CRC Evans accelerates global growth with major Burnley facility investment
CRC Evans, the leading welding and coating specialist for energy and infrastructure projects, has announced a major new facility investment in Burnley that will drive future international growth.
The new state-of-the-art 90,000 sq ft facility at Frontier Park, which will be one of the largest end-to-end specialty welding, coating, and engineering hubs of its kind across the EMEAA region, will drive both regional development and a new phase of international growth for the brand across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South America.
Mauro Piasere, CEO at CRC Evans, said: "This investment marks a decisive step in delivering our global growth strategy. Building on this momentum, our new Burnley site doubles our operational footprint, strengthens our leadership in specialty welding and coating, and establishes an international Centre of Excellence equipped to support the most demanding infrastructure markets worldwide.
“Burnley has been part of our EMEAA story since 1988. Today, it becomes a critical platform for international expansion, responding to growth in our core markets and enabling diversification into new markets such as nuclear, aerospace, defence, renewables and critical infrastructure."
By consolidating advanced manufacturing, engineering, compliance-led operations and digital systems integration within a single purpose-built environment, the facility creates a scalable platform to deliver consistent, high-integrity solutions across both legacy and emerging energy and infrastructure sectors.
The new site has been designed to meet the most demanding industry and regulatory standards, incorporating contamination-controlled workflows and strict material segregation. These capabilities are essential in nuclear and other highly regulated environments, where supplier selection depends on proven performance, traceability, and tightly controlled manufacturing conditions.
Steven Mackay, Managing Director for the Critical Infrastructure Division, added: The scale and capability of Burnley significantly strengthen our position in regulated infrastructure markets such as nuclear, defence and aerospace. These sectors demand absolute assurance around compliance, traceability, and operational control.
“This investment creates the operational foundation to support sustained growth in critical infrastructure markets while providing our global clients with the highest standards of specialty welding and coating expertise."
Backed by more than 90 years of technical expertise, CRC Evans continues to expand its international presence in response to evolving energy and infrastructure demands. Operating in more than 100 countries, the company supports complex onshore and offshore projects worldwide, delivering high-performance specialty welding and coating solutions across gas, renewables, nuclear, hydrogen, carbon capture, aerospace, defence, and critical infrastructure markets.
As part of its long-term commitment to deep technical expertise and globally local delivery, the Burnley expansion also strengthens CRC Evans’ cross-geography investment in skills development and international workforce capability.
CRC Evans is a prominent member of the bondholders – a private sector-led, private/public partnership dedicated to raising the prosperity and profile of the borough – and has worked closely with the Place Brand team to ensure Burnley is recognised on a global stage for its innovative and thriving business community.
Lukman Patel, CEO of Burnley Council, said: "CRC Evans’ decision to further invest in Burnley with a 90,000 sq ft centre of excellence at Frontier Park is a powerful endorsement of our borough, our workforce and our future. This is a company that has been part of Burnley’s story since 1988, with several generations of local families building their careers there – and their continued reinvestment speaks volumes.
"To see Burnley becoming the EMEA headquarters and the global flagship facility in their sector specialism is a landmark moment. The fact that $100 million of revenue is supported by operations in Burnley demonstrates the scale of impact our borough has on the world stage.
"This is exactly the kind of long-term partnership we value: a global business with such an established heritage choosing to deepen its roots here, create exciting careers that take local talent around the world, and continue supporting our community and charities. We are proud to support their growth."