Compatible Unistrut’ is not Unistrut, only genuine Unistrut is the real Unistrut
Compatible Unistrut' is not Unistrut, only genuine Unistrut is the real Unistrut
Are you purchasing product that doesn’t conform to the British Standard?
Are you purchasing 'Compatible Unistrut' when the project is specified Unistrut?
Do you realise that your own business could be liable if this product fails?
What is the true cost of ownership?
Avoid buying Compatible Unistrut believing it is actually Unistrut, speak to our dedicated, trained Unistrut technical team – our free support will ensure you receive the full Unistrut solution you want and need.
There are many construction and building materials suppliers who will very openly offer 'Compatible Products', such as Unistrut Compatible. What this means is that the 'Unistrut Compatible' product will fit together with other official Unistrut products such as channel and cable tray. Nearly always 'Unistrut Compatible' products are cheaper than their official Unistrut counterparts, this is for a very good reason, the products have not been through the same stringent quality monitoring process all Unistrut products are subject to and as a result are of a much lower quality.
Compatible Unistrut' is not Unistrut, only genuine Unistrut is the real Unistrut
Are you purchasing product that doesn’t conform to the British Standard?
Are you purchasing 'Compatible Unistrut' when the project is specified Unistrut?
Do you realise that your own business could be liable if this product fails?
What is the true cost of ownership?
TRACEABILITY
Unistrut also understand that provenance of the materials we use can be a major factor, with this in mind we clearly stamp on the side of all our Channel a unique code (QBN code) that enables traceability of the steel provenance back to the manufacturer and the production batch, giving you the confidence that you get the performance we state, and we also stamp Unistrut® on every component to make them easy to identify.
BS6946:1988
specification for product marking requires that products are stamped with BS 6946:1988 and also the name of the manufacturer, engraved deep into the Channel to ensure that you can clearly identify the product and be clearly visible at all times, even when the product has undergone further finishing treatments i.e. Hot Dip Galvanised, Epoxy Coating.
LOAD/SLIP TESTING to BS6946:1988
The design and manufacture of the product is as important to its load carrying capability as the quality of the steel used.
Poor forming, incomplete returns, poor welding will all reduce the load and slip capacity of the product, with a serrated internal edge the slip characteristic can be greatly enhanced.
PRODUCT TRACIBILITY
Quality Batch Number (QBN) is stamped on the product
enables total traceability from steel manufacturer, though production to delivery
Know your Support Channel
BS6946:1988 specification for product marking
The standard requires that products be stamped with BS 6946:1988 and also the name of the manufacturer.
We at Unistrut® show that the standard is achieved by rolling the channel with the part number along with the full name of the Standard BS6946:1988, and our own UNISTRUT® branding. This is, as it should be, engraved deep into the Channel to ensure that you can clearly identify our product over the inferior product that is creeping into the marketplace
Please contact our technical team on unisturt@dpbuildingsystems.co.uk for more information or help with the project you are working on.
