Scottish Galvanizers Ltd, of Maclellan Street, Glasgow - part of Wedge Group, the UKs largest independent galvanizing group - has played a key role in ensuring Scotlands biggest-ever Park & Ride car park facility stays on the right track for years to come.

The constructional steel sections for Strathclyde Passenger Transports new £4.7m multi-storey car park at Shields Road subway station have been galvanized to provide long-lasting anti-corrosion protection against the elements. The advanced galvanizing process provides a maintenance-free protection coating for 50 years or even longer.

 

Some 360 tons of steel, in sections up to 16.5 metres long were hot-dipped in molten zinc at Scottish Galvanizers Ltds modern, fully enclosed galvanizing bath, which measures 13.4m x 1.2m x 2.95m. The facility can process steelwork up to 20 metres long and meets all the latest environment protection requirements.

The new SPT Park & Ride car park is due to be completed in August 2006 and will accommodate over 800 vehicles. Scottish Galvanizers Ltd successfully secured the galvanizing contract from Paisley-based Solway Structural Steel, part of the UK-wide Barr Ltd group of companies, which specializes in construction, manufacturing, industrial and environmental projects.