Metals
This section of our site contains information relating to the range of coiled metals we can supply to meet your project needs.
We can provide copper, zinc, aluminium and steel coiled metals. Our coiled metals come in a range of finishes enabling you to have choice in the finish that will be applied to your specific project.
Samsung Copper
Metseam are now partnered with ALM HM Ireland giving the ability to offer the Metseam "MSPro" system in various materials. These include VMZINC, Rheinzink, KME & Aurubis Copper, Stainless Steel, Elval, Euramax, Alcoa Aluminium.Classic or Modern, Urban or Rural ‘Zinc’ has the answer.
Samsung Metal is a leading Korean industrial group within the Korean and international markets for copper patina products. Being a natural material, copper complements other natural building materials, such as wood, glass and stone. Copper can be recycled time and again without losing any of its natural properties and it adds value to the any building.
SMC-Patina 3000
Sheet size 3000mm x 600mm. Since copper was first discovered around 6,000 BC it has been in widespread use, with close ties to the human civilization in all areas of the world. It has also been forever appealing and practical in modern buildings and modern architecture. Due to the advanced technological process used, Samsung Metal has been able to produce the oxidized copper patina to have the aged appearance of the long 40 year aging process of conventional copper. This process produces a unique and flexible material for construction and architectural applications.
SMC - Brown Coppers
Samsung Metal's brown coppers come in a light and a dark color, creating two different distinctive appearances. The dark brown copper is sometimes considered bronze in appearance. As for the light copper, this has the appearance of freshly milled material and with a simple rotation of the product during installation it can appear to have a different color creating a beautiful visual look. These two wonderful products have been produced With a special chemical treatment of M20 onto the natural coppers and a natural organic clear coating.
Met-Seam Ltd ZinFlex
We are the sole distributors in the UK and Ireland of ZinFlex.
ZinFlex is a Soft Zinc which can be used as a real alternative to lead. It can be fixed using Hall Clips and pointed with sealant or mortar.
Zinflex has a bright shinny surface but will tone down after a couple of weeks and will form its own protective patina coating over time. It comes in coils 1.10m wide x 0.6mm or 0.7mm thick and we can split the width into any multiple of 1.10m wide.
It is pliable enough to be dressed over tile profiles and be used for flashings and soakers.
ZinFlex weighs only 5kg per m² compared to 20kg per m² for code 4 lead, which makes it more user friendly, easier to transport, easier to handle and has less structural pressures.
ZinFlex is environmentally-friendly in its extraction and production and it is also 100% recyclable.
ZinFlex can be used in all applications traditionally associated with lead; including canopies, dormer windows, bay windows, gutters etc. but it cannot be laid flat, ZinFlex must have a minimum fall of 3 degrees.
ZinFlex conforms to BSEN: 1179 : 95 Z1
ZinFlex can be easily cut and shaped with a pair of snips and formed with the usual plumber’s or roofing contractor’s tools, by hand or by machine. It can be welted and is easy to solder with Tinman's solder.
ZinFlex has no run-off staining and therefore unlike lead does not require an application of patination oil.
ZinFlex is suitable for new build and renovation work it can be used on ecclesiastical and historic buildings for renovations and repairs. It is ideal for replacement of damaged or stolen lead flashings, it is cheaper than lead and has a much less scrape value.
ZinFlex - APPLICATIONS
- Apron flashings
- Slate soakers
- Chimney flashings
- Abutment flashings
- Gutters
- Soil vent pipe flashings
- Bay Windows
- Canopies
- Dormer Windows
- Roof light flashings
- Flue flashings
- Saddle flashings
- Valleys
- Continuous step and cover flashings
- Parapet and cornice copings
Aurubis Copper
Metseam are now partnered with ALM HM Ireland giving the ability to offer the Metseam "MSPro" system in various materials. These include VMZINC, Rheinzink, KME & Aurubis Copper, Stainless Steel, Elval, Euramax, Alcoa Aluminium.Classic or Modern, Urban or Rural ‘Zinc’ has the answer.
Aurubis Copper who were previously known as Luvata supply an excellent range of copper which is an ideal building material, it is practical, durable, easily worked and virtually maintenance-free, and of course aesthetically pleasing. Being a natural material, it complements other natural building materials, such as wood, glass and stone. Copper can be recycled time and again without losing any of its natural properties and it adds value to the any building.
Nordic Standard™
Mill finished natural copper; it has a bright shinny surface, which gradually turns to shades of brown and green when exposed to the environment. This process will depend on many atmospheric conditions and could take tens of years.
Nordic Decor™
Decorative copper for use in interior applications. It has a texture surface.
Nordic Brown™
Features a rich dark brown oxidised copper colour. It is factory treated to look like the stage between natural shinny copper and the weathered patinated green colour. It is used mainly for roofs and exterior wall covering and can be formed into our MSPro standing seam system or indeed any of our cassettes, shingles or traditional standing seam systems.
Nordic Green™
This range is the last stage in the aging process and is already a pre-patinated green copper colour, for those who want the ageing look right away and do not want to wait. It can be easily formed into standing seam systems etc... Nordic Green is available in two finished surfaces the traditional finish which has a more uniformed green colour and the living surfaces which has a mottled pattern.
Nordic Royal™
Has a golden shinny colour and is designed for prestige applications. Its colour comes from the alloying of copper and aluminium; it is a very stable alloy which keeps its golden shade. It is suitable for both interior and exterior facades and can also be formed in our MSPro standing seam system.
Nordic Brass™
A golden colour that will change over time with exposure to the elements to a dark brown colour. Its colour comes from the alloying of copper and zinc. It can also be profiled and formed in to our MSPro standing seam system.
