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Million pound investment for Newark Steel announced by Barrett Steel/bs069 / 19.05.15

Investment worth £1m has been announced at Barrett Steel's Newark plant, which will result in a 50% plus production increase in painted product and the creation of up to four new jobs over the next three months. Part of the General Steels Division, Newark Steel plans to boost production from 200 tonnes to 500 plus tonnes each month of CE accredited shotblasted and painted product.

Adrian Spencer, Managing Director of Barrett Steel's Eastern Region, explains how the investment will dramatically improve efficiency in the shot blasting and painting areas: "We have installed two new Kone 28.5 span, 5 tonne, twin hoist cranes, a pre-heater, a paint booth and drying tunnel. The equipment will help us to overcome the problem of blasting what was quite often a ‘wet' product. In the past shot became congealed, resulting in costly downtime.

"Now steel products will originate from our outside gantries, hence the need for the new twin hoist, purpose-built outside cranes. The products will run through a pre-heater using recently installed natural gas, reaching a temperature of 30/35˚ and enter the shotblaster completely dry. From the blaster they will proceed immediately to the automated paint booth. Painted red or grey with the flick of a switch, they will then proceed to the drying tunnel and emerge touch dry.
"From there the product will go onto the lift & carry system. Should the steel require drilling and cutting, where we are again CE accredited, it will be positioned on the new spine roller and sent to the newly installed Ficep 1001 DZB saw/drill line."

Newark Steel supplies a multitude of steel products to a wide range of customers in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire to their desired specification, ranging from those requiring general hardware to fabricators of large steel structures. Backed by the resources of the UK's largest independent steel stockholder the company has ambitious plans to grow further over the coming 3-5 years.

More information is available from Chris Lamb at Barrett Steel, tel: +44 (0)1274 682281, email:chris.lamb@barrettsteel.com,www.barrettsteel.com.

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Photos: 1. Adrian Spencer, Managing Director of Barrett Steel's Eastern Region. 2 & 3. Images show shotblasted and painted product from Barrett Steel. (Images available from Ros Nuttall,Chapelfield PR, email:rosalind@chapelfieldpr.com, tel: 07702 310743).

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Company contact:
Chris Lamb, Group Marketing Manager, Barrett Steel, e:chris.lamb@barrettsteel.com
Tel: +44 (0)1274 682281,www.barrettsteel.com

About Barrett Steel Ltd

Founded by Henry Barrett in 1866 Barrett Steel has grown both organically and by acquisition to become the UK's largest independent steel stockholder.

The group now consists of 42 companies operating from 28 locations across the UK, Ireland and the US and is divided into four divisions: General Steels; Engineering Steel; Tubes and Energy Products. The four divisions strategically work together in a forward-thinking philosophy to serve customers worldwide. Each company operates with the full backing and support of the Barrett Steel Group. Dedicated staff - wherever they are based across the UK - act as customers' one point of contact, whatever product or service is required.

Barrett Steel continues to invest in people, plant and products to ensure that the company is ideally placed to meet customers' requirements. In 2014 Barrett Steel commenced an academy programme to develop future managers.

Barrett Steel holds international accreditations including the quality initiative ISO 9001:2008, the environmental standard ISO 14001:2004 and CE approvals up to Execution Class 4 in BS EN 1090-1:2009.

Issued by: Barrett Steel, Barrett House, Cutler Heights Lane, Dudley Hill, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD4 9HU
T. +44 (0)1274 682281, E:chris.lamb@barrettsteel.com, W:www.barrettsteel.com