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ISSN 1759-5975
Energy
Fasteners
Forging
Sheet Metal
Steel
Don’t let
Final draft of
Combined surface
Component design
Sheet prices will
the CRC
ISO/FDIS 898-1
treatments increase
and simulation in
rise slowly in the
catch you out
now out for voting
the life of forging dies
high strength steels
months to come
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DIRECTOR GENERAL’S
S T A F F
R E V I E W
PRESIDENT l
ALAN SHAW
[email protected]
DIRECTOR GENERAL l
JOHN HOUSEMAN
[email protected]
FORGING SECTOR SPECIALIST l
DR KEN CAMPBELL
[email protected]
FASTENER SECTOR SPECIALIST l
DR JOHN NEWNHAM
[email protected]
SHEET METAL SECTOR SPECIALIST l
ADRIAN NICKLIN
[email protected]
COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR l
DR ALAN ARTHUR
[email protected]
ACCOUNTS l
CHRIS SMITH
[email protected]
ADMINISTRATOR l
DEBBIE YORK
[email protected]
MARKETING &
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER l
KIRSI LINTULA
[email protected]
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e were all delighted to hear Business Secretary Lord Mandelson
unveil government proposals to offer £2.3 billion of support, to our
motor industry and its major suppliers.
However, my concern is that the complex package of loan guarantees
will be bound with so much red tape, that it will take months for even the
first funds to be released.
It would be a tragedy for more companies to go to the wall, and for thousands
of more skilled jobs to be lost, whilst civil servants pore over every dot and
comma in loan applications.
It isn't often that I find myself nodding in agreement at the public statements
of Unite's General Secretary, Tony Woodley, but we are entirely in accord
on this issue.
As he pointed out, other EU governments are doing much more, and much more
quickly, to assist their domestic motor industries.
We have evidence that France, Germany and the Netherlands are paying
workers for their 'lay-off' days, to help make up the shortfall in their pay.
Our government's response - as previously - is to claim that such support
contravenes EU rules on state aid, but if that is so, why do these rules seemingly
not apply on the opposite side of the
Channel? CBM have been lobbying on this
point since autumn last year and are still
waiting. Even to pay the days as training
days?
“
...loan guarantees
will be bound with
so much red tape,
that it will take
months for even the
first funds to
be released.
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COMPANY SECRETARY l
GERALDINE BOLTON
[email protected]
At the same time, Labour is demanding that
companies applying for financial assistance
under the Mandelson proposals submit
business plans for the next three years.
It is nothing short of fatuous to make such a
request, when no-one - including Gordon
Brown and Alistair Darling - knows what
the next month might bring, let alone the
next year.
The Chancellor's pre-Budget forecasts for
our GDP growth, made only last November, are already wildly out-of-kilter in
February 2009.
The figure of £2.3 billion certainly makes an impressive headline, but
we need significant amounts of previously announced funding to be
released immediately, if our world class component manufacturers are not
to spiral into decline.
Labour politicians have consistently told us that they are friends of manufacturing.
Confederation of British Metalforming
National Metalforming Centre,
47 Birmingham Road,
West Bromwich,
West Midlands B70 6PY.
Telephone: 0121 601 6350
Fax: 0121 601 6373
Now is the time when we can judge them not by their words, but by their actions.
We can only pray that they are not found wanting.
w w w. b r i t i s h m e t a l f o r m i n g . c o m
John Houseman
Director General
DG’s review
DG’s review
If the Treasury can not predict three months into the future, with all the intellect
and resources it has available, how are metalforming companies expected
to know how their trading environment will look in 2012?
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C O N T E N T S
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sheet metal
Director General’s review
CBM staff
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news
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steel
EUCOSPA Meeting - 14 January 2009
Japan Steel Works
TEK Personnel - Outplacement Programme
EIFI Meeting - 5 January 2009
Laser cutting company achieves
enhanced quality standard
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The early birds catch
the energy worm
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Company profile: PRD Fasteners, Willenhall
ASTM Standards for Mechanical Fasteners
and Related Processes
Final draft of ISO/FDIS 898-1 now out for voting
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Combined surface treatments
increase the life of forging dies
Cross wedge rolling to preform
light metal forgings
THE CBM’s MISSION
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M E M B E R S H I P
contents
To be the principal representative of, and service provider
to, manufacturing companies in the UK metalforming
industries as they strive to improve their performance.
