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On 1st & 2nd November 2011, 25 designers and engineers participated in Sapa Profiles UK’s, third Profile Academy.

When Bennington Carriages was looking for a new aluminium profile 30 years ago, they made the initial call to Sapa Profiles and have been using Sapa aluminium on their carriage manufacture ever since.

All-weather awning system significantly reduces the number of working days lost due to adverse weather conditions.

You can see Harrod UK's equipment at sport cathedrals like Wembley and Twickenham

Redditch NEW Investment – 5 axis profile machining centre SBZ 151 from Elumatec

Twinfix have worked with Sapa Profiles in designing a framing system that could be used with Lexan Thermoclick in vertical glazing applications.

Sapa Profiles UK is pleased to announce that it has achieved the ISO 14001 (Environment) and OHSAS 18001 (Health and Safety) certificates across all 3 sites

Members of the UK team of Sapa Profiles, are organising a charity ‘Ride To The Sun’ cycle ride to raise money for local charity Enable Resource Centre and Tibshelf Community School’s Sri Lanka Project 2012.

 

The signage industry is expanding rapidly and becoming more sophisticated; as projects are growing in scale, so are the quantities of material required for mounting systems.

Solar pannels in extruded aluminium frames

Aluminium profiles are the preferred alternative to heavy steel structures in the design of mounting systems for solar energy systems – from photovoltaics (PV) and thermal collector systems to new concentrated solar power (CSP) plants.

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On 8th and 9th February a total of 40 designers and engineers participated in Sapa Profiles UK second Profile Academy.

4th year BSc Product Design Students from Nottingham Trent University visited Sapa Extrusion Plant at Tibshelf on 11th November, where a technical brief was given prior to a comprehensive tour of the sites manufacturing facility.

The deal is closed – Sapa acquires integrated roof rail business from Thule As communicated on 21 September the Thule Group, has agreed to divest its automotive related integrated roof rail business to Sapa.

Sapa Profiles UK  launches its first Profile Academy.

On 28th and 29th September a total of 36 customers and independent designers participated in Sapa Profiles UK’s first ever Profile Academy.

Power of Aluminium Design Award Winners Announced

Sapa aquire Fabrication and Aviation assets of Alto Systems for aluminium component fabrication and assemly
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Students from Nottingham Trent and De Montford Universities visit aluminium extrusion plant at Tibshelf
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Aluminium product idea competition - Winners announced
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Harrod UK use aluminium in their new market leading sports ground equipment
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Aluminium used as the effective solution for temporary roadways and pedestrian access
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Lightweight Surgery Trolley
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extrusion die manufacturing investment

Die manufacturing investment
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2000 tonne extrusion press investment

New 2000 tonne extrusion press at Tibshelf
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UK aluminium extrusion manufacturing investment

Sapa Profiles UK invest in aluminium extrusion manufacturing
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Updated: 2012-01-06