Metal Improvement Company provide specialised metal finishing services including heat treatment, surface finishing and in particular, shot peening. Shot peening is a process used to produce a compressive residual stress layer and modify mechanical properties of metals. It entails impacting a surface with shot (round metallic, glass or ceramic particles) with force sufficient to create plastic deformation. It is similar to sandblasting, except that it operates by the mechanism of plasticity rather than abrasion: each particle functions as a ball-peen hammer. In practice, this means that the process removes less material, and less dust created. It was common practice for blacksmiths to hammer peen the concave side of leaf springs; this process enhanced the life of the springs, although the exact mechanism was unknown.

Peening a surface spreads it plastically, causing changes in the mechanical properties of the surface. Shot peening is often called for in aircraft repairs to relieve tensile stresses built up in the grinding process and replace them with beneficial compressive stresses. Metal Improvement Company (MIC), established in 1945, is an internationally recognized industry leader in the aerospace, automotive, power generation, oil and gas, chemical processing, medical and general engineering industries, providing advanced technologies to enhance the performance of metals and materials.

Our client – the Gresham Hotel – is s friendly, privately run 60 bedrooms boutique hotel that offers top value accommodation in Nottingham. We have been working on the
design, development, hosting and search engine optimisation of the Gresham Hotel Website.

The Gresham Hotel is situated in the heart of Nottingham. The hotel is close to East Midlands Airport, Broad Mash bus station and Nottingham Station (3 minutes walk away).
Most of Nottingham top tourist attractions are all within walking distance: Nottingham Robin Hood Castle, County Cricket Ground, Trent FM Arena, Royal Concert Hall, Victoria
Shopping Centre and Rock City Night Club.

If you are visiting Nottingham for business or pleasure, the hotel provides a friendly, relaxing atmosphere with affordable rates in a perfect location.

The Gresham Hotel takes pride in offering modern standards of comfort and convenience such as, free wireless Internet access, for all of their guests, if you bring your laptop. All bedrooms have colour-TV and tea and coffee making facilities. Hair dryers and irons for clothes are also available at the front desk.

The Gresham Hotel is a brilliant place from which to explore the vibrant city of Nottingham.