Benefits of membership – what’s in it for you
Rebates on your Climate Change Levy (CCL)
Free employment law helpline
Free technical helpline
Free publications
Free H&S helpline
Monthly market reports
Discounted hearing and noise assessments
Discounted training packages
Discounted insurance premiums
Briefings & seminars
Regular meetings
Health & safety officer service
Private healthcare scheme
Membership
Membership is available to companies who
manufacture products in the UK, by metalforming
processes, particularly those who are engaged in hot
and cold forging, and the shaping, cutting and
forming of sheet metal.
Associate membership is available to companies
and institutions allied to the manufacture of
metalformed products.
To be part of the wider picture
and be masters of your own identity…
CONTACT CBM NOW!
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Redundancy issues
Financial management in troubled times
Watch your cash
training
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forging
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Helping customers cope
with economic recession
finance
Environmental legislation update
fasteners
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business support
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environment
Panel Bending Systems - automation for
sheet metal folding
business strategy
The Paul McKenna School of Salesmanship
energy
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Sheet prices will rise slowly in the months to come
automation
pricing
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Component design and simulation in
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Apprenticeships - the key to
fighting skills
Metals sector to benefit from
New skills agreement
health & safety
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List of Substances of
Very High Concern (SVHC)
Health & Safety Strategy 2009
Are you managing your metalworking
fluids effectively
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insurance
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Credit Insurance - is it worth it?
CBM events
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Meeting the challenges -The CBM 2009 events programme
CBM directory
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Full and Associate membership address listings
Confederation of British Metalforming
National Metalforming Centre,
47 Birmingham Road,
West Bromwich,
West Midlands B70 6PY.
Telephone:
0121 601 6350
Fax:
0121 601 6373
Enquiries:
Kirsi Lintula,
Marketing & Communications Manager
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.britishmetalforming.com
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EUCOSPA MEETING
14 JANUARY 2009
ollowing the ICOSPA* meeting which took place in Grand Rapids in September last year, it was agreed to
create a European group of sheet metal associations to develop co-operation between the countries,
exchange information on the economic situation and compare the government help available to our sector
in the different countries.
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At the meeting Germany, France, Netherlands and the UK were represented. The benefit of understanding government
help available was in order to encourage the UK government to provide assistance for short time working within the
automotive supply chain, who are currently facing the most difficult trading period in the last 50 years. In Germany, short
time working was supported up to 50% and was available for companies for up to 1.5 years. This was paid by the
company and then re-claimed from the government. In the Netherlands, if the turnover reduced by 30%, short time
working assistance was available for a total of 18 weeks in the year. In France, where the average redundancy pay was
at least one year’s salary, every effort was made to avoid redundancies. If the turnover reduced more than 30%, then some
support was given to the company from the government to retain the posts, in comparison to the lack of support from
the UK government for short time working assistance. The CBM, together with the Cast Metals Federation and the
Aluminium Federation, commenced lobbying on this topic during autumn 2008 and still await their deliberations.
After the meeting of the European ICOSPA group, the conclusion was that it had been very useful and informative and the
initiative will be continued later in the year with a further meeting.
For further information please contact John Houseman at CBM on 0121 601 6350
or email: [email protected]
*ICOSPA = International Council of Sheet Metal Presswork Association
has announced
that it will
triple its
capacity for
manufacturing
heavy forged
components
for nuclear
power plants
by mid-2012
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JSW claims 80% of the world market for large forged
components for nuclear plants, notably reactor pressure vessels,
steam generators and turbine shafts. It has the distinction of
supplying the pressure vessels for the first two 1650 MWe Areva
EPR plants under construction in Finland and France.
At JSW's Muroran plant on Hokkaido it has 3000 to 14,000
tonne hydraulic forging presses, the latter able to take 600 tonne
steel ingots, and a 12,000 tonne pipe-forming press. At present,
its capacity is only four reactor pressure vessels and associated
components per year, but this is set to triple to twelve by mid2012. A ¥50 billion ($523 million) expansion is underway to mid2011, and a second phase of ¥30 billion ($314 million) will be
complete the following year. Muroran also manufactures steam
generator components, generator and turbine rotor shafts, clad
steel plates and turbine casings for nuclear power plants.
