QUALISTEELCOAT has published version 4.0 of its specification. Over 80 certified coating plants in 12 countries now hold this label, and around 100 coating systems from 25 material manufacturers have been approved. The main aim of the new version was to improve the structure and readability of the specification. In addition, further coating systems have been included and an appendix on the implementation of EN 1090 has been added. The English version of the specification is available on the website www.qualisteelcoat.net, the German version at www.qib-online.de Available for download.