Let’s face it metal is everywhere. That’s probably because when you think about it, there’s really is nothing like it that matches its strength, durability and above all flexibility. It’s used in so many components from the chairs that we sit on, to the laptop that I’m writing this post on. Yet every single piece […]
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The development of steel the world’s most highly used metal can be traced back some 4000 years to the beginning of the Iron Age. Initially iron was proved to be significantly harder and stronger than bronze and as such, tools and weaponry began to appear made from iron instead of its more expensive counterpart. For […]
Stainless steel is a fabulous material to use in bathrooms and kitchens because of its ability to resist corrosion and rust and we’ve sold many sheets of steel that have found their way into people’s homes to be used as innovative splash backs, work surfaces or as piece of sculpture. The one question we do […]
So you’ve got a project looming on the horizon and you’ve come to the realisation that (either out of choice or necessity) you need stainless steel sheet. Before we jump straight into the why’s and wherefore’s tacmeds.com of sheet metal purchasing, we thought that it would be a good idea to dispel some of the […]
One of buy sildenafil citrate online the most interesting and important facts about steel is that it can be recycled time and time again without losing any of its qualities. Items such as aluminium cans are a prime example. As such, steel makes for a very sustainable product. Therefore, the term ‘steel processing’ refers to […]
Let’s face it, there’s only so many times you can blog about worldwide steel demands before it becomes quite frankly… boring. Here at Metro Steel, although we’re mad about steel we don’t want to come across as obsessive or completely nerdy about it. With this in mind, we thought that we’d have a little fun […]
It’s fair to say that the life of a metal fabrication shop and the people who work in it is never dull. It can get bombarded with a multitude of orders from a wide variety of customers at any given moment, with jobs ranging in both size and complexity. The difficult part for any fabrication […]