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UltraZED purlins selected by agricultural specialist
for new grain store at TV farm
As a specialist contractor dedicated to constructing the various types of properties required by the farming industry,
Cheshire based Fowler & Gilbert makes extensive use of the structurally advanced profiles produced by the Hadley
Group - including for a recently completed grain store at one of the UK countryside’s most popular locations.
owler & Gilbert’s
business is in fact
almost exclusively
concentrated on
agriculture,
serving clients
across the country involved in
arable, beef, dairy and other types
of production: designing and
constructing barns, byres, stables
and many other types of building.
The contractor chooses to
utilise Hadley Group’s industry
leading UltraZED and other
profiles due to their exceptional
load-carrying capabilities, low
weight and design flexibility, as
well as their ready availability.
Simon Turner, Project Manager
for Fowler & Gilbert, commented:
“90 per cent of what we do is for
agricultural clients providing
nationwide coverage, and we have
used Hadley Group profiles for a
long while now. We know that we
can rely on good service support,
while there is also the simplicity of
specifying UltraZED purlins, and
the other profiles, via the Tekla
design software that we employ.”
In the most recent contract
order delivered for Fowler &
Gilbert, Hadley Group’s Midland
premises manufactured a total of
200 UltraZED purlins for the
construction of a large new grain
store at the Cotswold Farm Park,
frequently seen by viewers of BBC
television’s Countryfile
programme.
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The construction of the grain
store also consumed 225 C
Sections and 275 Eaves Beams as
well as Rafter Column Stays, Apex
Ties and Hanger Cleats. Rigidity
and racking resistance are
provided by elements such as
SRS Diagonal Ties and Heavy
Duty Diagonal Tie Bars, plus DTW-
TS or Diagonal Tie Wire – Tube
Struts.
Hadley Group’s UltraZED
purlins are produced from high
tensile steel and have been
developed to outperform
conventional products; offering
excellent strength and spanning
characteristics as well as weight
savings of between six and 13 per
cent. They are CE marked to BS
EN 1090 Execution class 4 and are
available in a choice of 59 different
depth and gauge variations.
As well as being compatible
with industry favourite Tekla
software, UltraZED purlins can
also be specified using Hadley
Group’s own DesignSuite PRO™
software, speeding the order of cut
to length sections that can be
delivered direct to site and which
are very rapid to install. The purlins
also provide a generous 70 mm
face for fixing sheeting or other
cladding materials, while
facilitating the free movement of air
within the building.
For more information on
UltraZED and Hadley Group
please visit www.hadleygroup.com
December 2017 | Farming Monthly | 19