Light Steel Advantages

Light steel construction offers many benefits, including speed of construction, cost effectiveness, safety and a high quality product.

  • Speed
  • Cost
  • Safety
  • Quality

Detailed descriptions of the key benefits of light steel construction are presented in the following categories:

Quality and Certification

Light steel framing is a high quality, accurate, engineered product. Light steel framing systems can be independently certified and certified systems are accepted by leading building warrantee providers such as NHBC. Further information is provided in the information sheet given below.

Light Steel Framing Certification
SCI NHBC LSF Certification.pdf
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Companies that have light steel framing systems certified through the "SCI/NHBC System Certification" scheme are listed on the SCI Assessed website. The light steel framing systems are certified in accordance with NHBC Standards Chapter 6.10.