The metal that holds a mirror polish and holds it in public. Stainless is what we reach for when a surface has to stay flawless while being touched every day.
Stainless steel is the most forgiving of our metals in service and the least forgiving in fabrication. It shows every scratch during handling, distorts if too much heat goes into a weld, and demands that the grain direction be planned across an entire elevation before the first panel is cut.
Handled properly it is unmatched. A mirror-polished stainless column reads as liquid. A hairline-finished panel stays clean-looking in a lobby where a softer metal would already be marked.
It is also our workhorse for concealed structure: the frames inside a door leaf, the stiffeners behind a cladding panel, the sub-frame under a stone counter.
Finishes
Finishes made on stainless steel
Each one approved on a physical sample of the metal before production.
For your specification
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Copy these words into your drawings or specification. The approved sample is the standard the work is checked against.
Made in stainless steel
What we make in stainless steel
Products: Console tables and sideboards · Dining tables · Reception and bar counters · Wall art panels · Free-standing sculptures · Lift surrounds and doors · Planters and water features
Photographs
Stainless Steel, made and finished
Questions & answers
Questions about stainless steel
Does stainless steel really not rust?
It resists rust rather than being immune to it, and how well depends on the grade and the air. Inland and indoors, a standard architectural grade stays clean for decades. Near the coast, or where the air carries chlorides, a higher grade is specified or tea-staining appears at the edges. Choosing the grade for the site is the whole decision.
Which finishes suit stainless steel best?
Hairline and brushed are its natural finishes, forgiving in busy spaces and easy to keep. Mirror is possible and unforgiving. Vibration hides handling better than either. Colour — brass, bronze, gun metal, black — is put onto stainless steel by PVD, which is how a warm tone is achieved on a metal that will not weather.
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