The Hadley Group is a privately owned multi-million pound
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company, founded in 1964 by Philip Hadley, which is a large producer of
cold rolled steel
Cold-formed steel (CFS) is the common term for steel products shaped by cold-working processes carried out near room temperature, such as rolling, pressing, stamping, bending, etc. Stock bars and sheets of cold-rolled steel (CRS) are common ...
sections and allied products. The company operates from purpose-built manufacturing facilities in the
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Company
The Hadley Group headquarters is in
Smethwick. The company also has bases in the United Kingdom, Thailand, Dubai, and
Netherlands
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and conducts business in 36 countries covering 5 continents. In 2018, the company employed more than 600 people worldwide.
Awards and recognitions
The company was awarded the
Queen's Award for Enterprise
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(now called the King's Award for Enterprise following the coronation of
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): Innovation, in 2014.
UltraSTEEL® process
Hadley developed the UltraSTEEL dimpling process in 1982 and won the 2006 and 2014 Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation.
The process offers an advanced industrial manufacturing technique that transforms plain steel sheets into high-performance, dimpled
steel products.
This process increases the energy absorption capabilities of the steel, and can further optimise its performance by adjusting the depth of dimpling. The UltraSTEEL process utilizes a pair of rolls with specially shaped teeth that deform the plain sheet from both sides before undergoing traditional cold roll forming. This innovative approach has resulted in the increased use of dimpled steel products in a variety of applications such as wall studs, framing, roofing members, corrugated panels, vineyard posts, and window and door reinforcement.
References
External links
Official WebsiteOfficial EU Website
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