We're delighted to announce the opening of the Civils Hub, our dedicated customer experience centre designed to transform the way customers explore civil engineering products.
Located in Lichfield, with fantastic transport links, the Civils Hub has been created to give our customers the opportunity to see, handle and experience our ductile iron and steel access solutions in practical ways, like never before.
Rather than relying solely on brochures or technical datasheets, visitors can interact with products first-hand and gain a deeper understanding of their design and engineering, the science behind them and the applications and installation methods.
Created for individuals working across the civil engineering industry, the Civils Hub exists for one simple reason. Too many on-site problems begin with decisions made without ever seeing products or fully understanding how they're installed. The Civils Hub helps bridge that gap by creating a space where products can be explored properly, questions can be asked openly and practical knowledge can be shared.
Whether you're new to the industry or have years of experience, every visit has been designed to be informative, engaging and worthwhile.
Every product tells a story, and the Civils Hub has been designed to help bring that story to life.
Manhole covers, gully gratings and steel access covers sit alongside detailed cut-through models, allowing visitors to see how products are constructed and why their design and engineering matters.
Materials can be handled, lifted, compared and demonstrated, making product features and installation considerations clear through practical experience rather than theory, paper based exercises or presentations alone.
Installed examples also show how access solutions interact with surrounding construction, helping visitors better understand how specification and installation decisions influence long-term performance.
Whether you're a merchant, contractor, engineer, local authority, utility company or consultant, the Civils Hub provides an environment where technical discussions become practical experiences.
Step into the Civils Hub and experience Wrekin innovation like never before.
At the heart of the space is our interactive display, a dynamic, hands-on experience that brings engineering to life. Rather than static product listings, this immersive platform reveals the thinking behind our solutions, showing how design, materials and performance come together to solve real-world challenges.
This isn’t about products on a screen. It’s about understanding performance.
Through rich animations and interactive storytelling, the display shows exactly how Wrekin solutions work. From how loads are distributed and water flows, to how materials extend product life and improve safety. Each feature is presented as a visual “interaction”, helping you see the real impact of intelligent engineering in action.
The Civils Hub isn’t just a space to see products. It’s a place to explore ideas, understand performance, and discover smarter ways to build. Come and experience engineering, reimagined.
A space built for collaboration
The Civils Hub has been designed to support collaboration as well as product exploration.
We welcome local authority engineers, highways teams, consulting engineers, contractors, site supervisors, distributors, apprentices, graduates and trainees to experience our products first-hand and develop a deeper understanding of their application.
Alongside the interactive displays, the facility includes modern meeting and presentation spaces where customers can meet with our team, discuss projects and explore specification requirements.
The centre also provides the ideal setting for product demonstrations, technical training, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) presentations, customer workshops and new product launches, bringing together physical products, digital technology and expert guidance in one engaging environment.
The best way to understand our access solutions is to experience them for yourself. Book a visit to the Civils Hub and discover how hands-on product demonstrations, practical learning and technical expertise can help you make more informed decisions on your next project.
