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	Zinc	Mild Steel	Bronze
Character	Muted, matt, and comfortable being grey.	Strong, direct, unapologetically structural.	Dense, quiet, and expensive-looking without trying.
How it looks	Soft matt grey, developing a subtle mottled surface over time.	Matt grey raw; most often blackened, painted or powder-coated.	Deep brown-gold through to near-black, matt or satin more often than bright.
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	Staircase cladding and balustrades Lift surrounds and lobby panelling Large-format wall cladding Feature doors and entrance frames Fireplace surrounds and hearth details
Outdoors	A traditional exterior cladding metal.	Used externally throughout, always with a coating system appropriate to the exposure.	Used externally on cladding and soffits.
Finishes	2: brushed & satin, patina	4: brushed & satin, special texture, distressed, pvd & coatings	7: mirror, brushed & satin, hammered, cast & relief, antique, patina, smoky effect
In short	The quietest metal we work with.	The metal behind the metal.	Where brass is warm and copper is bright, bronze is deep.
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