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Ficep UK celebrates 20th year serving the steel processing industry
2020 has been a dramatically different year to what we all expected and although this year our 20th-anniversary celebrations didn’t go how we imagined, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to mark the occasion in a worthwhile way. In this blog, we take a look back at how far we’ve come in the past two decades and show how we’re revamping our activities to continue to bring value to our customers and the British steel construction industry as we enter our next decade.
Pushing to the forefront in male-dominated roles in engineering
As we celebrate International Women in Engineering Day, we want to encourage females to consider a career in engineering.
Barrett Steel Deliver with Ficep machinery
UK’s largest steel stockholder accelerates productivity and cuts lead times with Ficep.
First Ficep Valiant supports investment plans at John Chorley
First Ficep Valiant supports investment plans at John Chorley
2020 Automation and Robotics Feature
Automation and Robotics are some of the new technologies that Ficep are pioneering. This article explains both in more detail.
Ficep UK celebrates 20 years of steel processing excellence at MACH2020
MACH will now be held in January 2021. Ficep UK will be showcasing the machinery which has made it such a household name in the steel processing sector and the go-to brand for companies across the UK and celebrating its 20th anniversary at MACH 2020.
BigChange Transforms Ficep’s Steel Industry Maintenance Engineers
Ficep, the supplier of structural steel and plate fabrication equipment, has deployed the latest mobile technology as part of a real-time management system that has transformed customer service. Supplied by Leeds-based BigChange, the cloud-based mobile resource management system sees Ficep field services engineers equipped with tablets that synchronise in real time with central systems as part of a completely paperless system.
A heroic stride forward for capability as Valiant enters the steel processing arena
The new Valiant offers over double the number of tool changer positions than its popular predecessor – Endeavour – whilst a 300mm extended auxiliary axis increases the window of operation for scribing, milling and sequential drilling. This significantly increases production gains because there is less movement of the beam or section when processing.
FLI Structures sees productivity soar after machinery investment
The addition of a Costa MD 4 plate grinding machine to FLI Structures has increased the productivity by 1.5 persons per week and improved safety levels at the Gloucestershire-based company.