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Other than price, what is the main difference between competing rooftop safety railing systems? Guardrail systems consist of safety yellow or galvanized yellow rails secured by weighted bases. In addition, all OSHA-compliant guardrail systems feature 42" top rails capable of withstanding 200 pounds ...

Forecast annual usage requirements

Purchasing material based on monthly, quarterly, or annual usage requirements secures fixed costs.

With strut and fittings prices rising monthly due to steel shortages, holding more material insulates your company from the volatility in the metals market.   The increased carrying costs associated with more inventory will be more than likely offset by fewer spot buys in today’s turbulent market.

Whether you regularly purchase Unistrut and other steel products, or source on a spot basis, you’ve seen soaring steel costs since January.  The old cycle of modest, annual mill pricing adjustments has given way to monthly price increases announcements brought on by supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19.  Unistrut (and many of our competitors) has just announced a 6^th price increase, effective June 1^st, 2021. 

When attaching a 5/8” threaded rod to slotted strut like P1000T, you have to drill at every attachment point since the 9/16” slots are not large enough to accommodate 5/8” threaded rod. This process needs to be repeated on every piece of strut and often in awkward places, resulting in longer project installations. With the larger slots found on P1000WT you can work smarter, not harder. Often called wide t-slot by folks in the trades, P1000WT is ideal for data centers and heavy duty supports as well as a number of other applications.

If you have upcoming bids or awarded jobs with project scopes that include medical support structures, roof walkways and platforms, or ceiling grids, we can help.

At Unistrut Service Company we like to say, "if you can imagine it, you can probably build it with Unistrut."  One of the best parts of the versatility of our product is seeing how far the imagination takes our customers. For Tom B. in Albany NY, this means all the freedom to design his racing garage exactly how he likes.

Unistrut Service Company is extending our inventory to include Food Grade Sanitary Strut products. This line of sanitary strut is manufactured by Calbrite, the leading name in stainless steel conduit systems for harsh and corrosive environments. Calbrite provides the largest stainless steel conduit offering in the industry. These products are manufactured to the strict guidelines set forth by UL, CUL and NEMA. Our offerings of Food Grade Sanitary Strut include BriteRail and FlatRail Strut, as well as BriteRail Accessories.

Left unguarded, your facility’s fixed ladders designed to provide safe rooftop access can put your organization at risk.  Preventing unauthorized rooftop access begins with the proper equipment and a plan.

At the height of the spring surge of COVID-19 cases, the Army Corps of Engineers hired a host of private contractors to construct emergency field hospitals.  Fortunately, only the temporary field hospital in New York City ever saw a significant patient caseload.  One could argue that the $600 millio...

We have just added a new wrinkle to our approach by offering a series of kits that include everything you need to complete your project.  If you are a contractor that is asked to perform lots of work on roofs that do not offer fall protection, we have a LORGUARD™ portable guardrail contractor kit ...