Lancashire Business View, a well known magazine for commerce and industry have for the last four years published their Hot 100! This is a definitive snapshot and Lancashire and Bolton's more profitable SME in association with Haworth's. The Hot 100 gives a comprehensive view of how the country's economy is faring out. Lancashire Business View provides all the latest news, analysis and opinions on issues which are affecting all business located in Lancashire and Bolton. It provides a massive advertising platform for companies and organisations as it is mailed direct to 8,000 high ranking decision makers.BS Stainless last year made it into the Hot 100! We made it in at number 96 so only just!
However, this year we have managed to be number 56 in the Hot 100! This alone is an achievement but when you add the fact that we are the highest placed steel company within the Hot 100 and featured in Lancashire Business View you can understand how proud we are!Next year we are going to aim to be in the Hot 100 once again however, we want to aim for the top 50 so the pressure is on. BS Stainless is an independent supplier of stainless steel and a number of stainless steel products. Well known for our wire, banding and our coil amongst others we have recently offered what is known in the industry as Aluzinc steel sheet which is heavily used within the insulation and ventilation industry. The production of stainless steel is heavily dependent upon the nickel market. Not only does it affect production but also nickel affects its pricing. Throughout the world two thirds of all nickel which is mined actually will be made into stainless steel.Nickel was not a metal which was valued at much when it was discovered in 1751.
It wasn't until 1820 when Mr Michael Faraday found that adding nickel actually managed to strengthen iron. Then in 1885 nickel steel was produced and this was used within the U.S military and formed superior weaponry.Since then Nickel has been an extremely important metal within stainless steel cookie cutter for a number of reasons. As mentioned adding nickel actually manages to strengthen the steel, when the steel has low carbon content. This is ideal for applications such as building and construction. Furthermore nickel adds to the formability and corrosion resistance whether this is plate, banding, blanks or any other stainless steel products. As well as increased formability Nickel also increases the heat resistance of the steel.Nickel can easily resist rust which is why it has been heavily used within the production.
In the US they actually manage to use 42% of their totally produced nickel within their stainless steel products!As an alloy with stainless steel, nickel increases the density and hardness of the material making the overall hardness increased. This means that due to its hardness the stainless steel can be sharpened and can remain sharp for some time. An example of this is when it is applied medically. It is used within surgical equipment such as surgical knifes used to cut a patient open - it doesn't bear thinking about if they were blunt!
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