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We’re ready for launch

We’re celebrating the launch of the new R51+ as well as our brand-new mobile app, Elements® Span Check.   With…

Life jackets cause ripples on construction site

Our construction site operatives working on a project at London’s Canary Wharf have an unusual addition to their safety equipment…

Heavy metal at the O2

We have again been working on one of this country’s most iconic structures.   We completed the original conversion of…

SMD shortlisted for Construction Enquirer Awards 2018

We are please to announce to have been shortlisted for this years Construction Enquirer Awards.   This news follows our…

Top of the class

At SMD we believe that providing the chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at what we do can attract people…

SMD raising donations for Julia’s House

Our chosen charity for 2018 Our chosen charity this year is Julia’s House, the Dorset children’s hospice which helps children…

Fit for Purpose

Driving staff in the right direction With our staff vehicles covering more than 550,000 miles a year, that’s equivalent to…

Elements® Floor Deck Tutorial

Elements® Version 2.1, released in March 2018. Floor Deck Design and Calculation Tutorial This tutorial takes you on a step-by-step process…

Elements® Version 2.0

The latest version of Elements® is available with an additional feature allowing calculations to be created for SMD roof deck profiles.   With…

Stamping our name in concrete

SMD is one of the UK’s top names in metal decking, but what is less well known is that we…

Cutting edge technology that SMD helped develop

We work closely with Hilti, the multi-national leading-edge technology, software and services provider to the construction industry. This relationship led…

Spanning the gap with TR220™

Adding to our existing floor deck options, the TR220 deck profile provides a long-span solution for your contract! Our deep…

Christmas Opening Times

As we approach the lead up to Christmas, we would like to wish you all Merry Christmas and a Happy…

In your Elements

Doesn’t time fly… it’s hard to believe it’s over two years since the last release of SMD Elements® (version 2.4). …

Corby food warehouse doubles in size

Nestled in between the port of Felixstowe and the motorway network just outside of Corby, SMD has played its part…

SMD GeoGuessr Challenge – Overseas

SMD GeoGuessr Challenge In 2022 SMD celebrated its 35 year anniversary in construction! We recently taken some time to look…

Winners of the BSG Innovation Award 2023

Leaders in health & safety for the decking industry SMD’s Steve Orr, Mark Bell and Dan Williams were in prestigious…

Mind The Gap

Innovation isn’t something to dip into now and again, it should be a continual process within any business Those that…