12 can have for example a thickness of 0 012 u2033 to 0 027 u2033 depending on the application the other strip 13 lies under the flanges 17 and is wrapped around the distal edges of the flanges 17 to lock the strip 12 in its tee shape conceal the seam between the flanges 17 and provide a smooth appearance for a lower face 18 of the tee 10 the lower face 18 of the strip 13 typically is painted for appearance purposes the lower strip 13 is a suitable material typically steel but can be other materials such as aluminum holes 19 through the web 16 enable the tee 10 to be suspended by wire or other means as is known in the art it will be understood that the runner 10 can have various other shapes besides a conventional tee shape as is known in the art the runner or tee 10 has an end connector or splice 20 that in the illustrated case is integral with the web 16 it will be understood that certain features of the invention can be applied to connectors that are formed in a single web wall or layer or are formed wholly or partially as separate elements that are joined to the main parts of a runner with rivets or other means as is known in the art as is conventional a runner or tee 10 will have a connector 20 at each end the connector 20 includes an end tab 21 and an end tab receiving pocket 22 that as explained below cooperate with an identical connector in the manner of a u201c handshake u201d to connect the opposed ends of two aligned tees or runners 10 together.