Scott Stacey

Glass or Stainless Steel Wire Balustrades?  – A Comparison When it comes to installing modern transparent balustrades, glass is often a popular choice of material. However, stainless steel wire offers another option, and comes with a range of benefits you may not have considered. Here we compare both materials on a range of important factors … Read more

When it comes to choosing the right wire rope, you need to ensure you choose the materials best suited to meet your application’s needs, while also being sensitive to budget. This requires working with a wire supplier who who has an excellent Certified product and understands (and can explain) Grades, Structures, and Suitability. Commercial and … Read more

Choosing wire rope material is an important choice. Wire ropes can assist in the moving of an object, loading of an object and in supporting the rigging and lifting industries. Their use can be static (e.g. architectural), or dynamic (e.g. cranes).  Wire ropes make it easier to translate motion than gears or levers.  They can … Read more

Comparing AISI304 and AISI316 grades of stainless steel is important. While the stainless items in this website are mainly grade AISI 304 & AISI 316 – commonly referred to as G304 and G316 respectively.  And while not rigorously enforced – “Marine Grade” is generally accurately applied to only G316. Indoor vs Outdoor installation G304 stainless … Read more

Steps to Replace a Wire in a Caravan Figuring out how to Replace a Wire in a Caravan is problematic. But ultimately pretty simple Buy a Replacement First recommendation is to get a replacement wire from the manufacturer.  They made decisions about engineering, load (static/dynamic), dissimilar alloy interactions, and other relevant criteria. Alternatively – contact … Read more