
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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AB Glass, one of the UK’s leading architectural aluminium manufacturers and installers, has secured a contract for the installation of aluminium systems for Welsh school project in Neath Port Talbot. Nigel Harvey, Operations Director of AB Glass, said: “We are thrilled to be working with Dawnus on...

Casepak, one of the UK’s leading recycling and waste management companies, has secured a contract to process up to 64,000 tonnes per annum of dry mixed recyclables. The dry recycling stream includes paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, metal and aluminium cans and drinks cartons. The company will...

The government has plannned to introduce a deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks bottles and aluminium cans in England. The report shows that the scheme would create savings for local government. Allison Ogden-Newton, chief executive of Keep Britain Tidy, one of the members of the consortium,...

The aluminium bar rods and profiles sector is a well-established, worldwide industry. Major international exporters of aluminium profiles operate out of China, the European Union, Canada, USA, and Japan. Among the top importing regions are the European Union and the USA- these two markets have...

Fortress Recycling and Resource Management on the Heathcote Industrial Estate, which recycles aluminium cans paper, cardboard and glass, has obtained a £100,000 grant in order to minimize carbon emissions. The company received investment from the Coventry and Warwickshire Green Business Programme...

More than 500 jobs could be created if plans to redevelop a former aluminium smelting site in Northumberland are given the green light. Harworth Estates Investments Ltd is proposing to build a 121,000sqm employment park in Lynemouth, having purchased the 71 hectare site in April 2015. The company...

Norwegian aluminium components producer Sapa is investing £9.6m to reopen the aluminium factory, which was shut in 2014, in Bedwas, Wales. The plant would supply lightweight aluminium for hybrid black cabs produced by the London Electrical Vehicle Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese...

Sarginsons Industries, a leading lightweight casting expert in Coventry, announced growth in growth in sales and profit following a strong 2017 to date. The company witnessed a growth in developing high performance cast aluminium alloys for the automotive and rail industries. Sarginsons said that...

Crystal, a provider of PVC-U and aluminium windows, doors and roofing systems for replacement, new build and commercial applications, has opened a new production and distribution facility for aluminium and other relevant products in Glasgow. "Scotland has some amazing merchants, all selling more...

According to Novelis Recycling UK data, the beverage can market in UK is approximately 140,000 tonnes per year, equivalent to over seven billion cans. The country made remarkable progress in aluminium can export in 2016. After a slump in the first half of 2017, the exports are again set to grow in...

Chigwell Window Centre (CWC), dedicated to providing aluminium bifold doors and windows, uPVC doors and windows, officially opened a new showroom on August 26 in Billericay, Essex, England. The new shop is packed full of aluminium and uPVC doors products such as bifold doors, windows, front doors,...

<p>MRT Castings, a manufacturer of high quality die castings in aluminium alloys in the UK and Europe, is expanding its manufacturing operations in Andover, Hampshire. For this, the company acquired warehouse from DHL at Walworth Business Park in South Way, Andover.</p> <p>Phil Rawnson,...

<p>AMG Superalloys UK, A Rotherham based metals manufacturing business and a business unit of AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. has reported increased earnings and profit despite a turbulent year.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...

<p>GlaxoSmithKline has opened a new £44 million aluminium salts facility in Montrose, Scotland. The plant will supply ingredients for around 400 million vaccines a year. Sterile aluminium salts enhance the body’s response to immunisation. The plant will supply to facilities in France,...

<p>KÖMMERLING have launched a new range of PVCu/aluminium hybrids based on their high performance System 76 platform that was recently unveiled at the FIT Show, with enhanced technical credentials, new product technologies and boasting Passivhaus levels of performance.</p> <p>The market for...

<p>Aluminium extrusion is one of the most popular forms of aluminium products used every day in a number of innovative application areas. The possibilities for using aluminium profiles have no bounds. They are used for their strength, flexibility, durability and sustainability in a number of end...

<p class="MsoNormal">A steel giant Liberty House Group, headed by businessman Sanjeev Gupta, has acquired a manufacturer of cast aluminium engine and vehicle components in a rescue deal that helps save the jobs of around 550 workers.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Group has bought the trade and...

<p>The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) in the UK has asked the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to design a series of screening tests to determine the type of aluminium cladding to be used in the country’s upcoming housing projects. The tests will ensure whether...