MarShield News

  • MARSHIELD SUPPORTS THE CAMISOLE PROJECT EVENT HOSTED BY DIVAS CHANGING LIVES

    MarShield supports a variety of charities by allowing a casual Friday. Each Friday, employees have the opportunity to make a donation to a “Denim Days” fund. In return, that employee gets to wear jeans. Once a year the MarShield team selects a local charity from the list of employee nominated organizations to donate the funds. […]

  • OCI Suppliers Day

    Candu Energy Suppliers Day 2014

    David Holden and Cory Aitken will be at the Candu Energy Suppliers Day in Mississauga to discuss our radiation shielding solutions with you. They look forward to seeing you there! Date: Friday September 26, 2014 Location: 2285 Speakman Drive, SP2, Mississauga, Ontario Time: 8:30am – 3:30pm Booth #:37 If you would like to set up a […]

  • 8th International Conference on Isotopes and Expo

    Visit with David Holden and Cory Aitken at the 8th International Conference on Isotopes and Expo to discuss our custom radiation shielding solutions with you. Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago/Riverside Center West, 151 Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois Show Dates and Hours: Sun, Aug. 24 (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm) Mon, Aug. 25 (9:30 am – 5:30 […]

  • Cut lead parts

    CNC Machined Lead Parts

    News Release June 6th, 2014 ——- Our Mars Metal division now offers Precision 3D and CNC Machining of lead parts and lead plates, utilizing state of the art equipment and the latest CAD-CAM software. Many CNC machining companies are not willing to work with lead. Lead is our specialty. Access our large stock of over […]

  • SOCIETY OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING ANNUAL MEETING

    David Holden and Cory Aitken will be at the SNMMI 2014 Annual meeting to discuss our custom radiation shielding solutions with you. They look forward to seeing you there! Location: St. Louis Convention Center, 701 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO Show Dates and Hours: Saturday June 7th – 6:00pm – 8:00pm Sunday June 8th – […]

  • CRPA Show 2014

    CANADIAN RADIATION PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (CRPA) ANNUAL CONFERENCE

    David Holden and Cory Aitken will be at the CRPA show to discuss our radiation shielding solutions with you. They look forward to seeing you there! Date: Monday May 26th & Tuesday May 27th, 2014 Location: Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, 1088 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm Booth #:4 If you would like […]

  • Sheet Lead Inventory

    NOISE CONTROL WITH LEAD

    Noise can destroy hearing, create physical and psychological stress and contribute to accidents by making it impossible to hear warning signals. One of the most effective noise solutions is sheet lead Why? Sheet lead is limp and dense which any good sound barrier must be. It cannot be easily set in vibration, does not resonate […]

  • Featured Projects

    November 2013 The below picture shows our lead shot bags being used as shielding in an optical tube at a Laboratory. Please visit our lead shot page on our website to find out more. Recently MarShield was asked to make an NEMA 12 enclosure that will become a lead lined electrical enclosure to provide radiation […]

  • Does your safety rated glass meet ANSI standards?

    There are low priced products on the market that imitate Saf-T-Lite glass however, MarShield’s Saf-T-Lite Radiation Protector Glass is one of few products available that are ANSI (The American National Standards Institute) rated. Saf-T-Lite Radiation Protector Glass meets the impact-resistant requirements of ANSI Z97.1-1984 & 16 CFR 1201 Cat.ll. Make sure you buy a quality […]

  • International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

    At Mars Metal Company, we strive for continuous improvement in all aspects of our business. We are constantly looking for ways to enhance customer satisfaction and optimize our operations. In this vein, our Quality Management System was recently upgraded and registered to ISO 9001:2015 and CAN3-z299.2-85. Copies of our Certificates of Registration are available on […]

  • Radiation Shielding for every occasion

    Burlington company looks to cash in on nuclear reactor overhaul

    MarShield, a division of Mars Metal Company is excited to share the article published in the Hamilton Spectator about what we do, how the Darlington reactor overhaul will contribute to our future growth, and how our company has evolved over the past 35 years. Sample of the article: “A Burlington company sees big business in […]

  • Now Available – CAD Drawings for Portable/Stationary Radiation Shielding Barriers

    MarShield is excited to share that we now offer CAD drawings for our Portable/Stationary Radiation Shielding Barrier line.  We have added all of our Portable/Stationary Radiation Shielding Barrier models online with photo realistic renderings, specifications, and CAD drawings. This will make your purchasing process easy and allow you to find exactly what you are looking […]