William King and Snelsons join Aluminium Federation

West Bromwich-based William King and Winsford-based Snelsons are the latest companies to join the Aluminium Federation.

William King, which employs around 150 people, began life as an ironmongers in the 1820s, expand during the nineteenth century to incorporate iron and steel warehousing, trading and tinplate production.

Today William King supplies metal products globally, and is an industry leader in the supply of steel strip mill and aluminium products. The company supplies all the major metal consuming sectors, including the automotive, consumer durable, packaging and construction industries.

While the company’s success was traditionally founded on steel, in recent years aluminium has become an important part of its business especially that connected with automotive Tier 1 stampers and original equipment manufacturers.

William King Director Andrew Worley said: "We are delighted to join ALFED, and look forward to both deriving benefits from membership and contributing to the sector. Management of the distribution chain for all our products is our core focus, and we believe ALFED and its members can help us achieve continual improvement in the aluminium area.”

Snelsons, the other new member, manufactures and finishes a wide range of aluminium components, mainly from aluminium extrusions supplied by Snelsons, or customers’ own free issue profile. Clients range from large retail outlets, kitchen and bathroom manufacturers, cooker and gas fire manufacturers, to the automotive, building and electronics industries.

The company’s 37,000 s.f. factory houses a wide range of CNC, cutting and drilling equipment, enabling Snelsons to produce parts from simple cutting to length, through to heavily machined components. The company also has in-house anodising and powder coating facilities, providing a ‘one stop shop’ for customers who need this service.

Snelsons has also joined the Aluminium Federation’s Finishing Cluster Group.