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About Us

We're the Knowledge, Expertise and Connection Hub for Ireland's Metal Fabrication and Manufacturing Community.

We provide varying levels of strategic services to members of the Irish fabrication & manufacturing community, north and south, where the end result of the value-added services we provide lies in the knowledge and experience or tools we have that are needed to answer some pretty complicated questions.

Irish Steel (The Irish Association of Steel Fabricators or IASF) is a Member’s Organisation and was born in 2014 after the introduction of the Construction Product Regulations (CPR).

The founders of Irish Steel, recognised that at the time, in the absence of any coordinated advice centre, there was a major information deficit for steel fabricators around these new mandatory standards. An idea to form an association was born to fill these information gaps which led to the creation and development of Irish Steel!

Now in our tenth year, our team have successfully created a comprehensive support network of experts armed with proven systems and solutions for the benefit of the community of professionals involved in the metal fabrication sector. Irish Steel exists to bring together the members that we represent - manufacturers, fabricators, installers, raw material suppliers, product & service suppliers and consultants.

We provide industry-related guidance, support and assistance through a number of channels. We promote professionalism, quality and Health & Safety and we encourage the implementation of systems and standards within our member’s organisations. We place a high value on knowledge-sharing and skills development and we deliver industry-relevant training courses for our members to enhance their team’s management and operational skillsets.

From gaining accreditations to reducing risks to solving problems to growing and developing businesses, Irish Steel have a team of consultants to assist members on their journey to success, no matter what stage they are at in the business lifecycle.

Everything we do is aimed at helping members across the island of Ireland grow their bottom line results by either reducing costs and waste and / or by increasing their income.

Today, 10 years on, we stand proud as a beacon of excellence, innovation, knowledge, and support for fabricators, manufacturers, installers, and industry partners all over the country.

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Our Vision, Our Mission & Our Goals

Our Vision

By making outstanding programmes and services available, our membership will participate and collectively benefit from an increase in excellence within the Irish metal fabrication and manufacturing industry’s community.

Our Mission

We are dedicated to helping our members build more resilient and successful businesses by bringing industry stakeholders together to share knowledge and use their collective experiences for good during the time that we set the seeds for collaborative mindsets to become the daily norm amongst all members of our industry & community.

Membership Goals

Our goals are designed to sum up the vision of Irish Steel as a forward-thinking, proactive, and member-centric organisation, driving the metal fabrication industry towards a future of innovation, sustainability, safety, and collaboration

We want to:
Strengthen Industry Connections

We aim to build a robust network within the Irish metal fabrication and manufacturing industry, connecting members with peers, experts, and stakeholders.

Regular networking events, both online and in-person, will facilitate knowledge-sharing, partnership opportunities, and a collaborative approach to dealing with industry challenges. We want to support all members to increase their bottom line profitability by getting to know one another and work together towards a common goal.

We want to:
Encourage Technology improvements, Innovation and Sustainability

We promote innovation and technological advancement among our member businesses and we encourage our members to adopt eco-friendly practices that contribute towards achieving a reduced carbon footprint and improved waste management.

By sharing information on the latest industry developments, best practices, software, and machinery, we want to ensure our members can be at the forefront of modern metal fabrication techniques to reduce the industry’s impact on the environment whilst members enhance efficiency and reduce costs to stay competitive and increase their bottom line profitability.

We want to:
Encourage Enhanced Safety, Implementation and Certification to Standards

Safety is paramount in the metal fabrication industry. We are committed to encouraging members to make use of our comprehensive resources and to implement Standards in areas including Health & Safety, Quality, Environmental Sustainability, Business Management and Production.

We want to see that all of our members are equipped with the knowledge and the tools necessary to help them improve their performance in the areas of safety, quality and so on by engaging in regular training to help create high-performance business environments and zero-incident workplaces in the industry.

We want to:
Encourage and provide Training, Professional Development and Upskilling

We are committed to supporting the ongoing upskilling of our members and their teams as they take on change and implement new systems and standards.

Our in-house training programmes and consultant-led workshops & projects focus on enriching the member’s knowledge and enhancing their technical skills with a view to operating safely, responsibly, effectively and more profitably.

We want to:
Help bridge the Technical and Compliance information gaps

Another of our goals is to be the source of information where the metal fabrication industry goes to find technical information or information of a compliance nature.

When necessary, we send queries to our connections in various Government departments in Ireland, in the UK and in the EU and they help us get answers on technical and compliance matters that are sometimes difficult to get.

We want to:
Help businesses in the industry to grow and improve their resilience.

We have assembled a team of experts to support our members with professional guidance and advice across a wide set of business functions that will increase the performance of a team or a business.

Irish Steel is not only interested in the operational side of business, but we are also ready to help our members create and implement business and growth plans, develop and implement HR plans that add profit to the business, develop and rollout new brands supported by slick marketing campaigns to increase awareness and win more business, develop and seize opportunities for diversification and so on.

Our Impact

Since our inception, we have become the trusted source for advice and guidance in the world of metal fabrication in Ireland. We've played a pivotal role in shaping the industry, from hosting successful events like the Annual Irish Steel Awards to rolling out innovative membership experiences. Our commitment to excellence and community has seen our fabricator-membership swell, creating a robust, well-informed network that spans the entire island.