INDUSTRY NEWS
Barrett Steel boosts investment in Ireland to £7.5m
purchase of the warehouse and business unit at the Barrett Steel Ireland site in Maghaberry, 30,000 square foot site is the location of the main processing centre for Barrett Steel Ireland shotblasting and priming.
B
arrett Steel has
boosted its investment in Ireland to almost £7.5 million with the
Rob Ridge, Barrett Steel’s Commercial Development Director, explains: “The purchase of the site from which we are currently operating underlines our continuing investment and commitment to the Irish market. “We have increased our workforce by 20% with the launch of Barrett Engineering Steel Ireland at the Maghaberry site and we will add new people, stocks and machinery as the business grows.”
A huge Davi Roll installed for
desalination plants
A major manufacturer in the Far East has recently bought, and installed, a new DAVI variable axis plate roll 3500 x 200mm thick, for the construction of desalination plants.
This plate roll is the latest in a series of DAVI plate rolls purchased by this particular customer in recent years, who has always been extremely
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performance of the plate rolls, especially for automation and remote technical support. The plate roll is the last of a number of machines installed in the country for high thicknesses and heavy duty applications.
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Rob Ridge continues: “The purchase is part of our strategic plan - we want to be known by every steel user in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.” News of the investment closely follows the announcement that Barrett Steel Ireland has been accredited with the CE Standard relating to the Construction Products Directive and Structural Steels. The award is part of the Barrett Steel Group’s aim to gain
three key awards throughout its 42 companies, including CE Marking, ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 9001. Despite challenging times in the industry Barrett Steel reported a year to September 2013.
More information on Barrett Steel t: +44 (0)1274 682281
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