders in safety

COR from the ACSA; ISNetworld, ComplyWorks and Avetta; in good standing with WCB

Values & benefits

Competitive pay, a flexible benefit program and cross-training in multiple processes

Featured opening

Coaters, painters, blasters & thermal spray applicators

Heavy industrial work at our Edmonton shop and field sites. Preference for heavy industrial construction, metallizing and 100% solids plural-component experience. Valid Class 5 licence with a clean record (Class 3 an asset), CSTS-09 and H2S Alive.

$26–$33per hour

Full timeshop & field

Pre-access drug and alcohol testing required. Applicants must be authorized to work in Canada.

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Services

Blasting and industrial coatings, thermal spray, internal linings, inspection and field services, built around turnaround windows first and fabrication schedules second.

Coating systems · spec sheet

Every layer has a number

The build-ups we apply every week, drawn to scale in mils. Pick a system.

Comprehensive protection. Specialized expertise.

From abrasive blasting and industrial coatings to thermal spray, internal linings, inspection and field services, Paragon delivers specialized solutions designed to protect your assets and keep your operations moving.

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Services

Industrial grit blasting & coating

Paragon’s core business: 100% solids plural-component coatings for shop and field, on everything from pipe spools to structural steel and vessels.

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SMJV · Enbridge Sunrise · blasted, Cycle 4

Project execution

Paragon is an approved applicator for a wide range of owner-specified coating systems, with the workmanship, supervision and project management to meet safety, quality, cost and schedule objectives.

Shop & field

Quality abrasive blasting and industrial coatings

An approved coating applicator for TC Energy, Pembina, IPL and Enbridge, for both shop- and field-applied coatings. Fabricators send spools by release; we blast, coat, inspect, fill in the owner’s forms and ship them back against your control numbers.

AMPP-certified blasting, coating and painting supervision

Client specifications usually require formal, documented inspection by accredited coating inspectors. Our supervisors are AMPP-certified inspectors, so blasting, painting and coating are checked against the project requirements as they happen.

BLASTEDCOATED

Illustrative · plays on its own

Blasted to a profile

Before any coating goes on, the steel is abrasive blasted. It cleans the surface and cuts the anchor profile the coating locks into.

STEP 1 / 4 · As received

ACSA-recognized supervisors & safety training

Internal and external (ACSA-recognized) supervisor safety training; COR, ISN, ComplyWorks and Avetta compliant

PPC capabilities

17,000 sq ft Edmonton shop with 20,000 lb overhead crane capacity, plus mobile blasting and coating rigs for concurrent field projects

Serving Canada

Head office and shop in Edmonton, close to heavy industrial transportation corridors, supporting work across Canada

Typical grit blasting, painting & coating applications

PPC shop

Exchangers
Station valves
Mainline piping
Tanks & pumps
Structural steel
Oilfield structures & equipment
Overhead crane components
Components

PPC field

Mainline integrity digs
Pipeline facility construction
Refinery & petrochemical maintenance
Above-ground storage tanks
Piping systems & equipment
Concrete structures
Epoxy coating of concrete floors
Below-grade drainage systems

Industrial grit blasting, painting & coating projects

Enbridge Sunrise Expansion · SMJV

Shop-applied pipe spool coating

Station piping for four mainline-crossover stations in five release cycles, from NPS 2 risers to 42-inch valve spools. A2 above grade, B5 below, both on grade-transition spools.

138items

17,460ft² external

29.3 theaviest spool

TC Energy MLV 77-78 · Strike Group

42-inch launcher & receiver

PS-O-3 above grade and EPU below, with the buried system capping the elbow and the topcoat running 600 mm below grade on every transition.

Illustration · twin-wire arc thermal spray

Services

Thermal spray coatings

Our thermal spray process is the most effective way to apply metallized coatings, in our shop or inside your unit.

Get a Quote →Suncor case study

Onsite thermal spray services

Surface coating solutions that extend the life of components in the oil & gas, petrochemical, utilities and infrastructure industries.

Waste-heat-boiler tubesheet as found, before blasting

53E-303 as found · 2023 campaign photo

Paragon thermal spray footage · representative

Paragon crew thermal spraying inside an exchanger

Paragon crew in-situ · representative

53E-303 finished tubesheet · 2023 campaign photo

01 · AS FOUND

Eroded steel, no spec package

Suncor Base Plant, spring 2026 turnaround: the first-pass inlet tubesheet of waste-heat boiler 53E-303. The scope came by email, so Paragon wrote its own application procedure and ITP, and qualified adhesion on a test plate before production.

