QuESH
A focus on quality is critical for any company, and our core objective is to exceed customer expectations at every level.
To demonstrate our commitment, we have invested heavily in our accreditations, including: –
Perhaps more importantly, however, we are also delighted to have won customer awards for our performance.
As with every business, we know that our activities will have adverse impacts on our environment. Whilst our impact is relatively minor, it cannot be ignored. We believe that it’s important to accept responsibility for what we do, and then take all practical measures to reduce or mitigate any negative… Read more
As with every business, we know that our activities will have adverse impacts on our environment.
Whilst our impact is relatively minor, it cannot be ignored. We believe that it’s important to accept responsibility for what we do, and then take all practical measures to reduce or mitigate any negative effects.
Our accreditation to: –
has helped us better understand our processes.
We now assess our overall operations and take measures to minimise our waste and emissions, recycle more efficiently, focus on energy efficiency when buying machinery, and fuel efficiency in vehicles.
The good news is that metals really excel when we focus on sustainability.
There is a general misconception that because the ores used to create our metals are mined, we must be depleting the Earth’s natural resources when we utilise them in our lives and in our products.
However, metal is only ever used; it is never consumed. The overall stock of the planets metallic elements does not decrease at all.
They don’t disappear when their useful life as a product comes to an end, they simply change their form and location through infinite recycling. This makes metals completely unlike other materials, such as wood or plastic (which generally end up in landfill once they have reached the end of their aesthetically useful life).
Whilst the metals industry is not complacent (there are now many programmes, such as Net Zero Steel, which are exploring ways to improve the overall carbon footprint), when viewed from a pure sustainability perspective the reality is that metals are amazing.
As a manufacturer, we are enormously aware of the inherent risks within our industry. For this reason, we have an ongoing programme of staff training in place, to ensure the safety of both them and the people around them. Everything we do, whether in the factory or on site, is… Read more
As a manufacturer, we are enormously aware of the inherent risks within our industry.
For this reason, we have an ongoing programme of staff training in place, to ensure the safety of both them and the people around them.
Everything we do, whether in the factory or on site, is planned with safety as the overriding priority.
To demonstrate this, our directors have all undergone significant risk training, and our QuESH manager is NEBOSH qualified. All site personnel carry CSCS cards, with supervisors and managers carrying SSSTS.
We are accredited to SMAS Worksafe
Since 2014 it has been law that structural products, materials, and fabrications are required to be CE marked and certified. Despite this, many steelworkers and fabricators remain uncertified for structural works and the potential for shoddy practices and workmanship in critical applications remains. It is the responsibility of everyone involved… Read more
Since 2014 it has been law that structural products, materials, and fabrications are required to be CE marked and certified. Despite this, many steelworkers and fabricators remain uncertified for structural works and the potential for shoddy practices and workmanship in critical applications remains.
It is the responsibility of everyone involved in the procurement and manufacturing of structural metalwork to ensure that the product they are installing is well made, compliant and, most of all, safe.
The harmonised standard that covers structural steelwork is – BS EN 1090: EXECUTION OF STEEL AND ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES.
Our welders and procedures have undergone a rigorous testing procedure to obtain accreditation for this compliance, and we are certified to produce fabricated steel, and stainless steel to Execution Class 2.
(Whilst each building and structure should be considered on its own merits, Execution Class 2 is recognised as being appropriate for most buildings that are constructed in the UK.)
For us to achieve this certification, we are required to have the following in place:
We have undertaken external testing of our welding procedures for all materials, as well as testing of the welds themselves. Our fabricators are re-tested on our procedures every 2 years to ensure that we remain compliant.
We are assessed on all aspects of this each year by our notified body and then issued with our FPC certificate and Welding Certificate, which identifies our approved Execution Class.
Although obtaining this accreditation is not easy, and the auditing procedure rigorous, it allows our customers to be 100% confident that our procedures are correct.
As with every business, we know that our activities will have adverse impacts on our environment. Whilst our impact is relatively minor, it cannot be ignored. We believe that it’s important to accept responsibility for what we do, and then take all practical measures to reduce or mitigate any negative… Read more
As with every business, we know that our activities will have adverse impacts on our environment.
Whilst our impact is relatively minor, it cannot be ignored. We believe that it’s important to accept responsibility for what we do, and then take all practical measures to reduce or mitigate any negative effects.
Our accreditation to: –
has helped us better understand our processes.
We now assess our overall operations and take measures to minimise our waste and emissions, recycle more efficiently, focus on energy efficiency when buying machinery, and fuel efficiency in vehicles.
The good news is that metals really excel when we focus on sustainability.
There is a general misconception that because the ores used to create our metals are mined, we must be depleting the Earth’s natural resources when we utilise them in our lives and in our products.
However, metal is only ever used; it is never consumed. The overall stock of the planets metallic elements does not decrease at all.
They don’t disappear when their useful life as a product comes to an end, they simply change their form and location through infinite recycling. This makes metals completely unlike other materials, such as wood or plastic (which generally end up in landfill once they have reached the end of their aesthetically useful life).
Whilst the metals industry is not complacent (there are now many programmes, such as Net Zero Steel, which are exploring ways to improve the overall carbon footprint), when viewed from a pure sustainability perspective the reality is that metals are amazing.
As a manufacturer, we are enormously aware of the inherent risks within our industry. For this reason, we have an ongoing programme of staff training in place, to ensure the safety of both them and the people around them. Everything we do, whether in the factory or on site, is… Read more
As a manufacturer, we are enormously aware of the inherent risks within our industry.
For this reason, we have an ongoing programme of staff training in place, to ensure the safety of both them and the people around them.
Everything we do, whether in the factory or on site, is planned with safety as the overriding priority.
To demonstrate this, our directors have all undergone significant risk training, and our QuESH manager is NEBOSH qualified. All site personnel carry CSCS cards, with supervisors and managers carrying SSSTS.
We are accredited to SMAS Worksafe
Since 2014 it has been law that structural products, materials, and fabrications are required to be CE marked and certified. Despite this, many steelworkers and fabricators remain uncertified for structural works and the potential for shoddy practices and workmanship in critical applications remains. It is the responsibility of everyone involved… Read more
Since 2014 it has been law that structural products, materials, and fabrications are required to be CE marked and certified. Despite this, many steelworkers and fabricators remain uncertified for structural works and the potential for shoddy practices and workmanship in critical applications remains.
It is the responsibility of everyone involved in the procurement and manufacturing of structural metalwork to ensure that the product they are installing is well made, compliant and, most of all, safe.
The harmonised standard that covers structural steelwork is – BS EN 1090: EXECUTION OF STEEL AND ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES.
Our welders and procedures have undergone a rigorous testing procedure to obtain accreditation for this compliance, and we are certified to produce fabricated steel, and stainless steel to Execution Class 2.
(Whilst each building and structure should be considered on its own merits, Execution Class 2 is recognised as being appropriate for most buildings that are constructed in the UK.)
For us to achieve this certification, we are required to have the following in place:
We have undertaken external testing of our welding procedures for all materials, as well as testing of the welds themselves. Our fabricators are re-tested on our procedures every 2 years to ensure that we remain compliant.
We are assessed on all aspects of this each year by our notified body and then issued with our FPC certificate and Welding Certificate, which identifies our approved Execution Class.
Although obtaining this accreditation is not easy, and the auditing procedure rigorous, it allows our customers to be 100% confident that our procedures are correct.
