Cyprus deal leaves Shropshire company feeling the sun on its back
A steelwork specialist in Shropshire has completed an export deal to supply products for a multi-million pound redevelopment in the capital of Cyprus.
Madeley-based Fabweld Steel Products (FSP) supplied a range of drain access covers to the project in Nicosia, working with the projects designers – the firm of award-winning architect, the late Zaha Hadid.
Hadid's company won the Europe-wide competition for the revamp of Eleftheria Square, the main piazza in the centre that sits below the Venetian walls of the medieval city.
The project aims to unify the city's ancient parts with the modern centre, and the project has been described as "dramatic and historically significant".
Hadid's portfolio includes the Aquatics Centre used in the 2012 London Olympics among major projects around the world.
FSP supplied its FAB Pave access covers, which allow access to vital services below ground while blending into the paving in the square, and finished in a special hard-wearing paint.
Richard Hilton, managing director of the Telford firm, said: "Securing the contract for Eleftheria Square is testimony to the versatility and stylish design of the FAB Pave series. This is an area that will attract high footfall and it demands a top quality specification to deliver the aesthetic the architects want.
"The flexibility of Fab Pave access covers meant we could work closely with the contractor to deliver their specific finish. To have our products chosen for such a high profile international project is a huge honour."
The contract, for an undisclosed sum, is one of several overseas deals on FSP's order book. The firm expects to grow exports in 2017 with the impending exit from Europe and the strong euro making British manufactured products an attractive buy.
Mr Hilton added: "We are currently working on some exciting projects in France and Germany that should come to fruition in 2017. We intend to capitalise on the positive export conditions through 2017 and beyond with a strategic focus to grow the global side of our business.
"Our investment in research and development is allowing us to develop a reputation for providing bespoke access solutions."