02 · BLAST & FIRE

Bare steel, then molten metal

Media-blasted to bare steel to SSPC-SP 5 with 16-mesh aluminum oxide for a 4.3–5.2 mil profile. Then the gun fires: molten droplets of Stellite 6 flatten and freeze, layer on layer, onto a 5.1 mil bond coat.

03 · IN-SITU

Inside the exchanger, around the clock

Confined-space work, planned as an 8-person crew on two 12-hour shifts with an AMPP-certified coating inspector on site. Blast and bond coat on 4 May; final coat on 5 May.

04 · VERIFIED

Measured, not assumed

33.96mil average Stellite 6 · 40 readings

4,295psi average adhesion

0 psi3,500 min5,000

Qualification pulls averaged 4,295 psi against a 3,500 psi minimum. Read the case study →

Industry leaders in metallized coatings

Increase component life

PPC offers cost-effective solutions to increase protection against extreme corrosion or wear environments.

Thermal spray (metallized) coatings propel molten droplets of metal at the surface, building fine layers until the required thickness is reached. Compared with paints and epoxies, they offer higher temperature resistance, superior corrosion and wear resistance and a longer life.

Small components are coated in our shop, using manual or automated processes; larger components are coated in our shops, within your facility or at the end-user site.

Illustration of twin-wire arc thermal spray building a metallized coating on a curved plate

Illustration · twin-wire arc spray, coating building up

Illustrative cutaway · thermal spray external · layer by layer

Thermal spray, outside

The spool is blasted to an angular anchor profile, then metallized by thermal spray, built up in fine passes to the specified thickness. Sealed or top-coated only where the spec calls for it.

LAYER 1 / 2 · Blasted steel

Real footage · 2.5× slow motion · Paragon arc spray on a tube sheet

Our chosen thermal spray processes offer

High alloy deposition rates
High-density coatings with no through porosity
Tailored coating thickness, 0.005" to 0.040"
Mechanical bonds
Exceptional reproducibility
Inside-diameter capability
Flexibility for field and on-site application

Suncor 53E-303 tubesheet after thermal spray (Stellite 6)

AS FOUNDSTELLITE 6

Petrochemical industry

Amine regen towers, HP contractors
Knock-out drums, separators & reboilers
Solvent recovery units
Sulfur condensers & burner tips
Waste-heat boiler tubesheets
Exhaust & flare stacks, CUI, CUF

Coal-fired utilities

Waterwall, superheater & reheater tubes
Tubeshields
I.D. fans and housings

Infrastructure components

Abutment caps, pier sway braces
Rocker shoes, gusset plates
Structural components
Expansion joints

Thermal spray applications

Paragon’s thermal spray processes include high-energy combustion and twin-arc systems, producing high-quality metallized coatings for increased component life.

Typical thermal spray coatings

Aluminum against saltwater and atmospheric corrosion, CUI, CUF and high-temperature sulfur
Monel for downhole corrosion
Stainless steels for a range of corrosive environments
Hastelloy for H₂S, CO₂ and chloride environments, and hydrogen blistering
Tungsten carbide for severe abrasion and erosion
Zinc for atmospheric corrosion

Thermal spray coatings projects

Suncor Base Plant · spring 2026 turnaround

Waste-heat boiler tubesheet repair

Blasted to SSPC-SP 5 and restored in-situ with Stellite 6 under confined-space conditions, inside the turnaround window.

33.96 milavg Stellite 6

4,295 psiavg adhesion

Suncor 68E-303 · 2025

The sister exchanger, too

Paragon coated 53E-303 before, in May 2023, and its sister exchanger 68E-303 in 2025. Repeat turnaround work on the same assets.

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Services

Internal linings & tank internals

Specialized internal lining systems that protect tanks, vessels and process piping from the inside out.

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Looking down the lined bore of a large flanged spool

Lined bore · large-diameter process spool

Specialized internal lining services

High-performance lining solutions for tanks, vessels and process piping, with systems designed for corrosion, immersion, chemical exposure and severe-service environments.

A Paragon specialty

For demanding service environments

Internal surfaces face some of the harshest operating conditions in an industrial environment. Paragon provides lining systems that protect critical equipment from corrosion, chemicals, immersion and abrasion.

