PSK Institute is the only one institute in Kazakhstan specialising in metal engineering. Before 1991 PSK Institute was known as Kazakh branch of Melnikov Central Research & Design Institute of Steel Structures of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Moscow.

The main trends of PSK Institute (Almaty) activities are design, surveillance and expert investigation of building steel structures, experimental works and other engineering services in this industry including 10 marks seismic area.

All design and engineering activities of PSK Institute are licensed. License No 000020 dated December 12, 1994. Appendix to the License which is valid till December 12, 2013 can be found below.

PSK institute participates in developing of normative documents such as national standards, construction norms and regulations, recommendations, guides, handbooks, technical specifications and organization standards.

Today PSK Institute continues working in all directions of steel engineering reserving the leading position in design, surveillance and expert investigation of this industry in Kazakhstan.