Project scope

The customer checked the steel dimensions and confirmed the setting out. We then issued the first phase steelwork for approval. With all previous questions answered with various revisions and connections of the steelwork, we were then able to produce:

• Material list/Cutting list
• Shipping list
• Bolt list
• Steel fabrication drawings
• Fittings
• Shaft drawings

It was then over to manufacture. We produced the first phase in 5 days, fully fabricated to site. Delivered by our hi-ab crane lorry the customer had reserved parking bays. However, it required the steel lifting/delivering through the doorway of the shop front which required exceptional skills from our driver/hi-ab operator.

Phase 2

Ahead of receiving Phase 2, our draughtsman spotted an error/missing information in the engineering pack, this related to 152×152 uc columns and incoming connecting 203×203’s. This required swift action from MAH Steel, the customer and his engineer. Our draughtsman communicated directly with the engineer to resolve the issues. There was no key plan showing where the steel.connection splice details were to be applied (as the columns rose up through the floors). The customers engineer revamped his sketch to show the correct column size and steel splice detail. Following this, our draughtsman revised his drawing, which meant changing a lot of the detail. Bearing all this in mind, this whole issue was sorted within 3 days so that the project wasn’t held up.

• For all of the following phases, to ensure smooth operations in all areas – from steel stock ordering, steel fabrication, delivery and installation – our draughtsman split the main GA into several smaller GA’s, cutting lists, shipping lists, steel fabrication drawings, fittings and shaft drawings. This was essential in keeping things clean with every phase. Even the bolts were phased for easy installation!
• There were some small challenges along the way of course, no steel project can be perfect! A memorable moment was that there were a couple of steel beams that went missing! As it wasn’t immediately apparent where the beams were, rather than delay things with a deeper investigation, we made another two immediately and delivered them to the customer the next day. If you wondered, the beams were located about a week later on another site!