As Chinese steel starts to call its own
Posted on April 21, 2016at 8:27 am
With Chinese steel prices on a steady recovery since the Lunar New Year holidays, supply and production allocations have swung firmly towards serving the domestic market.Buyers overseas have meanwhile found it hard to play catch up with Chinese offers, as delays or attempts to be coy with sellers are usually met with unwelcome news the […]
Read MorePutting Our Steel to Work in the Automotive Industry
Posted on August 03, 2014at 1:58 pm
In the UK car sales continue to rise, which like the construction sector is another positive sign that the economy is slowly but surely recovering. In 2012 there was a 5.3% increase in new car registrations with 2 million new cars sold. That’s the highest since 2008. In 2013 this got even better, with 2.26 […]
Read MoreInvestment in Heavy Gauge Leveller Allows us to Give Our Customers Even More Options
Posted on July 22, 2014at 1:50 pm
All machinery, eventually, wears down and needs replacing or refurbishing. After decades of use our Ungerer Heavy Gauge Leveller needed some work to bring it back to full operational capacity. At the same time we had started experiencing increased demand for mill processed plate steel, which made it important for this work be completed to […]
Read MoreTalkin’ bout Our Consignment System: How HTSS Is Creating A Revolution In Steel Supply
Posted on June 24, 2014at 1:47 pm
Maintaining sufficient supply levels in the steel industry can be expensive. It is costly to hold onto stock, especially at times like these when there is increased demand, and it can put quite a strain on infrastructure and balance sheets alike. It became clear to us that a solution had to be found which was […]
Read MoreRapid Growth of Housing Market Accelerates, Restoring Optimism to 2007 Levels Across The Construction Sector
Posted on June 10, 2014at 1:37 pm
In the construction sector, spring has definitely arrived, after a long hard winter. Both house prices and the number of new homes being built continue a steady growth curve. The numbers supporting this growth – unemployment down to 6.8%, record low interest rates, £12 billion in government funding for homebuyers through the Help to Buy […]
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