If your project requires wind posts in Cambridge, the post needs to suit the wall construction, loading and connection points. GLW Engineering manufactures and installs bespoke windposts for masonry and cavity walls, providing additional lateral support where wall panels need reinforcement. If you need wind posts, you’ll find what you’re looking for here.
We fabricate each post in-house to suit supplied drawings and requirements, helping ensure the dimensions, material and connections are correct before installation.
Contact our team to discuss your wind post installation requirements.
Wind posts contribute to the overall structural integrity of masonry walls by reducing the span of the walls to prevent cracking and buckling. A wind post is a vertical steel support used to provide additional lateral restraint to masonry walls against wind loads. In cavity wall construction, windposts help stabilise larger panels of brickwork or blockwork where more support is required than wall ties alone provide.
They may be specified for long or tall wall panels, around structural openings, between floors or at parapets. The type required depends on wall design, cavity width, panel size, loading and supporting structure, so the engineer’s specification determines the solution.
Wind posts work with surrounding structural steelwork, wall ties and masonry to transfer lateral loads back to the supporting structure. Depending on the design, posts may sit within the cavity, be incorporated into the inner leaf or be used at parapets.
Cavity width, wall height, design load and connection points all influence the post required. These details help determine its section, length and base and upper connections.
Unlike suppliers offering standard pack sizes, we manufacture wind posts to suit your exact design requirements. This gives you flexibility in size, material and structural configuration.
We fabricate high quality steel wind posts, including stainless steel options where required. Because we control the manufacturing process, we ensure each post is built to match the specific cavity, wall design and structural connections of your project. Wind posts are usually made of structural steel sections to prevent corrosion.
This ability to design and manufacture in-house allows us to deliver reliable structural support across a wide range of construction applications.
We do not simply supply wind posts. We install them.
Our installation service ensures the post is securely fixed to structural floors and integrated correctly within the cavity wall. Proper positioning is critical to ensuring the windpost provides the required additional lateral support and performs as designed.
By manufacturing and installing our own wind posts, we maintain full responsibility for quality, safety and performance on site. This reduces risk and ensures consistency from fabrication through to final installation. Wind posts should accommodate construction tolerances and movements, so getting the production right is a key part of our business.
Our wind posts are used across new build properties, extensions, commercial developments and structural alterations. They are particularly important where large brick panels or tall wall sections require reinforcement.
Every building project presents different structural requirements. We work with contractors and clients across Cambridge and Cambridgeshire to ensure the correct solution is manufactured and installed.
We provide windposts in Cambridge and throughout the wider Cambridgeshire area. Whether you are working on a city development or a regional construction project, our team can support your requirements.
Our commitment to high quality manufacturing, structural expertise and reliable installation has made us a trusted engineering partner within the local construction industry.
If you require wind posts in Cambridge, speak to GLW Engineering. We provide bespoke manufacture, professional installation and dependable structural support on a range of high quality products.
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