From high-build 100% solids plural-component systems to precision thin-film epoxy linings, our crews apply protective systems designed around the requirements of each project — in a controlled shop, or in-situ and in confined space when the equipment can’t travel.

Inside a lined pipe, looking down the bore

Illustrative cutaway · liquids service · layer by layer

Lined inside, coated outside

The bore is lined, the outside is coated for burial, and every layer is holiday tested and DFT verified before the spool ships.

LAYER 1 / 3 · Blasted steel

Protecting critical assets from the inside out

Paragon provides a range of internal lining solutions for demanding industrial applications:

Tank internals & exteriors
Vessel interior linings
Process piping linings
100% solids plural-component linings
Thin-film epoxy linings
Immersion & severe-service linings
In-situ / confined-space application

Drag to compare

Blasted, then lined

The same bore before and after: blasted to a clean, angular profile, then lined in one continuous film. The exterior stays masked while the ID is coated.

Spool bore after abrasive blasting, before lining

BLASTEDLINED

Tank & vessel linings

Tank internals & exteriors
Vessel interiors
Internal component protection
Immersion service

Coating systems

100% solids plural-component
High-build systems
Thin-film epoxy
Severe-service & chemical-resistant

Specialized applications

In-situ application
Confined-space coating
Shop application · process piping
Complex internal surfaces

Gallery · lined work from the shop

Built for severe-service environments

Lining systems are selected for the conditions an asset will see throughout its service life. Paragon works with project requirements and service conditions to determine the coating system, surface preparation, application method and inspection requirements.

Our lining solutions protect against:

Corrosion
Chemical exposure
Continuous immersion
Abrasion and wear
Aggressive process fluids
Severe operating conditions

Internal linings & tank internals projects

Edmonton shop

Shop-applied internal lining — large-bore process spools

A durable internal lining on large-bore process spools, reducers and flange faces: abrasive blasted, lined to specification and verified through AMPP-certified inspection, holiday detection and DFT testing before release for installation.

AGS Mechanical · Saddle Hills pump station

Lined and coated in one shop visit

10- and 16-inch raw-water spools blasted to SSPC-SP 10, lined with Bar-Rust 233H and coated outside with Denso Protal 7200, each load holiday tested and shipped with signed ITPs.

8–12 milBar-Rust 233H lining

40 milDenso 7200 exterior

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Services

Coating inspection services

AMPP-certified inspection of applied coatings in the field or the shop, with the records to prove it.

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Real footage · holiday test with a brush electrode

Pipeline inspection qualifications

AMPP coating inspection for plant, shop and field. Proud member of the AMPP Edmonton Section.

What we inspect

Every stage, measured

We review client specifications and build Inspection Test Plans, supply qualified AMPP inspectors, and check application equipment against the spec and the manufacturer’s recommendations. Environmental conditions are data-logged around the clock.

Blast quality, profile and abrasive testing
Compressed-air blotter tests
Mixing witnessed; wet and dry film thickness
Holiday, adhesion and cure testing
Full reports and turnover packages

Adhesion test plate with passing pull-off dollies

PPC experience

Ten AMPP-certified inspectors: one Level 3, six Level 2, three Level 1

PPC quality

Owner forms completed for TC Energy, Enbridge GTM and Enbridge Liquids systems; CSA Z245.30 / MQAP documentation

Latest technology

Calibrated PosiTector gauges and dew-point data loggers, readings recorded per item

What the inspector checks against

The spec, layer by layer

Coating inspection projects

Newland Steel · CNOOC Long Lake · Feb 2026

Independent line-pipe inspection

Nine days holiday-testing every joint of FBE and abrasion-resistant-overlay line pipe, each holiday logged against its pipe number and a daily tracker sent to the client.

9days on site

Everyjoint tested

General Paragon QA photo, not from this job.

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Services

VersaCoat system

A portable, self-contained cartridge coating system that saves up to 50% manpower compared with conventional plural-component spray units.

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Real footage · VersaCoat on a field joint

Portable & efficient

Light enough for a 4x4 deck truck, quick product changes at no added cost, and no thinner flushing.

Exclusive use

The patented VersaCoat system

Developed by Paragon when the company was Paragon FusionClad, VersaCoat goes where conventional plural-component rigs can’t: remote digs, tracked-equipment access and facility work where field welds are released for coating every day.

