Metsec SFS is a highly versatile building solution, first introduced in the UK in 1985, which allows the designer complete freedom of choice. To date the system has been specified in over a thousand projects – a track record that speaks for itself.

Examples of projects that have successfully utilised:-

Health Sector.

• Aintree Hospital ·
• Law Hospital ·
• Edinburgh Royal Hospital ·
• Bishop Auckland Hospital ·
• Royal Bournemouth Hospital
• Nuffield Hospital, Hull ·
• Hope Hospital,Manchester ·
• Prospect Park Hospital, Reading ·
• Corbett Hospital, Dudley ·
• Maidstone Hospital

EDUCATION:-Glasgow Caledonian Students Union • Brantridge School, West Sussex · Fife Schools • Middlesborough Academy · Westerhope School, Newcastle • Llancarfon Primary School · Bournemouth School • City of Bristol College · University of Portsmouth • Throckley School, Newcastle Metsec Framing

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Metsec SFS and MetFRAME are high precision, loadbearing steel frame. solutions

Metsec SFS fast track building systems

Metsec SFS fast track building systems are specified to construct infill and continuous walling, low-rise stand-alone buildings and high bay separating walls.SFS has all the benefits of cold-rolled sections; versatility, buildability, high speed construction and significant reductions in dead loadings. The warm frame approach achieves excellent thermal performance and the system is ideal for lowground bearing pressure situations.The precision-engineered components facilitate reduced building maintenance and reduce site material wastage. The net effect is a reduction in programme timescales and project costs.


High precision, loadbearing system.
Proven record in ‘fast-track’ construction.
Warm frame achieves excellent thermal performance.
Reduced maintenance.
Ideal for low ground bearing pressure situations.
Less material wastage.
Sustainable construction friendly.

METSEC PLAYS KEY ROLE IN AFFORDABLE HOMES DEVELOPMENT

Metsec plc. 31/07/2007
Metsec is playing a key role at a prestigious affordable homes development, in Birmingham.

The cold roll-formed steel manufacturer’s Lattice Joists Division has produced and supplied tapered roof trusses for a four-storey apartment block at a showcase Park Central project.

The trusses will sit atop precast load bearing walls erected by building systems manufacturer Structherm.

The two companies have already worked together at developer Crest Nicholson’s Park Central scheme, which is making affordable new homes available to qualifying buyers as part of the Government's new First Time Buyer Initiative.

As part of the Lattice Joist Division’s free, in-house design service, Metsec designers – using StruCad 3D modelling software – worked closely with Gardner Stewart Architects to develop roof support steelwork ahead of producing the trusses and delivering them to the site.

This pre-production work also helped provide solutions for the V-shaped roof, which features a curved cantilever, and a complicated valley condition where the two roof sections join.

The 530 square metre roof was supported on Metsec trusses, which comprised mostly 10.8m spans, tapering from 300mm deep to 1,625mm. The trusses were spaced at 3.435m to carry a metal, structural roof deck system, with approximately 1m long cantilever ends to the top and bottom of the slope.

The trusses were supplied painted, with cantilever feature steel supplied hot dipped galvanised.

Lattice Joist Division sales director Darren Bird said: “We’re developing something of a partnership with Structherm, where it provides the shell, and we put the lid on it.

“That, coupled with the fact that we are able to produce and supply the required lightweight, long-span trusses, backed with a free design and detailing service, means that together we’re able to give developers like Crest Nicholson exactly what they want.”

Crest Nicholson is a leading developer of sustainable communities whose mission is to meet customers' expectations through the provision of environmentally sensitive and well-built developments.

Manufactured from high yield steel, Metsec’s lightweight lattice joists and trusses offer a high strength to weight ratio, and their open web nature allows for the simple passage of services.

They are supplied finished with zinc phosphate primer as standard, with other finishes available on request.


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July 2007
Purlin Division
Metsec purlins selected for Plymouth University’s new Faculty of Art
Metsec Purlin Division has supplied its light gauge galvanised steel purlins for the roof of Plymouth University's new faculty of Art.
The roof structure presented a number of challenges due to its complex shape and load. Unlike standard 'square' buildings, the roof incorporated seven different roof planes including a major trapezoidal shape, a triangular section and an exposed vertical feature wall.

Using the Metspec 10 structural design program, Metsec engineers successfully designed a solution based on a combination of butt and sleeved systems to allow for the range of irregular shapes. Metspec 10 also enabled engineers to select optimum purlins by weight of spans and structural loadings with integrated snow and wind loading.

Wind loads were calculated in accordance with a wind study report conducted by BRE. Wind pressures were measured on a mock-up model during tests to generate design wind loads. The wind loads were considerably varied due to the overall building shape, from a maximum wind pressure of 2.39 kN/m2 and a maximum wind suction of 3.84 kN/m2. The roof has also been designed to withstand a maximum snow drift load of 2.39 kN/m2.

Purlin Division Marketing Manager Mark Evans said: "The project presented a number of challenges not least because the wind loading was twice, and at some points three times, more onerous than what we normally work to. We are delighted that everything went smoothly."

Metsec were contracted by Rowecord Engineering Limited.

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