Workers at British Steel's Teesside Beam Mill have helped the company extend a popular range.
The company has enhanced its offering to the construction sector by extending its range of Advance structural sections, made in Scunthorpe and at Teesside.
British Steel Commercial Director, Construction, Ben Cunliffe said: “The wide range of sizes and gauges available in our Advance structural sections range gives designers and engineers the flexibility to achieve the most effective structural solutions for their clients.
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“Optimising steel structures by precisely matching often difficult-to-find dimensions has the potential to provide sustainable, efficient and cost-reducing solutions through savings in structure weight, fabrication effort and logistical costs.
“We’re responsive and adaptable to customers’ needs and take pride in giving great customer service and offering quality products made to precise requirements."
British Steel started manufacturing weathering steel structural sections a little over a year ago, ideal for a range of outdoor structures in exposed locations including bridges and buildings.
The steel’s corrosion rate is so low that structures fabricated from unpainted weathering steel can achieve long lifespans – in some cases up to 120 years – with only minimal maintenance.
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