Up to 50% less manpower and product
90° spray tip for hard-to-reach spots, less excavation
Moderate pressure with on/off finesse spraying
Small footprint, less noise, fuel efficient

Rapid field deployment

Lightweight cartridge-spray system
Half-ton transportable, remote locations
Integrity-dig support

Controlled application

PLC-tracked application
Consistent film build
Configurable controls on site and remote

Integrated capabilities

One crew, multiple coating scopes
Reduced mobilization and demobilization cost
No thinner flushing, minimal environmental impact

VersaCoat projects

TC Energy Clearwater C7 · for Mastec Canada · 2020–21

Machine-applied girth-weld coating

Shop and field coating on a compressor-station build, with VersaCoat on the big-bore welds and no incidents or recordables.

100+big-bore welds

500+Denso 7200 cartridges

5%repair rate

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PPC markets

Oil & gas, power, mining, infrastructure

Specialized coating and asset protection across Western Canada, from an Edmonton shop and mobile field crews.

Aerial view of a TC Energy compressor station

Upstream

Oil and gas, upstream

Shop and field painting, coating and thermal spray at gas plants and oil batteries. Thermal spray aluminum prevents corrosion under insulation; Hastelloy-type spray handles sour service. Our Edmonton base and mobile rigs cover Western Canada.

Midstream

Oil and gas pipelines

Approved applicator for Enbridge, IPL, Pembina and TC Energy, internal and external, at tank terminals, mainlines, pump and compressor stations, fractionation plants and tank farms. We specialize in integrity digs and 100% solids epoxy for buried piping, where VersaCoat earns its keep.

Downstream

Refining and petrochemicals

Painting, coating and thermal spray against every form of process corrosion: Hastelloy, Stellite, Inconel and stainless thermal spray on vessel walls against H₂S and CO₂; coatings and metallizing against CUI and CUF. Turnaround and shutdown work at refineries and upgraders in Western Canada.

Public infrastructure

Bridges and structures

On-site zinc metallizing repairs or replaces damaged galvanizing; TSA protects marine steel and acts as a sacrificial anode. Typical work: abutment caps, pier sway braces, rocker shoes, gusset plates, expansion joints and field welds.

Sustainability

Environmental, social & corporate governance

Paragon’s ESG program demonstrates our commitment to global responsibility: valuing employees, clients, vendors and Indigenous partners; stewarding social and environmental responsibility; promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.

Drone view over coated spools in the yard

Our commitment

Paragon demonstrates this commitment by

01Valuing people

Employees, stakeholders, clients, vendors and Indigenous partnerships, with a focus on supporting local communities.

02Stewardship

Acting as a steward of social responsibility and environmental sustainability on every site.

03Inclusion

Promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring, training and advancement.

04Certified supervision

Ten AMPP-certified coating inspectors on staff, so work is checked by qualified people as it happens.

Social responsibility

A shared responsibility

Social responsibility is part of how Paragon works. We recognize our place as a participant in a wider economy and share responsibility for healthy ecosystems, social equality and good governance.

Community

Involvement and investment

Paragon supports Indigenous and non-Indigenous community programs, local charities, education, and children’s sports groups and camps, through donations and volunteering.

Indigenous relations

Truth and reconciliation

Paragon operates within traditional Indigenous lands. We partner with Indigenous communities through employment, training, revenue sharing and donations, and recognize the principles of UNDRIP in how we engage and work on Treaty land.

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People

Diversity, equity and inclusion

Diverse crews are safer, stronger and better at solving problems. Paragon hires, trains and promotes on ability, follows federal and provincial labour practices, and works to make every shop and field crew a place where people can build a long career.

Paragon crew member thermal spraying inside an exchanger

Gallery · our shop, yard and crews

Environment

Managing our impact

Our Waste Management Program and Green Strategy focus on five actions:

Reduce waste streams
Re-use with little or no treatment
Recycle at every opportunity
Recover useful material
Repair rather than throw away

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Working together. Building opportunities.

Respectful relationships and real opportunities for Indigenous communities across Western Canada: employment, training, contracting and projects.

Relationships

Building stronger relationships through opportunity

As a Western Canadian industrial services company, Paragon recognizes the importance of building strong, respectful relationships with the communities where we work. We are committed to creating opportunities for Indigenous communities, businesses and individuals through employment, partnerships and community engagement.

