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A press rebuild in seventy-two hours
A cracked cylinder on a 1,200-tonne press, a bank-holiday weekend and a line that had to run on Tuesday. How the job was planned and done.
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The safety walk we do before every shutdown
An hour on foot, a clipboard and the plant’s own operators. Why the most useful part of a shutdown happens a week before it starts.
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Pipe spools: build them in the shop or on site?
Prefabrication saves time on site, but not always. The four questions we ask before deciding where a spool gets welded.
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Standing up a steel frame in six weeks
How the frame for a harbourside logistics hub went from bare slab to roof sheeting in forty-two working days.
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Can an old factory roof take solar panels?
Usually yes, often with some help. What a structural survey looks at before a single panel goes up.
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Six new apprentices in the fabrication shop
Four welders and two pipefitters start their four-year apprenticeships with us this autumn.




