It’s come to the end of another year. Cannot believe how quickly 2008 has passed, But not to worry, we’ll start to plan for 2009 and hopefully it will good tidings to all.

Anyway, I would like to wish a very Happy Christmas and Peacefull New Year and I look forward to posting you in 2009.

Reagrds, Martin

In the past few years we have been supplying many apartment blocks with feature metalwork. Thankfully our workshop and crew are very flexible and we are not soley dependant on the Construction Industry, however we would like this market to begin moving again, for everyone’s sake.

The products we have supplied are items like door threshold drainage like Draindeck to door canopies or balconies, gates, railings, balsutrades etc. Below are some photos of some of this work.

As you can see we cover all aspects of the metalwork packages including the sourcing and installation of the glass panels and finish colouring the mildsteel and galvanised items. Our site crews install to the highest safety requirements and their workmanship is world class and of course their attention to detail is what makes them special indeed. These are just a few images of the type of residential packages we have been involved in and I will post some more at a later stage. Don’t forget if you would like any information on what we can offer please don’t hesitate to call us.

Regards,  Martin.

Up to lately, when asked to install glass balustrade to a home situation the tendency has been towards wood or stainless steel but we were involved in the RTE Showhouse earlier this year and the designer asked that we use brass. I thought about it for a while and we came up with a simple but rather effective soloution which can actually be applied to most if not all wooden staircases and which gives and totally different feel to your hall stairs and landing.

This stairs was a typical wooden staircase with typical wooden balustrade. We removed the wooden balustrade and covered the stringer with brass, even on the top edge and then fixed our glass with machined brass domes. We then installed a tubular brass handrail by bolting in through the glass with matching brass domes……….. Even I was impressed !

Here are some images of some uses for glass where light is a necessary to the floor beneath. In the first example we placed a mildsteel frame which was lazer cut and so looked rather unique from underneath in the floor void and then placed the toughened and laminated glass into this frame.

In the second example our client required access into a room without the requirement of  a full floor area and so we manufactured and glass floored bridge complete with glass balustrade.

Both examples are very different but the requirements were similar. The use of glass in both results in magnificant metalwork pieces. Remember once some planning is done early anything is possible.

Regards, Martin.

Delivered on time the canopy made it’s journey to site last Sunday thanks to Peter and Darren from Ashgrove Transport and the rest of their team. We left the factory at 3.30 pm and we got to Stephen’s Green at 1.30 am Monday morning. We got great help from the Gardai along the route, it would have been impossible without them. I would like to apologise for any delays experienced by motorists along the way. Once we got to Stephen’s Green the canopy had to be placed on it’s end onto our own truck to get it down the street to it’s location. This was carried out by 2 cranes and went smoothly once the wind had died down. As soon as we had it at the site the boys got to it, Ollie, Johnny, Damo and Michael worked through the night and took great advantage of the calm conditions.

Ashgrove Transport on the move.

The convoy leaving Kilkenny.

Swopping the load on Stephen’s Green.

Driving into location.

Erecting the Caonpy.

Canopy in position.

The photos show a snap shot of the events which got the canopy to The Gaiety Centre. It was an experience to say the least and a very satisfying project for all concerend. We made a commitment last July to have the canopy on site on the 21st October. This we did. Well done lads…………..great job.

If you would like anymore innformation on this project or others please do call us.

Regards, Martin.

PS; Thanks Derek for the great photos……………………………they are brilliant.