What's New? May 2006 New racking and stillages to handle bar offcuts installed at Metalfast Swindon Additional Schelling Plate saw installed at Metalfast Swindon May 2006 Metalfast merges with ThyssenKrupp Materials UK Ltd March 2006 Additional 7.5m high racking installed at Metalfast Midlands Two additional bar saws installed at Metalfast Midlands February 2006 Additional delivery vehicle for Metalfast Swindon January 2006 Additional delivery vehicle for Metalfast North West January 2006 Company sold to ThyssenKrupp Materials UK Ltd, November 2005 IP Telephony switchboard at Metalfast Midlands to enable home workers March 2005Additional 8m high racking installed at Metalfast MidlandsTwo new Hubtex MSU30 four way reach trucks for Metalfast MidlandsFebruary 2005New Linux email serverJanuary 2005New faster ADSL broadband links replace old computer leased lines between branchesDecember 2004Additional delivery vehicles for Metalfast Anglia and North WestAugust 2004New Amada HA253W automatic Bar saw for Metalfast AngliaNew Cantilever racking for Metalfast SwindonJuly 2004New racking for Metalfast AngliaMarch 2004Additional 18 tonne truck added to fleet to aid trunking to Metalfast AngliaDecember 2003New Kasto Tec A4 high speed automatic bandsaw installed at Metalfast SwindonNovember 2003New Amada CTB400 automatic bandsaw installed at Metalfast Midlands Three Fom Sika 400 circular saws installed at Midlands, Swindon and North West Warehouses Two manual bandsaws installed at Metalfast Swindon and Metalfast MidlandsSeptember 2003Install Smid 850 plate saw at Metalfast North WestInstall crane and vacuum lift equipment at Metalfast North WestAugust 2003Metalfast North West move to 5500sq ft warehouse in StockportNew vertical and cantilever racking for North West WarehouseAugust 2003Schelling FPM330 plate saw installed at Metalfast Midlands, with Erbo vacuum extractionVacuum lifting equipment installed at Metalfast MidlandsJuly 2003Metalfast Midlands move to new 27500sq ft warehouse in TividaleNew Vertical and cantilever racking for Midlands warehouseJanuary 2003New Hubtex MSU20 4 way Reach Truck for SwindonDecember 2002Our pole dancing poles are advertised in new video and we export our first pole to the USANovember 2002New 18 ton truck added to our fleet, to aid trunking between our branchesOctober 2002Improved CRM software added to computer systemsFebruary 2002Greatly increase the stock range of aluminium tubesJanuary 2002We sell our first pole dancing poleJanuary 2002Open Metalfast Anglia sales office and warehouse in Huntingdon January 2002Another Schelling plate saw installed, and additional overhead crane with vacuum lift, we now have four plate sawsNovember 2002Additional three trucks added to Metalfast's fleetSept 2001Open Metalfast North West sales officeJune 2001New Zetafax software on each sales desk improves sales staff ability to mailshot and communicate with customers and suppliersMarch 2001Overflow warehouse stocking over 300 tonne operated by SW Transport opens near Swindon in ChelworthMarch 2001New telephone system further improves communication between Swindon & OldburySeptember 2000 New envelope inserting equipment, and computer software improves post room efficiencyAugust 2000New "low profile" curtainsided trucks replace our fleet of dropsided trucksAugust 2000Leased line internet access installed in Swindon, improving email response times.July 2000New 6m high racking installed in Swindon warehouseFebruary 2000Stocks of 5083 and 7075 round bar arriveJanuary 2000Metalfast Midlands branch in Oldbury opensNov 99Start three shift working in our warehouse, now cutting metal 24 hours a day from 6am Monday till 10pm FridayNovember 99Large stocks of thick walled seamless tube in 6082 arriveJune 99Install sophisticated CTI (telephone computer integration) software, ensures customers always talk to their regular sales contactNovember 98Large stocks of very competitively priced 6082T6 round bar arriveOctober 98Strengthened the management team by creating the new post of Operations ManagerSeptember 98Introduced a stock range of Fortal high strength aluminium mould plate. (more details to follow soonJune 98Gained ISO 9002 (After years of procrastination)May 98Installed new computer equipment giving sales staff internet email addresses and web accessOctober 97Commenced two shift working in our plate cutting departmentAugust 97Installed new overhead crane servicing the plate department. The crane has a capacity of 3.2 ton and is equipped with vacuum lift equipment enabling it to lift plates as heavy as 2.2 ton.The vacuum lifting equipment prevents the marking and scratching that lifting with forklift trucks can inflict on heavy aluminium plate, as well as speeding the loading and unloading times on and off of our sawsJuly 97Installed a new 2 metre wide polycoating machine capable of polycoating plate on two sides up to 1" thick. The coating machine will prevent sheet and plate being scratched or marked whilst it is being handled thus further improving the quality of the product we offer | |
