Steel of the 20th Century
Steel has has quite
literally shaped industry, and in turn our lives. It has been the material of
choice for industries such as construction, shipping, car manufacture, the
medical sector, and forms many of the appliances we use in our homes. Steel has
fantastic inherent properties and is an extremely versatile material. Of
increasing importance in today’s world is the ability for steel to be recycled
over and over again, without losing any of its desired properties. And recycled
steel can be used to build brand new infrastructure. Since the 19th century,
steel has been used extensively in the construction industry, from the
construction of tall skyscrapers, through to humble dwellings. You can be sure
that whatever project you are currently working on, steel will feature in one
form or another. A crucial role in steel supply is a steel stockholder, they
exist to ensure the market demand is kept supplied with the product.
Alexander
Steel is an independent steel stockholder in Liverpool serving the whole of
Merseyside and Northwest of England. With over three decades of experience
behind us, we play a crucial role in the steel construction supply chain. As a
leading steel stockholder in Liverpool we supply a variety of products,
including universal beams, universal columns, parallel flange channels, equal
angles, unequal angles, flat bars, square hollow and rectangular hollow
sections.
The role of a steel
stockholder
● An efficient and prompt
outlet for customers - A significant role of steel stockholders
is
the ability to stock and deliver any quantity and combination of steel products
to customers on demand, reducing the costly lead time required for processing
steel.
● Efficient delivery and
transportation of steel products - The main function of stockholding is through
its delivery. Steel stockholders provide a timely and efficient service to
contractors via their network of depots and fleets of vehicles, which support
ease of transportation and stock availability. Any delay in the delivery to a
site is mitigated.
● Bulk ordering - Steelwork
firms produce steel in large quantities and output is dictated by pre-planned
cycles. Market and product requirements therefore need to be planned in
advance. When ordering from steelmakers, you must meet certain thresholds of
steel, in terms of weight and bundles. Steel stockholders order in bulk
directly from firms to ensure specific customer requirements are met.
● Value added service - Steel
stockholders offer additional services to help contractors with the supply of
steel which has been altered, laser cut, shot blasted, or drilled with holes
for fixing and priming equipment. This eliminates the need for a contractor to
invest heavily in plants and machinery.
Alexander
Steel offers very competitive prices and a rapid delivery of our steel stock,
any processed material, steelwork fittings, fasteners and many more products,
all direct from our steel stockholder Liverpool site. We are also one of the
major steel fabricators in Liverpool. We are equipped with the most up-to-
date, state of the art machinery available today - enabling the highest
precision work.
Steel
fabricators contribute considerably to the construction industry. The main
function of a steel fabricator is to transform basic sections of manufactured
steel into predefined shapes. Thanks to the evolution of high tech computer
software, steel fabrication is very advanced in 2020. You can entrust Alexander
Steel with the supply of all your structural steel fabrication needs - be they
large or small. Structural steel is used in diverse industries such as
construction, manufacturing, transport, shipping, packaging and mining. Let's
look at some of these examples in more detail:
Construction - Beams, steel frames,
columns, bars, girders, plates and a great deal more are classed as structural
steel, and are used in the construction industry.
Transport - Trucks, transmissions,
trains, rails and ships, anchor chains, aircraft undercarriages, and jet engine
components are all manufactured from fabricated structural steel.
Shipping - Structural steel has the
capacity to withstand huge external pressures, this property makes it ideal for
the fabrication of supertankers, submarines, boats, ladders, steel flooring,
grating and stairs.
Packaging - Food, drinks containers,
bottle caps and similar vessels are made with structural steel, as the material
provides a durable barrier from water, air, light and contaminants.
Energy - The energy sector
comprises wind power, nuclear, electric and natural gas. Transmission towers,
wind turbines, electromagnets, transformer cores, oil and gas wells are built
using structural steel.
Alexander
Steel has built its reputation to be a very revered steel
fabricator in Liverpool.
We deliver on our promises - every time. To find out how we can help you with
your steel fabrication requirements, please call 0151 733 3927 or email
sales@alexandersteel.co.uk for a free no obligation quote.
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