JSW has been manufacturing forgings for nuclear plant
components to US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
standards since 1974, and around 130 JSW reactor pressure
vessels are in service around the world. The company has said that
one of its main targets is to supply nuclear reactor pressure vessels
to the Chinese and American markets, and it has advance orders
from GE-Hitachi for ABWR and ESBWR components, as well as
Areva EPR pressure vessels. New orders are coming from China
and the USA, as well as Europe, and more from Japan are expected.
Source: World Nuclear News
QUALITY RECOGNISED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
news
news
JAPAN
STEEL
WORKS
(JSW)
aving recently embarked upon a doubling of capacity by
mid-2011, the new announcement follows an agreement
with Areva to supply large forged parts until at least 2016.
Areva has said that this, along with its own capacity and other
partnerships, will secure its supplies of large components for the
five to six nuclear plants per year it expects to build in the medium
term. Areva has also acquired 1.3% equity in JSW.
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OUTPLACEMENT PROGRAMME
TEK’s Outplacement Programme is applicable to groups
of Staff/Works and will provide the most appropriate route for each
person when leaving their present employment as well as helping
them select and develop their chosen future career. TEK also offer
a tailor-made Management Outplacement programme for Senior
Managers and Executives.
review of the participants’ career to date
assessment of present and future career aspirations
selection of an appropriate career route and
preparation of a focused action plan
research of the market and development of
potential opportunities
on-going administrative assistance
Alongside this structure, some training will be included,
in particular:CV preparation
interview skills and presentational skills
other appropriate courses
OUTPLACEMENT BACKGROUND
TEK Personnel Consultants Limited has undertaken a
wide-ranging series of assignments involving outplacement,
redundancy and career counselling for both individuals and groups
of employees.
Typical companies have included: Allvac SMP, Avesta
Sheffield, British Coal, Jacobs Manufacturing, Kvaerner Metals,
and Tinsley Bridge.
The input provided by our experienced counselling personnel and
the additional opportunities provided by our General Recruitment
and Executive Selection Divisions combine to ensure that
participants are able to find further suitable employment in a
reasonable timescale.
For Further information please contact
David Beattie at TEK Personnel’s
Wolverhampton Office
on 01902 497943.
www.tekpersonnel.co.uk
EIFI5 MEETING
January 2009
The European Industrial Fasteners Institute [EIFI] Board meeting,
which was held in Brussels on 15th January 09, was represented
by Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden and the UK. After the
round-table discussions in the morning, it was concluded that the
automotive sector, which represented the bulk of the EIFI
customers, was in difficulty in every country represented. The
heavy truck market was equally difficult. Some sign of the steel
price weakening was evident, but not to the level required to make
an impact in the significant cost of keeping the companies viable.
After several months talking to the Polish fastener industry, it
was pleasing to find two representatives from Poland at the
meeting. The two companies had been attracted to EIFI by the
publicity from the Chinese anti-dumping campaign led
by EIFI to counteract the importation of carbon
steel fasteners into the EU. It was universally
agreed to accept Poland as members of
the EIFI group and seven companies
had joined together to form a trade
association for the fastener sector in
Poland. It was announced that the
tariffs on Chinese imports of fasteners
would commence in January 2009
and this must be hailed as a
significant success and milestone for
the EIFI organisation. The campaign had
cost an estimated 100,000 Euros made up of
contributions from the interested parties, but
particularly led by the Italian fastener industry who have retained a
large domestic production facility.
news
It was with regret that Jean Paul Micheau who has been
instrumental in re-organising EIFI, will stand down at the General
Assembly to be held in Barcelona in May 09.
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For further information please contact
John Houseman at CBM on 0121 601 6350
Laser cutting
company achieves
enhanced quality
standard
aser Process Ltd, the Cannock based laser cutting
subcontractor, has achieved registration to AS9100 –
the aerospace standard. Assessed by NQA the company
is now able to compete in industries which have been,
until now, inaccessible.
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The company is one of the UKs leading laser cutting
subcontractors with nearly 30 years experience and this
improvement in its quality standard is part of the company’s
continual improvement programme and designed to
reinforce its position as a 21st century supplier.
www.laserprocess.co.uk
welcome to our
N E W M E M B E R S
Abbey
Stainless
Steels Co Ltd
www.abbeygroupuk.com
ESI-UK
Ltd
www.esi-group.com
Guala
Closures UK
Cascade
(UK) Ltd
www.cascorp.com
news
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always find that a little mindreading helps when
it comes to deciding how to sell to your market
in difficult times.
