Metsec has won the contract to supply 25 tonnes of lightweight galvanised steel purlins to support the roof of the prestigious new Bilston Leisure Centre. Project: Bilston Leisure Centre, West Midlands Category: Leisure Products: Purlins Scale: £14.9m leisure centre forming part of prestigious urban village. Main contractor: Shepherd Construction Client: Wolverhampton City Council The facility, … Read more

Metsec has supplied approximately 40 tons of lightweight cold-roll formed steel purlins to help create the largest and most technologically advanced plastic bottle recycling facility in Europe. Project: AWS Eco Plastics’ Recycling Plant, Hemswell Cliff Product: Purlins Scale: A £10m facility, covering 9,000m2 and including 40 tons of Metsec purlins. Engineer: Peter Eaton & Associates Fabricator: … Read more

Purlins and side rails allow high street retailer to take the next step in distribution. Specialist structural steel manufacturer, voestalpine Metsec, has supported construction of the Next distribution centre in Doncaster through supplying its specialised, rolled to order, steel purlins and side rails. The distribution centre, which is located at the West Moor Park site, … Read more

Metsec Wastes No Time at Ardley   Metsec, the cold-roll formed steel manufacturer, has supplied a range of purlins and side rails for the construction of the secondary steel structure at the Viridor Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in Ardley, Oxfordshire. Short lead times for its galvanised products gave the manufacturer the edge. Constructed adjacent … Read more

The construction industry has probably never been under greater scrutiny than it is today, with designers, contractors, materials suppliers and systems manufacturers under increasing pressure, particularly where residential buildings are concerned, to deliver buildings that are safe, comfortable and affordable. There is also a growing number of requirements and restrictions being placed on the construction … Read more