Aerial view of a compressor-station project

Opportunity

Build your career with Paragon

Field and shop careers in coatings, thermal spray, blasting, inspection and equipment operation, for people starting out or taking the next step.

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Development

Learn. Grow. Build a career.

We invest in our people through hands-on training, mentorship from experienced supervisors and AMPP inspector certification. Crews learn blasting, coating, thermal spray and inspection side by side on real shop and field work.

Partner with Paragon

Indigenous-owned businesses welcome

We work with Indigenous-owned contractors, suppliers and service providers who share our commitment to quality and safety, on single projects or long-term relationships.

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Community

Working with Indigenous communities

Meaningful relationships are built on communication, collaboration and action. We work with Indigenous communities on training, employment and contracting, and we look for long-term partnerships that create lasting value on the projects we share.

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More than a job. A career.

Safety first

Work with a safety-focused team, trained procedures and a COR-certified program.

Training & development

Learn from experienced supervisors and earn recognized certifications.

Career growth

Grow your skills and take on more responsibility as you advance.

Industry experience

Real shop and field work in coatings, thermal spray, blasting and inspection.

Get in touch

Let’s build opportunities together

Whether you’re looking for a career, represent an Indigenous-owned business, or want to explore working together, we’d like to hear from you.

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Case studies

How Paragon has helped clients solve complex coating, corrosion protection and inspection challenges across oil & gas, pipelines and industrial facilities. Figures come from each job’s own records.

Aerial view of TC Energy Clearwater C7 compressor station

Remote pipeline girth-weld coating with VersaCoat

VersaCoat | Midstream oil & gas

TC Energy Clearwater C7 for Mastec Canada: over 100 big-bore welds coated at a 5% repair rate, with no incidents or recordables.

Turnaround · Thermal spray

Suncor 53E-303 tubesheet

Stellite 6 in-situ during the 2026 turnaround. 33.96 mil, 4,295 psi.

Shop · Enbridge

Sunrise Expansion, for SMJV

138 items over five release cycles, 17,460 ft², A2 and B5.

Shop · TC Energy

MLV 77-78, for Strike Group

42-inch launcher and receiver piping, PS-O-3 and EPU.

Lining · Water

Saddle Hills, for AGS Mechanical

Lined and coated in one shop visit. Bar-Rust 233H, Denso 7200.

Field · Enbridge

Integrity dig, for Macro Industries

26-inch tie-in coated below grade, Aug and Dec 2025.

Inspection · CNOOC

Long Lake line pipe, for Newland

Every joint holiday-tested over nine days.

Case study · Turnaround thermal spray

Suncor Base Plant: waste-heat boiler tubesheet

Thermal spray repair inside 53E-303

Spring 2026 turnaround · Stellite 6 flame spray, in-situ

During Suncor Base Plant’s spring 2026 turnaround, Paragon renewed the erosion-resistant coating on the first-pass inlet tubesheet of waste-heat boiler exchanger 53E-303.

No spec package, so we wrote one

Suncor gave the scope by email, without a formal drawing or specification. Paragon wrote its own application procedure and an Inspection Test Plan to close the gap, and qualified adhesion on a test plate on 1 May before production began.

Two days, blast to final coat

The old coating was media-blasted to bare steel to SSPC-SP 5 with 16-mesh aluminum oxide, for a 4.3–5.2 mil profile. A bond coat went on 4 May; the Stellite 6 flame-spray finish on 5 May, inside the exchanger under confined-space conditions.

33.96mil avg Stellite 6 · 40 readings

4,295psi average adhesion

3,500psi required minimum

5.1mil bond coat

BEFOREAFTER

Photos from Paragon’s 2023 campaign on the same exchanger.

Repeat work on the same assets

Paragon coated this exchanger before, in May 2023, and Suncor’s sister exchanger 68E-303 in 2025.

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Case study · Shop coating for a fabricator

Enbridge Sunrise Expansion, for SMJV

Station piping, released cycle by cycle

2026 · Big Shop · Enbridge Gas Transmission systems A2 and B5

Surerus Murphy Joint Venture fabricates the mainline-crossover station piping for Enbridge’s Sunrise Expansion. Paragon blasts and coats it in the Big Shop as SMJV releases it, five cycles so far, for four stations: 2BL3, 4BL3, 6AL3 and 7L3.

