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STEELCON BUILDS ITS FIRST CHIMNEY IN SHANGHAI

Steelcon developed and managed the chimney work for BAYER AG who required a 50 m tall steel chimney with a structural shell of 2300 mm and two steel inner liner with diameters of 1100 mm and 800 mm respectively.
The steel chimney was delivered to and erected by Suzhou Rainbow in March of 2010, one of the largest standard steel chimney companies in China, with nearly 20 years of experience. All the work was completed under the supervision and management of Steelcon.

Steelcon received this order in September of 2009. Steelcon was in charge of the design, engineering and delivery of its patented vibration damper and the supervision of the production and erection. The production was carried out by Suzhou Rainbow Huading in China.

Bayer AG entrusted Steelcon to ensure that they were supplied with a quality product by having Steelcon supervise the production. Steelcon’s top priority has been to follow the quality of the erection work very carefully.

Peter Rasmussen, the project manager, as well as Steelcon sales manager Laurs Pedersen, went to China for the start-up meeting. When Steelcon finished the engineering and construction specifications, a subsequent meeting took place with Suzhou Rainbow Huading to finalize details. ....

 

 
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Since 1928, Bierrum has been a leading specialist for the design, construction and repair of industrial chimneys, cooling towers, silos and temporary works in the UK.

Gary Eastman, managing director, says that the main differential factor of the company in relation to its peer competitors is that “Bierrum has traditionally been a general contractor able to tackle quite a variety of different projects rather than just chimneys. This wider scope of activities has helped us during the recession”.

Construction and engineering experience, inhouse engineering and on-site performance to meet and exceed clients’ expectations, are Bierrum’s keys for success according to Eastman.

Among the most recent important projects developed by Bierrum include cladding work in Australia, working with Beroa companies to be awarded the cooling tower in Belchatow (Poland) and the new multi flue chimney developed for International Power at Rugelely (Staffordshire, England).

The Rugeley project included a mass damper on the old chimney, demolition of the old chimney and the design and construction of three silos.
One of the recent main milestones achieved by Bierrum is the start of Bierrum International in January 2004. “We realized that it would be difficult to re establish trust in our clients and suppliers as we were effectively a new company. Winning our first major chimney contract in Spain after only 4 months proved to be the turning point. We are very proud of our team and it is their loyalty, experience and professionalism that has been responsible for our success”.

At the moment, apart from the directors, the head office has four chartered engineers, a CAD team of four plus and an administration team of three. There are four senior experienced site managers and a very good team of operatives.

“It has been a challenge during the recession to keep our key teams working. However, we are aware of the challenges of replacing staff who are reaching retirement and it for this reason that we have recently expanded our middle management team and made some promotions”.

Regarding the in-house learning and training activities, the company encourages the younger staff to take part time further education courses with the intention to seek a professional qualification. In addition, “we train staff in first aid, site safety, manual handling, fire safety and more specific tasks when appropriate.

At a site level, all operatives receive a minimum training of Safety Passports and Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards.

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