Sheet Metal For Construction

The UK construction industry is a diverse, multi-billion pound sector ranging from one man bands through to global organisations. The construction lifecycle starts with mining, quarrying and forestry, needed to feed the supply chain before physical construction can start. It ends with the maintenance and in some cases, destruction and disposal of buildings.

Construction projects are split across the public sector and private sector, with the latter accounting for ¾ of total output in the UK. There are three main sectors under the construction umbrella: commercial, residential and infrastructure.

The construction industry accounts for millions of jobs, both employed, self-employed and contractors. The sector’s performance is generally accepted to be an indicator of the health of the UK’s broader economy; in a recession, construction output often falls and jobs are put at risk.

Our work with Conamar Building Services

Conamar was established in 1982 by founding director Con Dower and is still a family run business. His sons continue to work on high-quality build projects on both new build and refurbished properties.

With complementary company values, Alroys has enjoyed a successful partnership with Conamar for over thirty years. Projects vary from large-scale maintenance contracts to supplying individual parts but our approach to this partnership is the same, regardless of project size or scale. We work with the Conamar team as one, turning jobs around quickly, seamlessly and delivering design and manufacturing support whenever it’s needed.

Conamar have a reputation for developing solutions to the most challenging of project briefs. On one of these projects, they asked us for our assistance in manufacturing complex architectural metal components to be used internally and externally on a high-spec house build. These components were architect-designed to the highest production values and we weren’t taking any chances with the end product. We manufactured and fabricated every component at our factory using a range of techniques. Assembly and installation on-site followed and the result was visually breathtaking.

Like Conamar, we’re proud of our ability to solve whatever challenges come our way. This project was no exception. We’d been asked to create panels for the house but the architect insisted they must ‘float’ with no obvious fixings on display. We discussed the benefits of several approaches and tested them thoroughly. The solution we proposed involved a specialist adhesive which we sourced on behalf of Conamar. For the walls, this was relatively straight forward, but the ceilings presented an additional challenge – gravity. However, with the help of technicians and support rods, we were able to overcome this minor curveball.

Find out more about our work for Conamar here and how we’ve helped them find solutions on a range of challenging projects.