Design. Engineering. Manufacture

"Supporting the Steel Framing Industry"

DEM is the combination of the knowledge of three well established companies that are working together to make the transition to using Light Gauge Steel Construction easier to handle.

Steve Napper Associates
Stephen Napper Associates are a leading Structural and Civil Engineering Consultancy with a speciality in light gauge steel. The practice is at the cutting edge of Light Steel Framing design, with over ten years experience in the area, as well as other MMC methods.

Vertex Systems
Vertex is the leading building design software that allows full design of all components from the foundation to the walls, floors and roof design. Design is made easy with various automated features and has a custom link to the Howick Rollforming machine to turn accurate building design into accurate production.

Howick Ltd
Howick have been building rollforming equipment for over 30 Years. Their focused Framing Machines are designed to quickly produce accurate load bearing frames that allow the production of multi story structures.

What can DEM do for you?

We don’t propose we do all the work for you but we do make three of the largest components of you business easier. By offering our knowledge in each of our specialist areas.

The three main Questions we do answer are.

How do I take those initial plans from concept to production ready designs?

How do I make sure the designs meet the required standards and codes?

How do I produce the framing components and what equipment do I need?

For more information see: http://www.lightgaugesteel.co.uk/