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in 2019/2020. This is in line with the
current restructuring of the Barrett Steel
Tubes business in Dudley to a dedicated
manufacturing hub and centre of excellence
for section/hollow section processing.
The site is home to 12 laser processing
machines including the LT20 Jumbo
laser which lends itself perfectly to the
processing of constructional components
due to its capacity to laser hollow sections
up to 508mm in diameter and 14 metres in
length. This investment in processing within
stockholding allows contractors to focus
on design, more challenging fabrication
operations and the erection process.
The acquisition of Shoreham has also
boosted Barrett Steel’s dedicated profiling
team based at the C Roberts Steel Services
site in Rotherham. Tom Barrett, Group
Commercial Director and current Managing
Director of the C Roberts depot spoke about
the growth of the team commenting, “It is a
notably exciting time for the Barrett Group,
and we have seen extensive growth in our
profiles team here at Rotherham. We are
enjoying working in partnership with the
team at Shoreham to expand our profiles
offering across the UK. With the profiler
at Shoreham expanding our Rotherham
capacity plus a further two HD plasma
machines and a new laser due on site as
we move towards 2020, we will be better
positioned than ever to offer a complete
package to our construction customers
across the UK.”
Today steel stockholders need to offer
an ever varied supply of processed material
into the construction sector. James Barrett
commented, “Over 150 years working hand
in hand with the construction industry
has enabled Barrett’s to be in tune with the
challenges our customers are facing daily.
Recently, we have noticed that site dates
are finalised but then, due to hold ups with
drawing release, our customers are often
faced with increasingly shortening lead
times for fabrication and supply. At Barrett’s
we work seamlessly with our customers to
not only ensure stock availability at short
notice but to ensure, where we can, that
our investments in advanced processing
can assist our customers to hit ever tighter
schedules.”
The experience entwined in the Barrett
Steel operation means not only does the
group have the scope to supply a wide
variety of stock and processed products, but
additionally their long-established supply
chain relationships pass on an enormous
amount of benefits to the customer. Whether
it’s sourcing different types of stock, such as
nonstandard specification for the nuclear
construction sector, or by reducing costs for
end-users thanks to single-source operation,
their supply chain allows reduction in costs
and transport requirements across the board.
There is no escaping the ever-changing
political landscape and the threat Brexit
poses to many of the UK’s industries.
However Barrett Steel are reassuring
customers they continue to monitor
the overall situation and they have put
procedures in place in preparation for the
various scenarios the steel industry faces.
What is for certain in these current times is
that Barrett Steel’s team of experts can boast
significant levels of technical knowledge.
This level of knowledge and understanding
of the sectors they are servicing allows
them not only to create tailored solutionbased
offerings to assist their customers
with the ever-changing challenges they
face but backs that up with the investment
in stock, transport and the processing
capabilities required to cater perfectly to the
construction industry for many generations
to come.
Barrett Steel
is a headline
sponsor of
Steel for Life
Barrett Steel has
recently acquired the
former Parker Steel site
in Shoreham
“Over 150 years working hand
in hand with the construction
industry has enabled Barrett’s
to be in tune with the challenges
our customers are facing daily.”
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