Let us take a moment to consider what might be going
on in the heads of your customers and prospective customers
given the current slowdown and see if it gives us some clues as to
what practical steps you could be taking (other than sitting in your
office biting your nails and looking worried).
Cash is King
The credit crunch means that sensible businesses are focussed on
cash more than ever. Now is the time to be talking about initiatives
that reduce their working capital such as Just in Time supply. This
does not mean extending their terms (that is just them using you
as a bank - and one without collateral either) or piling up stock for
them. It is also important that you do not end up sitting on raw
material stock that only one customer can use.
Sliding Volumes
What all businesses should be doing in a recession is
converting fixed cost in to variable costs. That way they
retain profit if their volume reduces.
Perhaps you should be talking to your customers about the
possibility of you taking on more added value work that would
allow them to scale back and stick to their core business. Why
keep a whole department or production facility when you would
only be charging them a price per piece.
Perhaps they should be worrying about the stability of their
supplier base.
If you are not heavily geared and volume dependent you should be
telling all the users in your market that you are the place to go if
their current supplier starts to look shaky.
Are they thinking where can they find savings?
It is material costs or redundancies in some cases.
Re-visit all those old prospects who told you they were perfectly
happy with their current supplier and too busy to talk to you. They
may be frantically looking for cost savings to save their jobs.
Are they buying Euros or Dollars?
All of a sudden you might be much more competitive. All those that
went to Italy or Eastern Europe and bought in Euros have got to
be worth a call now. You may not be able
to get down to Chinese prices but
if they have had some quality
or delivery issues you will
certainly be more attractive
at the current exchange rate.
When times were good some customers will have promised you
vast volumes in order to get your price down. It might be worth revisiting a selected few of these to discuss increases because they
have not met their promises. Choose those that cannot easily go
elsewhere, where your product is a small part of their cost and an
increase is not going to push them over the edge.
More so now than ever is the time to stay close to your customers.
You need to understand their specific business issues and what
initiatives they are taking to survive the downturn. If they appear to
be doing nothing, unless they are in an obviously secure market,
you should start to worry.
Do not allow your salespeople to dodge the subject and talk about
the weather or football. If they want to keep their jobs they need to
really understand what their customers are thinking.
We spend a lot of our time teaching salespeople to get into the
mindset of their customers and how to ask the right questions to
find out what is really going on. We are constantly surprised by the
lack of general business understanding that some salespeople
exhibit. It is not enough to know your product inside out - they
need to understand their customers' businesses inside out too.
Cliff Burgin runs the consultancy Burgin Associates and advises
businesses of all sizes on their commercial and pricing strategy.
He also runs the workshops on pricing strategy for The Academy for
Chief Executives.
www.burginassociates.com
The Paul McKenna
School of
Salesmanship
pricing
By
Cliff Burgin
Burgin Associates
pricing
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ince the global economy started to falter last year and demand for crude oil began to weaken, wholesale UK energy
contracts have fallen steadily. Subsequent to the record-breaking peaks witnessed in early July 2008, futures prices
have almost halved in value; October 2009 natural gas and electricity contracts have fallen 53 per cent and 49 per
cent respectively. As demonstrated in the graph below, it is quite clear how volatile the energy markets can be.
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Oct 2009 Gas Renewal (p/th) & Oct 2009 Power Renewal inc Renewables Obligation (£/MWh)
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energy
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Jan-09
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energy
Nov-08
TheEnergyBrokers believe that it is essential to prepare early for
renewing energy contracts in order to take advantage of an
extremely fast moving market. Although underlying sentiment
remains bearish (expectations of further falls) in the immediate-
Oct-08
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Aug-08
Jul-08
Jun-08
May-08
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Whilst opinion surrounding a timeframe for an economic recovery
is divided – optimistic analysts forecast a revival from mid-2009
– one thing that can be said with more certainty is that as soon
as signs of an upturn emerge, energy prices will also start to pick
up. Production cuts by OPEC, intended to remove excess supply
in the oil market will also prove supportive and therefore it
is possible that prices could head back toward the levels
experienced last year.
term, the outlook may not last for long and therefore consideration for renewing early should be high on the agenda of energy
purchasers.
