2. Structural Fabrications (SF) - Telecoms
SF provide extensive nationwide
expertise in the telecommunications
industry with complete service over
the whole project including design,
fabrication, manufacture, installation
and maintenance involving partial
road closure and public diversion to
carry out grillage, cabin and GRP
chimney installations involving 180
ton cranes
3. SF capabilities within telecoms
• Roof top plinths
• Masts
• Antenna poles & flag poles
• Grillages
• Structural steelwork
• Room fit outs
• Cladding
• Installations
• Civils & ground works
• Ladders
• Crane allocation
4. SF project management - Telecoms
• Site surveys
• Crane layout position
• Safety barriers
• Warning signs
• Safe public access
• Risk assessment
• Method statements
• Civil design
• Structural design
• Fabrication & installation of steelwork
• Maintenance
5. SF – Telecoms customers
• Mansell PLC • Orange
• Vodafone • O2
• TCI • CCI
• May Gurney • Modus
• CAIP • Tiscali
• Clarke Telecom • Waldon Telecom
• Eve Telecom • H3G
• Stappards • Tyco
• Mono • T Mobile
6. SF – Telecoms projects
• Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre using a 180-ton crane
and 80-ton rigging crane
• Major installation involving partial road closure and public
diversion to carry out a plinths, grillage, cabin and GRP
Chimney installation across from Harrods involving an 120-
ton and 180-ton crane
• Sheraton Park Hotel in Central London involving a 180-ton
crane and 120-ton crane over two weekends for up-grade
works on site
7. SF – Telecoms projects
• Two installations on Edgware Road involving diverting
traffic around Edgware Road and Shaw Plaza Hotel on full
boom and 64 metres fluffing fly carrying out new
installations using 350-ton cranes on fluffing fly jib and
rigging cranes. Plinths and steelwork
• Night lift at Madam Tussard to remove existing flagpoles
and replace with new antenna flagpoles and plinth works
along with internal room fit out. Project involved supervising
road closure and pedestrian access way
• Europa Hotel, Belfast. Installation of cantilever grillage
steelwork along with antenna grillages. Steelwork spliced
and carried through building due to limited access
8. Why SF
• Speed
– Meet your targets
• Flexibility
– Delivering to your needs
• Dependability
– Solve problems
• Quality
– Assured at all times
• Competitiveness
– Value for your money
• Customer Service
– Working relationships allows SF to
be responsive to your needs
9. SF product & service offer
• Implementation
• Technical Support
• Ordering
• Management Information
• Future Developments
• Responsiveness
10. Implementation
• Experienced with implementing complex contracts
– Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre
– Harrods & Shaw Plaza Hotel
– Night lift at Madam Tussard
– Gayden Water Tower
– Peterhead Oil Refinery
– Tate Modern
– HM Treasury
– Cheltenham Racecourse
– Twickenham Stadium
– Heathrow Airport
– The Mailbox
11. Technical Support
• Dedicated Senior Contract Managers
– Technical support for routine & emergency operations
– SCM full account responsibility
– Supported by technical team including MD
– Complaints procedure in place
• Handled instantly by director
• Response within 24 hours
12. Ordering & Deadlines
• Ordering involves direct
interaction with SCM
– Direct communication for
a timely response
– Delivery dates established
with technical input
– Realistic but challenging
– Key performance indicator
(KPI) for SF
– Achieve in excess of 95%
delivery targets
13. Management Information
• SCM responsible for management information
– Drawings approved
– Delivery date agreed
– Materials sourced
– Fabrication complete
– Galvanising complete
– Crane Confirmed
– Installation complete
– Quality checks approved
– Delivery date achieved
• Geared to being responsive to your needs
• Paper file available
• Electronic file available
14. Certification
• ISO 9001
• ISO 14001
• ISO 18001 (Audit September 2010)
• UVDB
• Achilles
• ROSPA
• CSCS
• NFB
15. Future Developments
• Develop relationship to allow implementation of
improvements by better understanding your needs
– Continuous improvements sought in all disciplines
– Technical improvements pursued throughout projects
– Proactive approach to improvements
– Training to keep SF people aware of latest innovative
practices
– Embrace technology
– SF is a learning organisation
16. Responsiveness by SF
• SF built on delivering quality products with service
based on being responsive to customer needs
– Relationship with customers
– Intelligent forecasting
– Target date driven
– Direct contacts – Dedicated SCM
– Technical expertise
– Skilled workshop
– Flexibility throughout SF
– Our own installation teams
– 2 Shift system
17. Structural Fabrications - Summary
• SF have worked with industry leading customers
• Experienced in Telecoms to implement your needs
• Proven track record over 17 years
• Technical resource to combat emergency operations
• Ordering processes focussed to meet delivery dates
• Management information snapshot available quickly
• Capable of future developments for best practice,
innovation & competitiveness
• SF culture is one of delivering quality while being
responsive to your needs
