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	Zinc	Mild Steel	Aluminium
Character	Muted, matt, and comfortable being grey.	Strong, direct, unapologetically structural.	Light, dimensionally stable, and quietly practical.
How it looks	Soft matt grey, developing a subtle mottled surface over time.	Matt grey raw; most often blackened, painted or powder-coated.	Naturally light grey and matt.
Where we use it	Wall and facade cladding panels Decorative panelling and inlays Roof and soffit details Feature surfaces requiring a neutral metal	Structural frames, canopies and portals Blackened steel screens and partitions Steel-and-glass doors and windows Balustrades and staircase structure Gates and boundary treatments	Baffle, fin and open-cell ceilings Large-format facade and soffit panels Louvre systems and sun screens Lightweight partitions and frames Signage trays and built-up letters
Outdoors	A traditional exterior cladding metal.	Used externally throughout, always with a coating system appropriate to the exposure.	Very well suited to external use, which is a large part of why it is specified for facades and louvres.
Finishes	2: brushed & satin, patina	4: brushed & satin, special texture, distressed, pvd & coatings	5: hairline, brushed & satin, cast & relief, pvd & coatings, ombre
In short	The quietest metal we work with.	The metal behind the metal.	The metal that solves problems of weight and span.
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