steel sheeting Archives

15 May 2023

The benefits of baking on a steel belt

By Staff Writer

Solid steel bake oven belts have been at the heart of continuously operating bake ovens for nearly 100 years, the first one having been installed in 1925 by Swedish-based company IPCO, then operating as Sandvik Process Systems. Multiple factors lie behind their enduring use, including excellent heat transfer properties and outstanding durability. An occasionally less...

13 Mar 2019

Shoprite Climor Distribution Centre roofed in Klip-Tite steel sheeting

By Staff Writer

The distribution centre for Shoprite Checkers in Climor consists of over twenty buildings, of which the largest are three warehouses within the development. The Dry Goods warehouse is 76,000m2, the Refrigerated building is 18,000m2 and the Returns Centre is 12,000m2. Together, these buildings form the core of the new national distribution centre. The distribution park...

25 Feb 2019

Unique curving shapes in steel

By Staff Writer

SA Airlink is an international flight training facility for pilots that airline Airlink created in conjunction with the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer. Embraer has brought in full flight simulators to train international pilots on their aircraft at the facility. The brief to the architect was to design an internationally rated flight training facility that could...

31 Oct 2018

Interesting background to Sun Arena Menlyn Maine

By Staff Writer

Time Square Sun Arena was the Commercial Category Winner at the recent Steel Awards. What’s interesting is that the original project wasn’t envisaged in steel but in concrete. For practical reasons, this was later changed to steel. Read on to find out more. The Sun Arena at Time Square in Menlyn Maine is the biggest...

02 Oct 2018

High Definition Interiors boasts an unusual exterior

By Staff Writer

The new building for High Definition Interiors is clad in Brownbuilt 406 profiled steel sheeting to provide a warehouse feel, while offering a sleek and clean aesthetic.