09 April 2015

Galvanised steel for penguin enclosure at aquarium in Hull

Galvanised steel for the penguin enclosure at The Deep Aquarium in Hull Wedge Group Galvanizing The project saw the plant commissioned to treat steel that formed the outdoor balcony in the new enclosure situated in the aquarium’s Kingdom of Ice, home to five Gentoo penguins (four male and one female, with more to follow in[…]

  • 09 April 2015

06 March 2015

New hot-finished structural steel tubes offer strong weldability

The Celsius 420 range of hot-finished structural steel tubes have been designed to provide weight saving capabilities for faster and cheaper construction Tata Steel’s Celsius 420 range of hot-finished structural steel tube products are available as circular, elliptical, square and rectangular hollow sections. The hollow sections have been developed for use in applications where structural[…]

  • 06 March 2015

09 February 2015

Structural steel must carry CE mark

It is essential that structural steel components and steel frames are CE marked CPR requirements have been set to improve the safety of steel-framed buildings. Thus, manufacturers and contractors who fail to CE mark their work are at risk of being banned from working in the UK and Europe. In addition to this, they face[…]

  • 09 February 2015

22 January 2015

Steelwork galvanized for football stadium

Merseyside Galvanizing has used its hot dip treatment to galvanize steelwork for Everton FC’s new floodlights The steelwork has been used to create a walkway to access, install and maintain the new floodlighting at Goodison Park, Everton Football Club’s stadium. The new floodlights are required for the stadium to meet FA criteria, as the park[…]

  • 22 January 2015

14 January 2015

Galvanizing plant offers support for mining operation

South West Galvanizers has offered their services to a project in Devon, galvanizing steelworks for the new Drakelands Tungsten and Tin Mine South West Galvanizers chose to support the project, which will create employment opportunities and make use of local companies, at the request of its customer, Centristic. On behalf of Centristic, the company has[…]

  • 14 January 2015

11 December 2014

B E Wedge galvanizing protects steel clips used at Ghana’s largest port

Tema Port, which is situated by the Gulf of Guinea, receives an average of 1,650 vessel calls each year comprising of container vessels, cargo vessels,tankers, cruise vessels, and roll on / roll off cargo. It spans across 3.9million square metres of land. Lee Dickens, Sales Manager at B E Wedge: ñHoldfast Solutions are long-standing customers[…]

  • 11 December 2014

02 December 2014

Cold roll-formed steel specialist voestalpine Metsec wins top award

BCCC ‘Best Business of the Year’ Award voestalpine Metsec plc team receiving the BCCC ‘Best Business of the Year’ Award The BCCC Award is sponsored by the University of Wolverhampton The award will further strengthen voestalpine Metsec plc’s reputation for business and service excellence, sustainability and economic growth in the West Midlands. voestalpine Metsec plc[…]

  • 02 December 2014

28 November 2014

Galvanising work undertaken at zoo on animal enclosures

South East Galvanizers have been working with Colchester Zoo for five years The steel is often used to create homes and trap systems for the animals, with the galvanising work playing an important part in protecting the structures against bad weather conditions. The company has also carried out work on the zoo’s new Bears of[…]

  • 28 November 2014

24 November 2014

Steelwork undergoes galvanising treatment for bridge construction

The plant provided hot-dip galvanising treatment to the steelwork used to create the concrete and steel bridges, replacing the existing rope and timber structures as part of the multi-million infrastructure project. Worksop Galvanizing was contracted to treat the components and containerise them into fourteen shipments, which each one containing components categorised into fifteen individual sets[…]

  • 24 November 2014

19 November 2014

Galvanising work undertaken on sign based at UK’s oldest canal

The sign was created as part of the 200th anniversary of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal The sign was created on behalf of Rosebank Community Garden and Village Green for the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, depicting a horse drawn canal barge similar to the narrow boats which were in use on the water 200 years[…]

  • 19 November 2014