Stress-Tec UK Ltd

The Proskills Global, Safe Stressing of Precast Concrete Programme (SSCP) helps Precast companies meet legislative requirements, while helping to improve their employer safety in the workplace.

Stress-Tec (UK) Limited, based in Yorkshire provides national cover for all your Calibration & Training needs. With four decades of experience in the prestressed and precast concrete industry, our staff offer a comprehensive range of tailored services to support prestressing training and the calibration of equipment. We are proud of our history and achievements, and because of our structure, we have the flexibility to respond quickly to customer requirement.

Training

Effective training is a necessity that helps your staff develop new skills, master new procedures and reinforce existing protocols. Whether you need to update your skills, train new recruits, learn to use a specific machine, we can help.

Stress-Tec places great importance on training your personnel involved in the manufacturing process in order to promote safety, efficiency and best practice.

Calibration

We have the ability to calibrate an extensive range of single tendon stressing equipment, beam testers and cube crushers.

For the stressing jacks we have a maximum capacity of 18mm Strand with a loading of 240kN and for beam tester, the same loading capacity applies.

For cube crushers the maximum capacity is up to 2000kN with the proviso that there is a minimum of 200mm air gap between the platens.

To ensure the correct loading is applied within all your prestressed products, equipment needs to be calibrated on a regular basis. All our calibrations are traceable to the National Physical Laboratory and complies to ISO:9001.

Stressing Equipment & Accessories

Stress-Tec UK are able to source a vast range of prestressing equipment including grips, jack & pump sets & lifting accessories. Please contact us with your requirements.

Course available: 

Safe Stressing of Precast Concrete Programme (SSCP)

Training Instructor – Frank Howarth

Delivery within the Precast Concrete Industry in the UK, Ireland and potentially overseas.

Meet Frank

Frank is a seasoned veteran of the precast concrete industry with over four decades of experience. His unwavering dedication to improving industry standards and safety practices has made him a respected leader in the field. As a key partner with Proskills Global Limited, Frank has been instrumental in developing and delivering essential training programs such as the original Certificate of Training Achievement (CTA) scheme, which he first delivered in 1990, as well as the new Safe Stressing Competence Programme (SSCP) which commenced in January 2024. His deep industry knowledge and commitment to excellence make him an asset to any precast training project.