Archive for 'Steel' Category
Siddall and Hilton Invest Further
Welded mesh manufacturer Siddall and Hilton Products has opted to invest further as part of its growth plans. The two automation projects are aimed at further streamlining processes. The Yorkshire-based business has partnered with Sewtec, a global player in bespoke machinery and automation, to develop a robot to automate the process of packaging and banding […]
DHF Sounds Alert on CSCS Cards
Midland based trade association, the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF), has sounded the ‘clarion call’ with CSCS cards awarded by ‘Grandfather Rights’ set to expire on December 31 2024. It is predicted that up to 60,000 industry skills cards will terminate at that point and cannot be renewed. In preparation, the renewal of new CSCS […]
Fastline and Corbetts Agree Deal
A Midlands manufacturer has teamed with a Shropshire company to deliver what is being described as a ‘galvanizing’ first. Fastline Steel Services has signed a multi-million pound agreement with galvanizers Corbetts to exclusively use Plant A at its Telford site, guaranteeing over 15,000 tonnes of perimeter steel fencing will be galvanized there every year. The […]
Lochrin Bain Score Palisade First
Glasgow based Lochrin Bain are developing a raft of new products as the company looks to maintain its place in the security sector. The company, part of the Martin Group of companies, has seen major engineering investment over the past three years at its Cumbernauld plant, providing the foundation to move ahead with new products. […]
Zaun uplifts SR range to latest BRE standard
High security perimeter systems manufacturer Zaun has uplifted all of its Security Ratings (SR) range to the latest certifications from the Buildings Research Establishment (BRE). BRE has revised its SRs to Loss Prevention Standard (LPS) 1175 as certified by the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) and listed in their Red Book. The latest revision of […]
White Hire Boosts Zaun
A pioneering perimeter systems manufacturer has recruited a new business development manager to join in January. Steel fencing manufacturer Zaun Ltd has appointed Mat White from Highway Care Security Solutions. Zaun boasts a long-standing working relationship with White extending back over many years. For the past five years, he has been at Highway Care, initially […]
Zedlock Range into the Market
Gate lock manufacturer Zedlock has launched a range of high security gates. The West Sussex company has designed from the ground-up and included what it describes as ‘a range of innovative security features’. Aimed at securing compounds, driveways and yards where valuable equipment is stored, the core crietria was the desire to create an easy-to-operate […]
Son Returns to Zaun to Dad’s Old Role
An experienced steel fencing industry salesman has returned to his first proper employer – to take on the same role his dad held for many years. Zaun has appointed Andy Holloway as internal sales manager. The mesh fencing manufacturer previously employed his dad Paul for 10 years until his untimely death from a hospital-borne infection […]
Parking Facilities Purchased
Hill and Smith Holdings PLC announce the acquisition of Parking Facilities. Parking Facilities are one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of parking control equipment. Designing and manufacturing custom built gates and automatic barriers at their facility in Staffordshire. Based on the outskirts of Tamworth, Parking Facilities now becones part of Barkers Fencing, ATG Access, Bristorm, […]
Zaun Pushes CPD to Specifiers
Steel fencing manufacturer Zaun Limited is increasing its efforts to educate security consultants, specifiers and architects in the latest technologies available to design into buildings, venues and public spaces to protect the public. In just four months, experts from Zaun will be delivering both Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Security Institute approved Continual Professional Development (CPD) […]