Every spool read on its own

The 138 released items run from NPS 2 risers up to 42-inch valve spools weighing 29.3 t each. Above-ground piping gets Enbridge System A2 (DS-FSP1): Intergard 251 epoxy, then Interthane 990, each at 2–4 mil, in Enbridge white with green valve bodies and red handwheels. Buried sections get System B5 (DS-FSC1): Denso Protal 7200 at 30–50 mil. Grade-transition spools carry both, with the cutbacks taken from each drawing, and paddle blinds marked “do not coat” go back bare.

A work instruction for every cycle

For each release Paragon writes a work instruction listing every control number with its system and area, plus a blast-time and consumable estimate, so the crew, the inspector and the client are working from the same sheet.

138items released

17,460ft² external

29.3 theaviest spool

5release cycles

Station spools after abrasive blasting in the Big Shop

Station spools finished in Enbridge A2 white

BLASTEDA2 WHITE

Photos from Cycle 4 in the Big Shop.

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Case study · TC Energy shop coating

MLV 77-78 launcher & receiver, for Strike Group

42-inch piping, two systems, one transition

2026 · Small Shop · TC Energy PS-O-3 and EPU

Strike Group won the TC Energy MLV 77-78 launcher and receiver package and awarded Paragon the coating: 42-inch launcher and receiver piping plus NPS 12 kicker lines, coated in the Small Shop over several cycles.

Getting the grade transitions right

Above grade got TC system PS-O-3: Hempadur 17410 at 6–9 mil, then Hempathane 55610 at 2–3 mil, in white FS 27925. Below grade got EPU: Denso Protal 7200 at 20–35 mil in one heavy coat. On the transitions the buried system caps the elbow above grade and the topcoat runs 600 mm below grade. Cutbacks of 125–225 mm are held, field-trim allowances and buried flanges are left bare, and final-cut bevels are kept square.

Reported on TC’s own forms

Every cycle was reported on TC Energy’s TEF inspection forms against signed CGOPII inspection test plans.

42"launcher & receiver

13spools in Cycle 4

600 mmtopcoat below grade

20–35mil EPU

BLASTEDCOATED

Photos from the MLV 77-78 job, 2026.

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Case study · Internal lining

Saddle Hills pump station, for AGS Mechanical

Lined inside, coated outside, one shop visit

2026 · Edmonton shop · raw-water service

AGS Mechanical needed the 10-inch and 16-inch spools for a raw-water pump station near Rycroft, Alberta coated inside and out in a single shop visit.

Keeping the lining continuous

Each spool was blasted to SSPC-SP 10. Bores were lined with Devoe Bar-Rust 233H at 8–12 mil, as the client requested, and the exteriors got Denso Protal 7200 at 40 mil DFT. To keep the internal lining continuous, each spool was limited to one direction change so the bore could be sprayed, and the external system was masked while the ID was coated.

Tested and documented, load by load

Every load was holiday tested and documented on a Paragon coating record, and shipped with signed ITPs for both the internal and the external system.

8–12mil Bar-Rust 233H lining

40mil Denso 7200 exterior

SP 10surface prep

2systems per spool

Bar-Rust 233H lining inside a 16-inch spool

Spool lined inside and coated outside with Denso Protal 7200

Photos from the job, October 2026.

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Case study · Pipeline integrity dig

Enbridge integrity dig, for Macro Industries

Below grade, inside a hoarded excavation

Aug and Dec 2025 · northeast BC · field crew

Paragon’s field crew coated an Enbridge integrity-dig tie-in inside a hoarded excavation in northeast British Columbia.

Checked before every coat

In August the crew blasted and coated about 42 ft of 26-inch spool and 10.6 ft of 10-inch riser for burial, plus two structural pipe clamps; the riser and valve were then primed and top-coated above grade. Blast cleanliness, profile, salt and dew point were checked before coating. Below-grade work followed Enbridge DS-FSC1 and Pipeline Coating Repair Procedure PI-02-405, with Denso Protal 7200 and the Stopaq Wrappingband system.

Back in December

The crew returned in December and applied SPC SP-2831 and Stopaq under a revised ITP. Crews worked 12-hour days, and the daily reports record every day incident-free and injury-free.

42 ftof 26-inch spool

12 hdays, incident-free

2site visits

Coated 26-inch pipe below grade in the excavation

Photos from the August 2025 daily reports.

