Case Study: Midland Steel Reinforcement Supplies saves time and labor with nVent LENTON couplers

The Difference of a Few Turns Saving Time and Labor on a High-profile Construction Project

Midland Steel Reinforcement Supplies, a cut and bend reinforcement manufacturer in Ireland and the United Kingdom, needed to support a fast-moving construction project for a new high-tech manufacturing facility with little room for error. To help assemble prefabricated and precast concrete sections quickly and reliably, Midland Steel turned to nVent for a connecting solution using nVent LENTON couplers and mechanical anchors.

nVent provided a range of LENTON standard, position, and taper threaded couplers that required only about 4.5 turns to install, compared with 10–12 turns for typical systems. The solution helped Midland Steel eliminate approximately 150,000 extra bar and coupler rotations, cut onsite labor time by 80%, reduce cross-threading risk, and keep the project on schedule so the facility opened without delay.

Midland Steel Reinforcement Supplies

Tony Woods

Managing Director