For CBM members TheEnergyBrokers can obtain a free impartial
benchmark price. Send us a copy of a recent bill via email
or fax; we will then check your current rates and charges and
let you know how much you could save. To find out more
please contact Bradley Wilson on 0116 2357300 or
[email protected].
For more about TheEnergyBrokers
please visit www.tebl.com.
Environmental
legislation update
his year there has been a significant increase in
the number of prosecutions by the Environment
Agency for failures to comply with environmental
legislation most noticeably regarding the Packaging
Regulations and the Hazardous Waste Regulations.
Following the restructuring of the Agency, the systems to
capture non-compliance or free riders has become more
efficient. It is important therefore to ensure that you are
complying with the appropriate legislation in order to avoid
heavy fines and court costs, a cost that nobody can afford
during these difficult trading times.
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Waste and PPC
Over the past year there has been a change in the Waste
Management Licensing system which now, together with
Pollution Prevention and Control (Part A1, Part A2 and Part B
installations), comes under Environmental Permitting. The
Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
came into force on the 6th April 2008. This is in an attempt to
streamline permitting and in theory make it easier to apply for and
adminster. A series of consultations are in progress. Of particular
relevance to the metal industry is the consultation on better
regulation of Part B activities which closes in February 2009.
It includes:
• Provision for removing the manufacture of coating powder
from Part B regulations
• For surface treatment of metals, the preferred approach is
to maintain regulation under Part B with a possibility of
simplifying the Permit.
New regulations are due in 2009 regarding Duty of Care and
Waste Carriers Licensing regimes. Changes will affect the
transport of and affect the powers given to Regulators to seize
vehicles. It is the responsibility of the producer of the waste to
ensure that waste collectors have the appropriate permits in place
that allow them to transport and treat or dispose of the wastes
handed to them.
Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005
control the movement of hazardous wastes. The registration of
premises is required if more than 200kg of hazardous waste
generated per year. A proposed amendment is to increase this
threshold to 500kg per annum.
Landfill tax for active waste is set to increase in April from £32/t
to £40/t. This is on top of the increasing cost for collection and
gate fee. With recycling markets in decline at the time of writing
this, the best way to reduce costs is to reduce waste generated
at source.
The new Waste Framework Directive was published on the
22nd November 2008 and includes provision for defining a
substance or object as a by-product rather than a waste. This will
be determined by the following conditions:
• Further use of the substance or object is certain
• The substance or object can be used directly without
any further processing other than normal industrial practice
• The substance or object is produced as an integral
part of a production process
• Further use is lawful
Implementation of the Directive is due in the UK by December 2010.
Water
The EU Water Framework Directive requires each Member
State to aim to achieve “good” status in all inland and coastal
water bodies by 2015. Good status will ensure that the water
body and ecosystems that depend on it are sustainable in the
long term. Defra has put forward environmental quality standards
(EQS) and other criteria for the use in classification of the first river
basin planning cycle. Ultimately, achieving the EQS may result in
tighter emissions limits for those permitted to discharge to inland
and coastal waters.
Enhanced Capital Allowances
Defra issued revised lists of criteria and products eligible for
Enhanced Capital Allowances on 16th July 2008, and these took
effect on 11th August. These enable business to claim 100%first
year capital allowances on their spending on qualifying plant and
machinery. There are three schemes:
• Energy saving plant and machinery
• Low carbon dioxide emission cars, natural gas and
hydrogen refuelling infrastructure
• Water conservation plant and machinery
www.e4environment.co.uk
environment
environment
Producer responsibility
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations are now in their 12th year. They affect any company with
a turnover of more than £2m and that handle more than
50t of packaging. Data on the packaging materials and the
activities performed on the packaging have to be collated and
data submitted either directly to the Regulator or via a compliance scheme.
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One of the major assets of PRD
Fasteners is its ability to provide quick
delivery on special parts, so that it can
support the fast repair of equipment in
power stations and generators. It does
this by maintaining stocks of a wide
range of materials, having its own heat
treatment facility and test laboratory,
and an in-house tool making capability.
It also maintains stocks of finished and
semi-finished nuts, bolts and studs for
items that are commonly ordered.
