Since 1988, MC&P has grown to be the UK’s leading supplier of heavy-duty storage, loading and logistics products, including metal stillages, post pallets, lockable stillages, bulk bag holders and more, all built with strong mild steel.
We use steel box section in all of our products, but we know other manufacturers’ products out there use angle steel.
Not sure what the difference is between steel box section and angle steel? Need help to make sure you’re choosing the right stillage for your organisation? Read on for our handy guide to buying strong, sturdy and tough stillages that are built to last.
What is Steel Box Section?
Square steel box section is used to manufacture the frame of products such as Metal Stillages, A Frame Stillages, Post Pallets, Crane Lift Stillages, Gas Bottle Stillages and other handling materials, creating strong, reinforced storage and logistics systems. Steel Box Section products are tough, longer-lasting and used by organisations spanning countless sectors worldwide who are looking for durability, efficiency and reliability when storing, handling and transporting goods.
What is Angle Steel?
Angle steel, also known as angle iron, is a type of steel that has an L-shaped cross-section. It is formed by bending a piece of steel at a 90-degree angle, resulting in two legs of equal or unequal length. Welded for support, Angle Steel can be used in construction, manufacturing, and engineering for framing, bracing, supports, and framework etc.
What is the difference between Steel Box Section vs Angle Steel?
Steel Box Section offers superior strength through its rigidity due to the square-shaped construction, giving organisations in manufacturing, construction, logistics and steelwork – amongst many others – a more durable, heavy-duty product to store and handle goods. Angle Steel has limitations with structural integrity due to its open shape, meaning there’s a higher risk of damage during handling and transportation and therefore making angle steel a less reliable option.
Need more storage space in your warehouse? Or need to transport a lot of products at once? Then steel box section products are your go-to! Most products built with box section steel by MC&P operate with a 1000KG Safe Working Load and are stackable up to 4 units high, providing your workplace with extra storage space and great capacity to handle, store and move higher quantities of heavy-duty products.
Products manufactured with Angle Steel are more likely to bend or buckle under heavy loads due to less reinforcement in their joints.
Why choose Steel Box Section instead of Angle Steel stillages?
- Strength - Steel Box Section is at least 100% stronger vs Angle Steel.
- Stacking - Due to the additional strength that Box Section offers, stillages can be reliably and safely stacked even when loaded to their maximum SWL.
- Reliability & Longevity - Our stillages are designed and manufactured to be abused! They can withstand heavy knocks without causing any loss of strength. Angle steel can be easily damaged which can potentially reduce the safe working load of the stillage.
- Cost & Value - Steel box is more expensive to buy vs angle steel but we will not sacrifice the quality and safety of our stillages by manufacturing using angle. Despite being more expensive to use, our stillages are still more competitively priced than the majority of our competitors!
MC&P only manufactures heavy-duty products using Steel Box Section
Our engineers only manufacture stillages using Steel Box Section to deliver products of the highest quality, strength and integrity, making us the UK’s No.1 Stillage Manufacturer & Retailer. MC&P knows steel box section gives our products superior strength, as well as being versatile and saving space in your workplace through their ‘stackability’ and excellent Safe Working Loads.
And not only do we manufacture our stillages, pallets, frames, cages and trolleys using premium Steel Box Section, but our product range is still amongst the best-value in the market. The ultimate in strength, reliability and durability, designed by expert engineers, at great prices – that’s why our customers choose MC&P!
Steady, strong & solid! Great value Stillages built with Steel Box Section by the UK’s No.1 Stillage Manufacture & Retailer
MC&P's stillages base and 4 corner posts are manufactured using steel box section - NOT angle steel - for a higher Safe Working Load and superior strength.
- Designed and manufactured to unique industry requirements.
- Customise with optional castor wheels, forklift pockets, painted or unpainted finish
- Stackable to 4 units high
- Quality stillages with credibility, honesty & excellent customer service
Why choose MC&P’s Steel Box Section products?
With over 35 years’ experience, MC&P’s expert engineers design and build heavy-duty products with Steel Box Section, creating strong, durable and great value stillages, pallets, frames, cages and trolleys that are relied upon by organisations across the UK and worldwide. Proudly Made in Britain at our St Helens workshop with credibility, honesty and great customer service, your superior strength products are delivered quickly before getting straight to work on your site.
Fully-welded to our high standards, MC&P is the UK’s No.1 Online Manufacturer of heavy-duty storage, loading and logistic products to leading organisations such as B&M, Homebase, Dunelm, The National Trust, The Environment Agency and Wayfair, and many more.
Order your Steel Box Section product today!
Order stillages online, contact MC&P or call 01942 386 839 to speak to our experienced team about our steel box metal stillages, storage containers, racks and much more.
Choose to collect from us in St Helens (10 mins from the M6), or we can deliver your metal stillage throughout the UK.
We’re NOT A CATALOGUE COMPANY. Products are manufactured by our in-house engineers, with trade prices offered on our full stillage range. Ordering 40 or more stillages, storage containers and racks? Contact us for a quote and a 40+ unit bulk-buy discount.
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