Fun Kids, the UK’s leading radio station for children, families and parents, released the final episode of the Amazing Aluminium podcast series on 2nd September. Co-created by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), Amazing Aluminium touches on the metal’s composition, its...
The Aluminium Federation (ALFED) has issued an urgent briefing to government setting out key concerns from the UK aluminium industry around the implementation of the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) ahead of its planned introduction in January 2027. The briefing has been shared with...
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Founded in 1987, Alutrade, one of the well-sought aluminium recycling companies and extrusion specialists in the UK, claims to have invested between £1.2 million and £1.3 million to introduce better health and safety standards at the Midlands after the accidental demise of an employee in 2017. The...
The Scottish government ministers are under fire for lack of transparency after it alleged that metal tycoon Sanjeev Gupta is under investigation for deceit and paid only £5 towards acquiring a Highlands smelting plant, with taxpayers financing the rest of the £330 million deal. In 2016, the CEO...
On National Manufacturing Day, Economy Minister of Wales, Vaughan Gething switched on the new aluminium furnaces at Toyota's Deeside plant, which will certainly scale down carbon emissions. These furnaces worth £1.6 million have received financial support of £375,000 from the Economic Futures Fund...
The Manchester-based forerunner for waste management, Peel NRE has provided a scheme to construct a circle of recycling units within the territory of the broader Ince Park site in Ellesmere Port. The installations will aim at separating plastic from aluminium in foils and recycling them separately...
The Dorchester, England-based aluminium products manufacturer that was founded more than 50 years ago, has been reported sold out for an undisclosed amount. The aluminium products-making company located on Poundbury Road is acquired by Shaftesbury-based Darren Taylor Holdings. Founded in 1971,...
The London brewery Small beer is now offering its IPA beverages Small Beer Lager, Small Beer Session Pale, and Small Beer in aluminium cans. Felix James, the Co-founder of Small Beer said: “Between production and consumption, aluminium cans are more environmentally friendly than bottles on...
Aluminium wiring in homes is available in two styles: solid and stranded. A solid wire consists of a single conductor and is typically found in 120V circuits that are lower amperages (20A & 15A). Stranded wires are multiple pieces of wire bundled together to form one larger wire, and they are...
The F51 is the first aluminium shielded multi-storied skating zone opened in the south of England. At first glance, no one can determine that the insides of the structure are made of timber ramps, undulating concrete and unwieldy street furniture. The F51 designers, hailing from Folkestone Kent,...
Nearly nine out of ten (93 per cent) of UK adults want businesses to do more to protect the environment, with the primary responsibility being on businesses to improve their packaging's recyclability. According to a recent study from Every Can Counts, 90 per cent of UK adults believe that companies...
On 20th May 2022, the Trade Remedies Authority, the UK body that investigates whether trade remedy measures are needed to counter unfair import practices and unforeseen surges of imports, has proposed new measures for the UK aluminium extrusion industry to be protected from Chinese dumping....
The British businessman, Sanjeev Gupta owned GFG Alliance, which acquired the Locabher aluminium smelter, the last aluminium smelter in Britain and the hydropower plant from the global mining and metal giant Rio Tino in a £330 million deal in 2016, is encountering a bankruptcy battle in a UK court....
Hardys, the no.1 Australian Wine brand in the United Kingdom, will reportedly introduce three new varieties of wine in aluminium cans next month to make a debut in the on-the-go market. The varieties, comprised of rosé, chardonnay, and shiraz, will appear on trade and festivals this summer....
Dudley Aluminium is going to join hands with ISG construction Ltd and BAM Construction for building sustainable school complexes in various parts of the UK. The First school will be situated in Rhydyfelin, in the Pontypridd area of Wales and the second school is planned to be in North Brent,...
Construction Products Association (CPA) predicts that market inflammation might leave a permanent scar on the British construction sector as labour supply crunch, increasing price of electricity, the rising cost of raw materials and the Ukraine war delay construction in the UK. Alumil has become...
The construction industry trade association of the United Kingdom, Construction Products Association (CPA) has alerted disquiet in regards to the inflation that will create a dent in the construction sector in the long term. According to CPA’s updated projections, the mounting price pressure...
The recycled aluminium sector embraced both developments and boundaries this week. To reduce the carbon footprint left by the misuse of materials by human beings, companies are adopting various methods regularly. Aluminium cans are being paid more at recycling facilities in south-eastern Wisconsin,...
The United Kingdom’s aluminium packaging recycling rate reached a new high of 68 percent in 2021, with more than 156,000 tonnes collected for recycling (a 3 percent rise year-on-year). More over four out of every five beverage cans (82 percent) were recycled last year, matching the previous high of...
Air One, the world’s first “fully operational ‘pop up’ urban airport” designed by aviation and aerospace manufacturing company Urban-Air Port is ready to stage flights in Coventry, UK. The 17,000 square feet airport consists of a runway for electric flying cars and large drones along with charging...
