The shift of service jobs to low-cost countries has just begun. It promises huge benefits to consumers everywhere. The debate over “offshoring”, a phenomenon unheard of a few years ago by many of those now loudly proclaiming its economic effects, is in “the percolating phase.

Caliber has earned a good name as a successful structural steel detailing outsourcing partner because of its executive-level support in client organization, ample communication and willingness to be flexible as business needs change.

Keeping in mind the economic benefits of outsourcing to low cost countries, structural steel fabricators and the structural steel design and detailing firms across the world are now outsourcing their steel detailing jobs to low cost countries like India.

Conventionally, steel or concrete detailing has been done in the same country where the Fabricator, Client and the project are located. But now a number of Fabricators from US and Europe have been getting their detailing work done by agencies located outside their own country. This is commonly known as “Structural Steel Detailing BPO (Business Process Outsourcing)”. The countries currently engaged in Steel detailing for North America & European based fabricators are Philippines, India, China and few others.
As far as the cost, along with the quality of work is concerned, India remains far ahead from any of the other countries. Plus, India can handle much bigger volume of works than any other country as well.

India is one of the best countries, to outsource structural steel detailing jobs, for most of the countries because of the educated, skilled personnel available in India and above all the cost benefits which are very high.

India sees its main competitors as China and Malaysia. The cost of operations in India is currently 37% lower than in China and 17% lower than in Malaysia.

The offshore outsourcing trend is Irreversible. Many companies have not yet taken full advantage of offshoring the structural steel detailing jobs in India.

Caliber is the first choice of steel fabricators around the world because of high level of expertise and knowledge of AISC, BS, OSHA rules, Australian, South African standards. Some of the reasons why we are the “ CHOSEN ONE” are as follows:

		Caliber is not only providing low cost structural steel detailing solutions but also accurate and reliable services. Steel fabricators are happy with our services as they receive high quality steel fabrication drawings from us.
		Our FTP set up helps the transfer of data be sent and received easily at both the ends.
		Our fast broadband internet line enables us to send the jobs on time and faster through FTP.
		Our experienced and highly skilled structural steel detailers are our strength. All our steel detailers have good computer knowledge as well as knowledge of AISC, BS, OSHA rules and other country specific norms.
		We have a team of checkers highly experienced in planning and scheduling the jobs.
		Our portfolio comprises of structural steel detailing projects ranging from Residential, complex Commercial buildings, School, Hospital and medical buildings, Stadium, Shopping complex, bridges, Churches to heavy industrial structures, petrochemical refineries, trusses, power plants, joist and Decking, pipe racks, and airports across USA , Canada , Europe, South Africa, Japan, Australia , and UAE & Saudi Arabia.
		We prepare detailed engineering shop drawings and bill of materials as per AISC, ASCE standards from contract drawings.
		We use AutoCad & Xsteel, detailing software to deliver error free, high quality fabrication drawings to the steel fabricators, structural engineers and Structural Detailing firms for their detailed engineering requirements.
		Our time management and Quality control systems ensure timely delivery of high quality steel fabrication drawings.
		Being one of the largest team of steel detailers in India, and our extended workweek, we are able to give better turn around time and faster delivery of high quality fabrication drawings. Our flexibility to multiple shifts and double the production helps our clients to avoid idle fabrication shop time.
		Travel and working together physically helps our detailers understand the job and company specific standards better. It opens communication channels and this is the reason why we send our detailers abroad and vice versa. Our steel detailers and project managers communicate effectively, interact with clients, manage workflow, handle RFI’s and meet deadlines efficiently.

Outsourcing structural steel detailing jobs allow companies to work round-the-clock shifts, ferrying data back and forth from one place to another as the sun sets. Caliber is also giving the time zone comfort to almost all the time zones of the world. Caliber is working with USA and Canada, UK, Australia, South Africa and Japan. Our working hours and shifts are scaled such in order to minimize the time zone differences. For most of our clients we are a second office which starts when their working day ends.