On Friday 11 December, MP and deputy leader for the Labour Party, Tom Watson, officially opened a special training suite to help West Midlands businesses get to grips with an emerging technology. The BIM (building information modelling) training centre is located at the Community Action Project (CAP) Centre in Smethwick. BIM is a universal means … Read more

Leading Black Country cold roll forming specialist, voestalpine Metsec plc, has continued its investment in the future of the manufacturing industry through the appointment of four new staff members, who have become the newest recruits involved with the company’s award-winning apprenticeship scheme. The latest intake takes Metsec one step closer to its ambition of achieving … Read more

Oldbury-based lightweight structural steel and cold roll forming specialist, Metsec has been recognised by BSI, the business standards company, as one of the first manufacturers of its kind to operate an Integrated Management System (IMS) that complies with the requirements of PAS 99:2012. The globally recognized standard for integrated management systems, PAS 99 was developed … Read more

Metsec’s Hepsec division, the leader in light gauge cold-rolled steel products for the dry lining, partitioning and ceiling industry, has launched a new fleet of delivery lorries, underpinning the professionalism of the company’s logistics operations. Featuring the eye catching red and black Metsec brand, the Scania Highline fleet consists of three tractor units and six … Read more

Cold roll-formed steel specialist Metsec quietly shone at the FPDC’s Annual Plaisterer’s Awards 2014 after having lent its design expertise to all three framing projects shortlisted in the “Steel Framed Systems Contract” category. Framing Technology Ltd won the Steel Framed Systems award at the FPDC Awards, demonstrating engineering excellence with its work on a Homes … Read more