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Case study · Independent inspection

Long Lake line pipe, for Newland Steel

Every joint holiday tested

Feb 2026 · CNOOC Long Lake · 9 days on site

Newland Steel brought in Paragon as an independent coating inspector for line pipe going into CNOOC’s Long Lake project.

Joint by joint

Over nine days in February, a Paragon inspector checked each 17.4–17.9 m joint in the stockpile. Both FBE-coated and abrasion-resistant-overlay pipe were holiday tested with a spring electrode, and every holiday was counted and logged against the pipe number, along with any repairs already on the joint.

A record the client could use every day

Defects were handed to the repair contractor, then re-tested, and the daily tracker went to the client every evening, giving them a record of each joint.

9days on site

Everyjoint tested

2coating types

Adhesion test plate with passing dollies

General Paragon QA photos, not from this job. No site photos were taken.

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Case study · VersaCoat field coating

TC Energy Clearwater C7, for Mastec Canada

Remote girth-weld coating with VersaCoat

Sep 2020 – Jul 2021 · compressor-station build

Mastec Canada brought Paragon onto TC Energy’s Clearwater compressor-station unit addition for shop and field coating, from September 2020 to July 2021.

VersaCoat on the big-bore welds

Paragon’s patented VersaCoat cartridge system coated over 100 big-bore welds, 20 inches and up, with more than 500 one-litre Denso Protal 7200 cartridges, at a 5% repair rate.

Ten months, no recordables

Shop and field coating ran from September 2020 to July 2021 and finished with no incidents or recordables.

100+big-bore welds

500+Denso 7200 cartridges

5%repair rate

0recordables

Aerial view of TC Energy Clearwater compressor station

Aerial photo of the Clearwater site.

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What our clients have to say

“Thank you and your team for the excellent work completed for our project. I will most definitely keep you in mind for future work.”

AMAnthony McElweeProject Coordinator

“The organization of the crew was excellent and quality of work was excellent! Jared and Jed were very good at communicating.”

JLJason LienConstruction Manager, Mastec Canada

Paragon

Services

Western Canada’s maintenance, turnaround & shutdown coating specialist

Built for the shutdown window

Industrial grit blasting & coating

Thermal spray (metallized) coatings

Internal linings & tank internals

Coating inspection services

VersaCoat system

Blasted to a profile

Molten metal, built to the mil

Inside a lined spool

From the fab shop to field commissioning

Thermal spray, outside

Coaters, painters, blasters & thermal spray applicators

Zero harm, every shift

Incident-free in the dig

Ten months, no recordables

COR to February 2028

What our clients have to say

PPC: a safety first culture

The record, not the brochure

Suncor 53E-303 tubesheet

Enbridge Sunrise, for SMJV

Lined process spools

MLV 77-78, for Strike Group

Enbridge dig, for Macro

TC Energy Clearwater C7

About us

Nearly 30 years protecting Canadian industrial assets

Highest standards in the industrial coatings market

Safety first culture

Written procedure, signed ITP

No project too big or too small

Founded in 1997

Proud members of

Everyone home safe. Every shift.

Everyone owns it

Written down, then followed

The right to stop

The numbers we are measured on

The work is hazardous. Here is how we control it.

What safe looks like, every shift

Pre-shift meeting

Hazard assessment

Pre-use inspections

Work to the procedure

Inspect & meet

Report & learn

A complete program, not a binder on a shelf

Trained before they start, tracked until they retire the ticket

Paper doesn’t protect anyone. Data does.

Forms on the phone

Ticket expiry alarms

Equipment that can’t be missed

Procedures by text

Hazardous work, delivered safely

Ten months, no recordables

Incident-free in the dig

Inside the boiler, inside the window

Prequalifying Paragon? Everything is ready.

Go Paragon. Build a career.

Leaders in industry

Leaders in safety

Values & benefits

Coaters, painters, blasters & thermal spray applicators

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Services

Every layer has a number

Comprehensive protection. Specialized expertise.

Industrial grit blasting & coating

Project execution

Quality abrasive blasting and industrial coatings

AMPP-certified blasting, coating and painting supervision

Blasted to a profile

ACSA-recognized supervisors & safety training

PPC capabilities

Serving Canada

Typical grit blasting, painting & coating applications

PPC shop