Designs and dies in as a little as seven days depending on profile design.
We operate four modern extrusion presses – 2 x 8”, 2,500 tonne extrusion presses; 1 x 8”, 2,200 tonne press and 1 x 6”, 1,500 tonne press – which combine to deliver a total annual extrusion capacity of over 35,000 tonnes.
Guaranteeing capacity, this capability enables us to extrude a wide range of profiles to meet our customers’ exact requirements, within the following parameters:
Technical Performance
Standard alloys 6082, 6005, 6060, 6063, 6063a (others available if required)
Maximum Length 14 m
Maximum Height 200mm
Maximum Width 250mm
Maximum Weight 8 kg/m
Minimum Weight 0.2 kg/m
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View our full range of colours and finishes
Select from an extensive range of standard and non-standard colours with a long-lasting, lustrous finish.
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Waste Capture and Recycling
Our waste capture and recycling techniques are integral to our sustainable manufacturing ethos – and our drive to achieving carbon neutrality.
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Working Towards Carbon Neutrality
We aim to achieve carbon-neutral production through continued investment in efficient machinery, waste capture and recycling techniques and sustainable power generation.
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Sustainability
With the greenest manufacturing operation of its kind in the country, sustainability is a crucial consideration across all our business operations and plan to become carbon neutral.