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News Release from: Wedge Group Galvanizing | Subject: Galvanising service
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 September 2006
Galvanizing a steel 'stag at bay'
A UK galvanising company, accustomed to galvanizing girders, gates and railings, was asked to galvanise an 8ft high steel stag sculpture to maximise its protection against the 'elements'.
Garston firm Merseyside Galvanizing successfully 'stalked' an unusual piece of business after the creator of an 8ft (2.44m)-high steel stag decided to have her unique garden sculpture galvanized for maximum protection against the elements The Merseyside Galvanizing team are more accustomed to galvanizing girders, gates and railings than wild animals, but sculptor Laura Sefton from Preston was determined the magnificent antlered specimen was not going to become endangered by rust
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 23 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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"It is quite intricate and I realized there was no way I would be able to paint it, so I just thought of having it galvanized," said Sefton, who started her own metal-working business just over a year ago.
She has previously sculpted a 14ft (4.27m) dragon statue for a school in Formby, and specializes in garden arches, hanging baskets and ornaments including peacocks and wild boars.
Merseyside Galvanizing's Mark Waters said the stag presented no technical difficulties for the company's team of experts at Blackburne Street: "I think this proves we are racing ahead of our competitors when it comes to galvanizing unusual designs.".
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