Kingspan, one of the world’s largest providers of steel decking profiles has invested in a low carbon steel manufacturer and intends to source a substantial quantity of the steel used to make their products from this supplier from 2024 onwards.Ĭomposite metal decking contractors installing steel deck for roof (left) and floor (right) construction How is composite metal decking manufactured?
Steel is also sustainable it is one of the world’s most recyclable materials with over 40% of ‘new’ steel manufactured from recycled steel.Ĭompanies are finding new ways to make steel ‘greener’. Other advantages of metal deck include uniform quality, proven durability including excellent fire performance and cost efficiency. When specified as metal roof decking it is used to support insulating membranes.Ĭomposite metal decking is perfect for use in both floor and roof construction because it has a high strength-to-weight ratio. It can also be used as a structural feature in roof construction. Steel decking, also known as metal decking, is a sheet of high-performance galvanised steel used in the construction of composite concrete floor slabs. One of the best and easiest ways to minimise construction times whilst ensuring the delivery of a high quality, durable and long-lasting structure in both urban and suburban areas is to build with steel frame and composite steel decking. Narrow sites hemmed-in between neighbouring high-rise buildings means that traditional methods of construction, such as brick and block, are challenging due to the quantity and weight of the materials and the lack of on-site space for storage and for scaffolding to be erected. Keeping construction times to a minimum, and therefore reducing labour costs, is one method of reducing the overall cost of a multi-storey construction project.
With land prices at a premium, particularly in urban areas, it’s common for buildings to be designed and constructed with multiple storeys from hospitals and office blocks to residential apartment buildings and car parks.Ĭonstructing multi-storey buildings is complex and can be costly. Steel decking is also known as metal decking, corrugated steel decking or ‘wrinkly tin’.
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