Are the production software packages currently used by suppliers compatible with Steelpac?
SteelPac is fully compatible with the production software used by all of the local suppliers in the Middle East market. The most widely used software in the region is produced by a company called Ariadis. This means that pretty much every rebar supplier in this market can receive an electronic. SOI File (SteelPac Order Interchange). So if a contractor does want to use the software he does not have to worry about who the supplier is since everyone is fully compatible. How receptive to new technology is the rebar industry? Rebar is obviously a very interesting topic right now with a rapidly escalating steel price causing margins to be eroded and Contractors to look much more closely at how they manage this critical element of the construction process. The jobs are also bigger and more complex than ever before which adds to the necessity to utilise technology to assist wherever possible. Effective procurement and construction management is therefore more vital than ever. As a result the i