RD Fasteners Ltd of Willenhall in the West Midlands
is now one of the most significant fastener
manufacturing companies in the UK. The company was
established almost 25 years ago, and has grown into a
leading supplier of special fasteners, in particular for the
oil, gas, petrochemical, power generation, and heavy
engineering sectors.
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There is a real ‘international look’ to the company, which has been
helped by the merger of PRD Holdings in 2007 with LS Precision
Manufacturing Inc. (Lone Star Fasteners Inc) of Houston Texas.
PRD Fasteners now has sister companies in the United States,
Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. This includes names well
C O M P A N Y
p r o f i l e
known in the fastener industry such as
Triplefast and Eurofast.
The range of raw materials available
includes carbon, alloy, and stainless
steels, as well as special materials
including various nickel alloys such as
Inconel and Nimonic grades, and other
non-ferrous materials. Most of the fasteners are hot forged, and the forging range is from 6mm to
100mm, though PRD also has CNC machining, grinding and spark
eroding capability, to give a wide flexibility in the components they
can manufacture. The products of PRD Fastener Ltd are
now shipped around the world, to over ninety different
countries, making it a truly international company.
www.prdfasteners.co.uk
ASTM STANDARDS FOR MECHANICAL
FASTENERS AND RELATED PROCESSES
n September 2008, ASTM International (previously the American Society for Testing and Materials) published a
compilation of all of the standards that have been developed by its F16 Committee on Fasteners, supplemented by other
ASTM standards that are most commonly referenced in the committee’s standards. The result is a 1300 page volume
containing 150 documents available in print or CD-ROM form at a price of $249 direct from ASTM. The objective with
this reference book is to have a single volume containing virtually all of the ASTM standards that a fastener engineer would need,
though it is also intended for design professionals, manufacturers, architects, government agencies, universities, consultants, etc.
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fasteners
The volume not only contains the ASTM specifications for nuts, bolts, screws and washers, in both inch and metric sizes, but also
for a wide range of raw materials, cleaning, coating and plating specifications, test methods for dimensional, chemical and
mechanical parameters, heat treatment requirements, quality assurance provisions, and fastener terminology. Surprisingly not
included is standard A568M giving the chemical and mechanical requirements for various carbon and alloy steel metric bolt and
stud property classes such as 4.6, 4.8, 5.8, 8.8, 8.8.3, etc. though the equivalent document for stainless steel bolts, F738M, is
included.
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The standards are arranged in numerical sequence, which makes it easy to locate any document if its number is known. In order
to search for documents in various categories, there is a comprehensive 30 page index, in which standards have been indexed on
three levels: (a) by main subject, (b) by tests or other sections of the ASTM standards, and (c) by cross-references to locate main
subject entry terms.
For anyone involved with the purchase or application of fasteners specified by ASTM standards, this is a potentially valuable
reference book, which for such a large volume is relatively easy to use.
For further information please contact Dr John Newnham, CBM Fastener Specialist,
on 0121 601 6350 or email: [email protected]
fasteners
FINAL DRAFT OF
ISO/FDIS 898-1
NOW OUT FOR VOTING
he final draft of ISO/FDIS 898-1:2008 is in circulation for voting. It is proposed to replace EN ISO 898-1:1999,
which is the definition of materials and properties for metric bolts screws and studs in carbon and alloy steels,
except for set screws and similar fasteners not under tensile stress. This is a fundamental standard, not only for
standard parts, but also for proprietary drawings, many of which refer to ISO 898-1 to define the expected properties.
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Compared with the existing version which has 30 pages, the
new draft is greatly enlarged, now 57 pages, and attempts to
apply to all configurations and designs of such fasteners.
It also includes detailed descriptions of the common tests for
the properties that are expected, but as in the previous
standard, does not include properties such as weldability,
corrosion resistance, elevated temperature properties, shear
properties and fatigue resistance.
This final draft seems to have had a relatively tortuous
passage. In the ISO meeting of 2007 in Stockholm, the
working group chairman had more than 300 written comments
on the draft to be discussed. The meeting ran out of time, and
a new meeting was held in September this year in Switzerland
to try to resolve the issues. The decisions agreed at that
meeting are included in this draft.
