Our Capabilities

We guarantee to satisfy ALL metal cladding requirements:

- Aluminium; Stainless & Galvanised Steel; Copper and Zinc

- Single skin items or Double skin insulated panels

- Powder coated; Anodised; Stove or Vitreous Enamel

We manufacture up to 8 metre lengths of sheet metal (e.g. 8m long circular column casings as single formed items)

Full design and technical advisory service

Early mock-ups and prototype manufacture

All machines CNC operated to less than 1mm tolerances

Radan CAD system as well as AutoCAD

We work in association with vacuum forming specialists

Fast track repetitive as well as specialised contracts

Stock of panels & sheets to serve immediate need

Specific Equipment and Facilities :

CNC Guillotine:
Up to 8 metres (24ft) - the largest in the UK. Even larger items can be machined using alternative methods.

Turret Press:
This advanced facility allows precise cutting and punching of many complex forms, including of curved elements. Direct input from Radan CAD allows great accuracy. A common application, for example, is perforated panelling punched with a border to permit asound attenuation for internal atria.

Brake Presses:
3 brake presses - largest at 8m - the largest in UK and one of the largest in Europe. Large panels may be fabricated including rolled panels, via very small increments, giving a smooth external face. Punching and bent returns are carried out as a matter of course.

Rollers:
Small and large. Smaller rollers are part of the assembly and fabrication shops. The large roller accepts up to 4.3m, but can be supplanted by forming rolled elements on the 8m brake press if required.

Assembly Shop:
Frames are mitred and assembled. Composite 3D elements are co-ordinated spot welded and checked against fabrication drawings. Dimensions are confimed and any stud fixing carried out. Corrections are made if errors are discovered during this process.

Welding Shop:
Certified welders TIG weld using the appropriate grade of pure aluminium with appropriate additives.

Development:
Highly skilled metal workers work on small elements and complex fabrication. This shop can also respond very quickly, so is often used for short lead times. High levels of accuracy are commonly achieved.

Finishing:
After fabrication, any forming or welding distortion is corrected and the panels prepared for anodising or coating.

Inspection:
All finally assembled elements are further checked against fabricated drawings. Quality control against the company checklist is undertaken with an intense attention to detail. Where items have been stripped of their protection and painted, a furtther application of protective plastic is fitted.

Delivery:
We palletise all products with self-adhesive separating blocks and shrink wrap them so that they arrive in a pristine condition.