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BUILDING WITH STEEL: TOTAL STEELWORK

affecting their industry.
Since Managing Director of Total
Steelworks,

Mike

Lomax,

received

Business Link's Business Person of the
Year award in 2006, their customer base
has increased by 70% resulting in an
increased output and turnover. It has also
helped to establish Total Steelworks's
name in the market and has meant that its
been able to secure larger contracts over
the years. Since branching out into rail
and road, Total Steelworks has upgraded
its health and safety measures by joining
the Personal Track Safety (PTS) system
which employs a safer working practice to
ensure the safety of railway workers who
have to work on or near the line. This
makes it clear that Total Steelworks is
maintaining their ethos of safety being of
utmost importance.
Total Steelworks also supports the
community and are sponsors of local football team Greenalls St Oswalds and
Latchford Albion Junior rugby league. Its
also proudly sponsors Warrington Wolves
the Foundation whose aim is to provide
opportunities in sports, education, health
and arts to the local community. Mike
Lomax, has joined the Warrington
Wolves club board as is the director. The
chairman of the club, Professor Steven
Broomhead, said at the time of Lomax
joining, “We are delighted that Mike, with
his successful business experience, has
joined the club board. It's important we

and off the pitch and Mike's appointment

Total Steelworks
has upgraded its
health and safety
measures by
joining the Personal
Track Safety
(PTS) system

continue to strengthen our skills both on

will add great value to this club."
Road and rail projects is a relatively new
aspect to Total Steelworks having recruited
key staff knowledgeable and qualified in
this area. As a result, the company has
recently been involved in a bridge renovation and the construction of a new footbridge which spans the River Goyt located
in Brabyns Park, Maple. Other projects
have included working with leading road
and rail contractors. Which include
Edmund Nuttall in the rail sector and Dew
Construction Ltd in the road sector.
Total Steelworks is currently in the process
of working with National Rail as an approved
“link up”. Its aim is to be able to offer its customers an alternative option in partnering and
value engineering. Their is hope that the experience and knowledge offered by Total to
engineers and architects will assist in creating
cost benefits to its clients.
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