Project overview
One of our regular customers from Bedford needed structural steel for a loft conversion. They placed an order early in the week and the steel was booked to arrive within two working days, on the Thursday. The steel was a common size and we had it in stock.
How we did it
Fabrication
The steel was selected from stock and taken for cutting, where it was checked off against the cutting list and sawn to length. In the fabrication area the fabrication team checked the lengths again before work began. The cut ends were cleaned up and the butt splice plates were prepared and tack welded into place. Our in-house QA team checked the fabrication, and the steels were then fully welded to specification. After drilling, QA checked the steels again to make sure the holes, plates and fabrication matched the engineer's specification and lined up. The bearing plates were cut and prepared in our plates section, ready to go with the main job.
Finish and delivery
The steels were blasted and painted to the correct thickness in microns and hung to dry. On this job the paint was 30-minute fireproof. The QA and loading teams checked the steel again, and bolts, steel-to-steel fixings, nuts, washers and packing plates (if required) were added. It was loaded onto our 22-metre Hiab lorry, and the driver checked the load ready for a 5am start. The steel was delivered to site and placed where the customer needed it, on the roof.
Outcome
- Steel placed on the roof, delivered on the Thursday as booked
Nick and the team at MAH are simply the best steel fabricators out there. Always on time, always decent prices and go the extra mile to ensure our jobs run smoothly from start to finish. This is another example of their dedication to our jobs and their exceptional customer service.
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