Some of the fundamental changes in the standard concern
materials. The old 3.6 grade is no longer defined, and while the
remaining lower strength grades up to 9.8 have included more
flexibility in the choice of materials, there are significant
changes at 10.9 and 12.9 grades.
The old ‘10.9’ grade referring to carbon steel with additives (B,
Mn, or Cr) has gone, and is now designated as ‘10.9’ grade,
along with carbon and alloy steels, all quenched and tempered
to give the appropriate properties. However, the previously
allowed low tempering temperature of 340˚c for 10.9 has also
been eliminated, and the minimum temp is now 425˚c.
It is in the area of mechanical test methods that this standard
has been most enlarged, and though the range of properties
being tested is the same, there is much more information on
the details of how to test various different designs of fasteners.
The details and requirements of some of the properties have
been changed, and it would be expected that some of this
extra definition may result in changes to established practice.
But the objective of this detail is to bring more uniformity to the
way various fastener types are tested, and the way the test
results are handled, so that there is direct compatibility
between results from different sources.
It would normally be expected that a final draft would be voted
for acceptance, and if that happens, it remains to be seen
what impact there is in the UK fastener manufacturing world. It
may promote greater participation in the working groups of
ISO, so that a greater degree of control can be exercised in
the future.
Dr John Newnham
at the CBM offices
on 0121 601 6350
fasteners
fasteners
There is a new ‘12.9’ grade for carbon steels with additives (B,
Mn, Cr, or Mo), which is now separated from the old ‘12.9’
grade for alloy steel. The minimum tempering temperature of
the ‘12.9’ grade is 380˚c, which previously applied to alloy
steels of 12.9 grade. Now, alloy steels designated ‘12.9’ must
be tempered at 425˚c or above. Some these changes would
be expected to have some impact on stockists of standard
parts especially.
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The Principles
of Heat Treatment
for Metalforming Products
& Tool Steels
fasteners
Engineers and technologists working in the metalforming
industry require a comprehensive understanding of Heat
Treatment Practice if they are to supply components of the
highest quality and value. In part, their knowledge must also
include the relationship between tool life and heat treatment
of tool materials. CBM workshop on 21st October 2008
introduced the fundamental concepts of metallurgy and metal
properties. Building on these concepts, the all day work
shop on 26th March will provide an understanding of
the basic principles and processes of heat treatment, as
they apply to the metalforming industry. Speakers from
various fields of heat treatment will also review the latest
developments in materials selection and process capability.
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The programme for this event will be circulated to members.
Any enquiries can be made directly to
[email protected]
fasteners
COMBINED SURFACE TREATMENTS
INCREASE THE LIFE OF FORGING DIES
By
Livio Marietti, A. Benevenuta & C. SPA, Italy, Thorsten Glaeser, Fraunhofer IPT, Germany
he current technology in manufacturing forging dies
involves the use of tool steels such as 1.2365
(32CrMoV12-28) or 1.2344 (X40CrMoV5-1). After
machining, the dies are subjected to a quench and temper
operation followed by a surface treatment, which is usually plasma
nitriding, gas nitriding or salt bath nitrocarburising. In this way, the
core with a typical, moderately low hardness (500-550 HV)
ensures the necessary toughness of the die, while the surface
treatment produces a hard surface layer with a case depth of 0.2
- 0.5 mm and a hardness of up to 1100-1200 HV, which ensures
the wear resistance and the fatigue resistance. In addition, the
compound layer (around 4-10 µm) is responsible for good
tribological and corrosion properties of the die surface.
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Optical microscopy of prototype samples, treated with the
combined technique, presented characteristic multilayer
structures. The resulting surface layer is defined by the following
zones: thermal affected zone, laser alloyed/dispersed layer,
diffusion zone and, if applicable, the compound layer. Figure 2
(below) presents a typical structure of a demonstration part made
of the base material 1.2365 (32CrMoV12-28), laser dispersed with
the additive material TiC and then plasma nitrided. The penetration
depth reached by laser radiation is approx. 1.0 mm and the
diffusion zone is approx. 0.2 mm. The characteristic of the
multilayer structure is determined by the process parameters and
the selected base material as well as additive materials within each
of the combined treatments.
