The Challenge:
When we were first contacted by Benoit from SEREC for a quotation, it was August 2018 and we were informed that the steel fabricated frame was required to be delivered to a location in France by 30th October 2018 . A detailed schedule would most definitely be required!
In addition to this, we were also informed that the steel platform needed to be electronically moveable and that the electronics would need to be fitted by us before it left the UK for France. A tall order and quite a challenge however, this was something that we couldn’t wait to do! It’s not often that our team have an extraordinary opportunity to work on a project that is linked with a rocket going to space. With our Projects Director and the team of welder fabricators, we began to formulate a plan for the works and delivery by the required date.
The Outcome:
Our Projects Director, Michael Chung, immediately set about the ordering of the steel materials required to fit the specification of the design drawings received as well as contacting electronics specialists that had previous experience of working on this type of steel platform project.
With everything arriving to our site on schedule and an electronics specialist appointed, the works began in earnest and the platform began to take shape.
We were thrilled to be able to deliver the steel platform, with working moveable elements, on time and to budget by the deadline.
Michael Chung, Projects Director, stated ‘it’s not an everyday occurrence to have something we built move from the UK, to deliver it to a location in France and then know it was taken to Guadeloupe where it was used in a rocket launch. It was an incredibly tight timescale, but we came through for our customer, on time, on budget, and are proud of the work we achieved. Sometimes we are asked to provide a particular service, in this case electronics, that’s a little bit out of the usual, but we’re happy to manage these aspects if it delivers what the customer needs.’
The Outcome:
Our Projects Director, Michael Chung, immediately set about the ordering of the steel materials required to fit the specification of the design drawings received as well as contacting electronics specialists that had previous experience of working on this type of steel platform project.
With everything arriving to our site on schedule and an electronics specialist appointed, the works began in earnest and the platform began to take shape.
We were thrilled to be able to deliver the steel platform, with working moveable elements, on time and to budget by the deadline.
Michael Chung, Projects Director, stated ‘it’s not an everyday occurrence to have something we built move from the UK, to deliver it to a location in France and then know it was taken to Guadeloupe where it was used in a rocket launch. It was an incredibly tight timescale, but we came through for our customer, on time, on budget, and are proud of the work we achieved. Sometimes we are asked to provide a particular service, in this case electronics, that’s a little bit out of the usual, but we’re happy to manage these aspects if it delivers what the customer needs.’
If you have a bespoke project, something out of the ordinary perhaps, that you would like to discuss with us, call Metafab Solutions now on 01594 839220 to discuss.
