With a range of funding opportunities available for small busineses we were thrilled when our bid was successful. Receiving funds to support new photography and video, marketing materials and two much-welcomed additions to the workshop - a chop saw and a welding extraction fan - thanks go to the Suffolk Small Grant Scheme.

Having just completed an order for a further five of our tank and test rigs, sales of this 'go-to' piece of kit have now reached 150!! Thanks to all those installers and pump manufacturers who tell us this is an indispensable addition to the tools in the back of the van.

Receiving customer postivie customer feedback is what it’s all about. Here's what Karl Orton of Steve Williams Construction West Midlands had to say about our bollards.
"As part of a recent project, STA fabricated over 100 bespoke bollards to exact specifications for installation on our site. Every unit has arrived precisely as ordered and on time no matter where the destination may be, allowing our team to complete the installations smoothly and to the highest standards. The result? A fully protected, professional finish that has delivered exactly what the client required, and a very happy customer. A big thank you to the STA team for their excellent service and craftsmanship."

Working in collaboration with Ipswich Borough Council's Parks Service STA has developed a new security gate system for its open spaces. With the first prototype now installed and with additional gates in the production pipeline, it’s a pleasure doing business with the Council.

One of the biggest frustrations we hear from customers is being let down by suppliers at the last minute — which is exactly why we’re glad we made the call a few years back to invest in our own spray booth. It means we’re not stuck waiting on anyone else’s lead times, and we can paint our own bollards, tank lids, cradles, and other componentry in-house. The result? We stay on schedule and keep our quality consistent.

How did that happen?! Ten years already. We're excited to see where the next chapter takes us, but for now, a massive thank you to everyone who’s been part of our journey — our clients, partners, and suppliers. And of course, the biggest shoutout goes to the team here as it’s their passion, hard work, and teamwork that truly set us apart. 

With our spray booth busier than ever, the STA team is starting work on 80 bollards ordered by a client for forecourts across the country.

A big thanks to Darren Horspole of Gilbarco Veeder Root for delivering a second Tool Box Talk. This time the insightful session was all about working in confined spaces. Darren also used the visit to check up on the progress of a project we were doing, a dosing cabinet heading to Sweden.

We were delighted to welcome Ashley Shorey-Mills, Sizewell C Supply Chain Engagement Director (right) to come and visit on Monday 5th August. Spending a couple of hours with us, clicck here read what Sizewell C Supply Chain said on LinkedIn about the visit.

With over 350+ emergency cabinets delivered for a supermarket client of GVR in 2022/2023, it’s great to be working with the Gilbarco team again, and fulfilling an order for another of its clients.

With the whole team involved, drones flying and feeling slightly out of my comfort zone talking to camera, we're excited to see the end result - and share how we do things at STA and what sets us apart. The video will be shared on our newlook website shortly.

One of our biggest fabrications yet – a 1800 litre storage tank frame commissioned by West Fuel Systems is heading to site in early January 2024. Warren Peters says: “Using past learnings to make certain the tank will secure safely to the frame, laser cut parts also ensured accuracy throughout the whole project.”

Demonstrating its innovative engineering skills, STA worked with Fuel Storage Systems to design and manufacture two sumps. Mounted on the sumps are Pumptronic C Series dispensers and standalone hose reels. Designed specifically to meet the needs of a marina in Gibraltar, Dan Love of Fuel Storage Systems says: “As always STA’s ‘can do’ attitude and attention to detail helped to ensure a speedy and safe installation when our guys got to site.”

STA Technical’s client, Fuel & Forecourt, says of the newly fitted bespoke crash barrier: “As always with STA, when you share a problem, they come up with the solution. The crash barrier fitted like a dream and was even supplied with packers to mitigate the unevenness of the OSF.”

Cut to meet the specific needs of the job in hand, STA’s reinforced GRP and galvanised steel gratings tick all the boxes.

Great to be the focus of a full page spread in the local paper. Thanks to the East Anglian Daily Times for sharing news about all we’ve been up to recently.

Insite’s Spring 2023 celebrates STA’s grant success and how the items funded will enable the engineering company to adapt to the market’s evolving needs

Insite Magazine also shares details of STA’s innovative fuel tank lid revamp