Production Facility
Our state of the art production facility covers over 22,000 square meters and encompasses the most advanced computer numerically controlled machinery (CNC) available. Fabrication capacity is in-excess of 600 tonnes per week, dependent on type and mix, with the 14 acre site located at the heart of the East-Midlands, strategically positioned to service the country as a whole, quickly and efficiently.
Our working philosophy has undergone a major metamorphosis in recent years, with fabrication now almost exclusively carried out on six separate ‘fabrication speed lines’. This has seen efficiencies and productivity increase significantly as steel handling has been reduced from approximately 16 times per member to only 5. To complement the new speed lines, a traditional fabrication shop has been retained to enable continued flexibility in the fabrication of large trusses, rafters, and specialist pieces etc.
Within the purpose built production facility, the six “fabrication speed lines", a form of moving conveyor system, each in excess of 170m long are coupled with advanced saw/ drill CNC machinery and full shot-blasts facilities. Over 120 speed line bogies are used in the transfer of the steel prior to being finished at one of the 48 MIG welding stations.
Once complete, the fabricated members then enter one of three purpose built paint bays, offering a range of surface finishes, paint, intumescent fire protection and galvanising, and each benefiting from advanced underground extraction/ recovery facilities, reducing the environmental impact and increasing safety. With more than 30 over head cranes, and a maximum lifting capacity of over 15 tonnes (tandem lifting) the production facility as a whole is efficient, versatile and able to maintain quality.
Our production facility includes the following;
Section Processing
3 No Peddinghaus BDL-1250/9 Saw/drill combination lines.
1 No Prosaw 440 x 300 sawing line.
1 No Peddinghaus ABCM-1250/3 coping line.
1 No Peddinghaus AFPS-623 angle line.
2 No Schlick section cleaning lines.
Plate Processing Lines
1 No Peddinghaus FDB-1500 x 80 TC plate line.
1 No Peddinghaus FDB-600 x 50 HS flat bar line.
1 No Peddinghaus 1170/3 plate punching line.
1 No Esprit 8m x 2m x 30mm Plasma cutting table.
1 No Esprit 6m x 3m x 100mm Plasma/oxy-acy cutting table.
1 No Ficep punching and shearing line.
Fabrication Process
6 No 170m long speed lines.
120 No speed line bogies.
48 No 550A MIG welding stations.
Crane Capacity
2 No 10000 Kg.
10 No 7500 Kg.
20 No 5000 Kg.
Tandem lifting 15000 Kg.
Transport
7 No Tractor units
2 No 30m Rear steer extendable trailers.
5 No 20m extendable trailers.
22 No 13.6m flat bed trailers.
32 No vans.
3 No Yard shunters.
3 No Side loader fork lifts.
8 No Counter balance fork lifts.
Material stock yard = 3500 sq m.
Material processing area = 6500 sq m.
Fabrication area = 6100 sq m.
Painting area = 3200 sq m.
Site area 14 acres.
