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If you’re thinking about renovating your kitchen then you might want to consider stainless steel worktops. It’s a material that’s already used extensively in commercial kitchens, but is becoming more and more popular in homes up and down the country too. So without further ado, let’s take a closer look into the wonders of stainless […]

Steel is without doubt the most important industrial material in the world today. In fact it’s everywhere you look. Even if a product isn’t made from steel there’s a strong chance that the machinery used to produce it was. Yet we’re only really just scratching the surface and the reality is that the potential for […]

At Metro Steel we process, fabricate, and sell a wide variety of steel products including steel pipe. At first glance, you might think that purchasing steel pipe is relatively straight forward – just state the length you want and hey presto – 1 steel pipe delivered to you. However it isn’t always that simple as […]

Many commercial businesses that sell steel products often have their own on-site steel processing, but what exactly is it and more importantly how does it work? The melting and casting process Firstly to make stainless steel you need raw material, namely iron ore, silicon, chromium, nickel etc. these raw materials are melted together in a […]

Although we imagine steel buildings to be those enormous skyscrapers that dominate city skylines, the truth is that more and more homeowners looking to take on a self-build are considering steel as their main source of material. So why is this? Here are 5 great reasons why building with steel makes perfect sense. Design freedom […]

There’s no escaping the fact that welding is an inherently dangerous activity. That said, with the right protective gear, the majority of tasks can be carried out in relative safety. Therefore it’s important for any one looking to carry out a welding task to select gear that’s going to provide the right protection. With this […]

If you’re after high quality fencing and gates then your materials of choice are probably going to be either aluminium or steel. The problem is that unless you’re fully conversant with the properties of each type of metal, you’re going to be faced with a difficult choice. What’s more, there are pros and cons to […]