Industrial Coatings in Pittsburgh
Epoxy floors, protective steel and tank coatings, and corrosion control for plants and warehouses — SSPC-certified, applied to spec, and scheduled around your operation.
Industrial Coating Services
Protective and performance coatings for every hard surface in your facility.
Western PA's Industrial Coatings Contractor
Industrial coatings are nothing like architectural painting. A failed coating on a plant floor or a corroding tank isn't a cosmetic problem — it's downtime, safety risk, and expensive re-work. Getting it right takes certified prep, the correct coating system for the exposure, disciplined application, and the ability to hit a shutdown window without slipping. Fortis was built to be that contractor for Western Pennsylvania's plants, warehouses, and heavy industry.
For twenty-two years we've coated more than a million square feet across the region — epoxy and urethane floors, protective steel, tanks and pipe, secondary containment, and corrosion control. Our crews are SSPC- and NACE-certified, we spec systems to the actual chemical, abrasion, and traffic exposure rather than defaulting to a generic product, and we prep to standard because every premature failure traces back to shortcuts in prep. We work nights, weekends, and planned shutdowns, document everything for your QA and compliance, and hit the schedule so your operation comes back online on time. When a coating has to perform, this is who you call.
- ✓22 years, 1M+ sq ft coated
- ✓SSPC & NACE-certified crews
- ✓Systems spec'd to the exposure
- ✓Shutdown-ready, documented work
Why Our Coatings Perform
The three things that separate a coating that lasts from one that fails in a year.
Prep Is the Whole Job
Certified shot-blasting and profiling to spec. Skip it and even the best coating delaminates — every failure starts here.
The System Matches the Exposure
Chemical, abrasion, corrosion, immersion, traffic — we engineer the coating to the actual conditions, not a catalog default.
Applied and Documented Right
Correct thickness, cure, and inspection, with full documentation for your QA and compliance. No guesswork, no gaps.
Spec to Sign-Off
A disciplined, documented process built around your operation.
Assess & Spec
We evaluate the surface and exposure, spec the right coating system, and return a detailed bid and schedule.
Prep to Standard
Shot-blast, grind, and profile the surface to the correct SSPC spec — the foundation of a coating that lasts.
Apply the System
Certified application at the correct thickness and cure, working around your shutdown or off-hours window.
Inspect & Document
We verify to spec, provide full documentation for QA and compliance, and hand back an operation on schedule.
Facilities We've Coated
A few recent industrial coating projects across the region.
Coatings That Earn Their Keep
An industrial coating isn't decoration — it's protection with a job to do, whether that's stopping corrosion on a tank, surviving forklift traffic on a warehouse floor, resisting chemical attack in a containment area, or holding a line stripe under constant abrasion. The wrong system, or the right system over bad prep, fails fast, and in an industrial setting failure means downtime, safety exposure, and costly re-coating. We treat every project as a performance problem to be engineered, not just a surface to be sprayed.
That means matching the coating chemistry to the real conditions, preparing the substrate to the certified standard the system requires, applying at the correct film thickness and cure, and verifying the result. It also means understanding your operation — coordinating around shutdowns, working the off-hours, and hitting the window so production comes back online when it's supposed to. The payoff is a coating that does its job for years, protects your assets and your people, and doesn't send you back into a re-coat cycle before its time. That's the standard we hold on every job.
- ✓Engineered to the exposure
- ✓Certified prep and application
- ✓Documented to spec
- ✓Scheduled around your operation
Trusted Across Heavy Industry
Fortis recoated 40,000 square feet of warehouse floor for us over a single weekend shutdown, and we were running forklifts on it Monday morning. The prep was thorough — they shot-blasted the whole slab — and the urethane topcoat has held up to heavy traffic and forklift wear for two years without a chip. They understand industrial timelines and hit them. Rare to find a coatings contractor this dialed-in.
We needed our structural steel and containment area recoated to spec with full documentation for compliance. Fortis handled the surface prep, the coating system, and the paperwork flawlessly, and coordinated around our production schedule so we never lost a shift. Their crew is SSPC-certified and it shows in the workmanship. This is the contractor you call when it actually has to be done right.
Corrosion was eating our tank farm and the last coating job failed within a year. Fortis diagnosed the problem, spec'd the right system for the exposure, and did the prep properly this time — the difference is night and day. Three years in and the coatings are holding perfectly. They clearly know coatings chemistry, not just spraying. Worth every dollar to have it done by people who understand the science.
Coat It Once. Coat It Right.
Send us your scope and we'll assess the surface, spec the right system, and return a detailed bid and schedule — certified, documented, shutdown-ready.
Industrial Coatings FAQ
What surfaces and industries do you coat?
Concrete floors, structural steel, tanks and vessels, pipe, secondary containment, and more — for warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing plants, food and beverage, water and wastewater, and heavy industry across Western Pennsylvania and the Ohio Valley. Each surface and industry has different performance and regulatory requirements, and we spec and apply systems accordingly. Tell us your facility type and the problem you're solving, and we'll recommend the right approach.
Are your crews certified?
Yes. Our crews hold SSPC and NACE certifications, the recognized standards for industrial coatings and corrosion control, and we prep and apply to those specifications with the documentation your QA, safety, and compliance teams require. Certification matters in industrial work because the difference between a coating that performs for a decade and one that fails in a year is almost entirely in the prep and application discipline — which is exactly what certification governs.
Can you work around our shutdown?
Absolutely — scheduling around your operation is central to what we do. We work nights, weekends, and planned shutdowns, staff to hit the window, and coordinate closely with your maintenance and operations teams so you're back online on schedule. Downtime is expensive, so we plan the prep, application, and cure sequence carefully to fit the time available and don't leave you waiting on a floor that isn't ready. Hitting the schedule is as much the job as the coating itself.
How do you prevent coating failure?
By obsessing over the two things that cause the vast majority of failures: surface prep and system selection. We prep to the certified standard the coating requires — shot-blasting, grinding, and profiling — because a coating is only as good as its bond to the substrate. And we spec the system to the actual exposure, whether that's chemical, immersion, abrasion, corrosion, or traffic, rather than defaulting to a generic product. Correct thickness, cure, and inspection close the loop. Do those right and the coating performs.
Do you provide documentation for compliance?
Yes — full documentation is standard on our industrial projects. We document surface prep, ambient conditions, coating batches, film thickness, and inspection results as required, and provide the records your QA, safety, and regulatory compliance teams need. In regulated industries and for warranty purposes, that paper trail matters as much as the coating, and we treat it as an integral part of doing the job to spec rather than an afterthought.
How do we get a bid?
Call (412) 555-0147 or email your scope to estimating@fortiscoatings.com and our estimating team will assess the surfaces and exposure, spec the appropriate system, and return a detailed bid and schedule. We're happy to walk your facility, review your specs, and coordinate with your engineering or maintenance team. If it's a fit, we'll plan the work around your operation and deliver coatings that perform — done once, done right.
Send Us Your Coatings Scope
Tell us about your facility and scope and our estimating team will assess, spec, and return a detailed bid and schedule — certified, documented, shutdown-ready.
- Visit us2100 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
- Call us(412) 555-0147
- Email usestimating@fortiscoatings.com