MEH Alliance uses SAM to manage painting at Hinkley Point C
SAM — our software for planning, tracking and assuring surface preparation and coating — is being used by the MEH Alliance at Hinkley Point C to manage painting activities across the new nuclear power station site.
Hinkley Point C includes more than 8,000 rooms, each filled with extensive pipework, supports and clamps. Coordinating preparation, coating and inspection across such a vast environment demands clear scope definition, robust progress control and full traceability — exactly what SAM delivers.
With SAM, the project team can plan and manage every stage of the painting process, from surface preparation through to inspection and handover. Work packs, priorities, inspection and test plans, and hold points are all managed in one place, giving complete visibility of progress and quality.
Supervisors and planners can track real-time updates from site, ensuring accurate progress measurement and rapid resolution of constraints. Inspectors record checks and test results digitally, creating a full QA/QC audit trail for every room and every item — pipes, supports and clamps included.
By centralising information and automating reporting, SAM provides a single source of truth for all stakeholders, helping ensure the MEH Alliance can deliver safely, consistently and efficiently on one of Europe’s most complex infrastructure projects.
"Using SAM at Hinkley Point C gives the team the control and traceability needed on a nuclear scale — bringing planning, execution and QA together in a single workflow.”
— Steve Brierley, Operations Director, Surface "
We’re proud to support the MEH Alliance and Hinkley Point C in setting new standards for digital coating management in the nuclear sector.