Laser surface treatment techniques are particularly suited for
local applications in tool making. The objective can be to modify
the surface layer properties to produce a high toughness in the
base material and a high surface hardness. High thermal
resistance, thermal shock resistance as well as chemical
resistance can be achieved by the choice of the hot forging tool
steel together with one laser surface treatment techniques.
In laser alloying and laser dispersion, a laser beam locally heats
up the areas near the die surface and melts them. Laser alloying
means that powdered materials are fed into the melt pool, using an
inert gas stream, and go completely into solution. Alloying
materials are kept in solution after solidification of the melt pool
and the cooling phase. In laser dispersion, the added materials
keep their original shape. The particles are evenly dispersed in the
near surface areas after the cooling phase, (1 mm depth under
surface). Figure 1 (below) shows a schematic representation of the
laser alloying and dispersion processes.
Figure 2
The microhardness profiles of demonstration parts made of
1.2344 steel, quenched and tempered (48 HRC) and then treated
by plasma nitriding and combined treatments respectively, are
shown in Figure 3 (below). The nitrided layers seem similar, but
laser dispersion produces a large zone of around 1.1 mm with
hardness of around 700 HV, (200 HV higher then the core). This
zone dramatically increases the fatigue resistance of the die and
consequently its life. In many cases the cracks, (microcracks),
developed during the forging process on the most stressed areas
In order to enhance the life of forging dies, wear resistance has
to be increased by developing highly wear-resistant surface layers.
The areas near the surface of forging dies are subject, during
operation, to temperatures ranging from 500 °C - 800 °C, huge
pressure and friction; in approximately 70% of all cases, failure of
forging dies is caused by abrasion or adhesion. The processes of
laser alloying/dispersion are applied to reduce the abrasive wear.
A subsequent nitrided layer, (compound layer and diffusion zone),
is applied to protect the die surface against adhesive wear. The
combination of these surface treatments creates highly resistant,
multilayer structures at the die surface.
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of the die, seem to be the main factor determining die failure.
Appearance of these cracks is directly connected to the
mechanical and thermal fatigue of the surface layer. By using the
combined treatments described above, the crack initiation is
significantly delayed, resulting in an increase of die life.
Selected forging dies were laser alloyed/dispersed for use in
industrial conditions. The alloying materials were chosen according
to the application, depending on the forging process,
(temperatures, forces), as well as the base die material and
geometry. Typical additive materials were TiC, WC-Co and WCCo-Cr. The dies were subsequently nitrided to reduce the adhesive
wear. After that, these dies were used in forging presses. By
varying the alloying material, process development and the
application of the dies, the combined surface treatments were
optimised. The results showed that the die life was extended by
50% to 300% compared to the previously used surface techniques,
(salt bath nitriding).
The analysis of prototype dies showed that adhesive and
abrasive wear primarily limited the die life. The surface quality,
(surface roughness and dimensional deviation), of conventionally
treated dies as well as "combined treated" dies showed that, in all
cases, the surface quality had been improved for the same number
of forging cycles. The surface of a conventionally treated, (salt bath
nitrided), die and the surface of a "combined treated" die after
1.700 forging cycles is shown in Figure 4 (opposite).
As this work shows, a combination of the two techniques, (laser
alloying/dispersion and nitriding), gave appreciable, (and in some
cases remarkable), results. Some improvement is still required
before this technique can be used at the industrial level. The
process know-how is insufficient regarding laser alloying/
dispersion of specific die areas, such as radii and edges. The
range of results between nitriding processes, (plasma, salt bath
Figure 4
and gas nitriding), in combination with laser pre-treated die
surfaces, are not well-known. A classification of forging dies is
required, depending on die geometry, strain, material flow path,
formed material etc. The technology of laser alloying/dispersion
needs to be made more reliable, reproducible and accessible to
the forging industry, at reasonable costs. However, the results of
this research are encouraging and are worth further investigation
and development.
NB. The above is a précis of the paper presented at the 19th
International Forging Conference in Chicago, September 2008.
The combined treatments were investigated in the Co-operative
Research Project, "Increased Service Lifetime of Forging Tools by
Combined Surface Treatments - ForBeST", by two research centres and
five industrial users from five European Countries; (European
Commission Contract COOP-CT-2004-508710-FORBEST).
Dr Ken Campbell at CBM on 0121 601 6350
Non ferrous forged and
machined components
| Zero porosity
| Stronger than
castings
| Design assistance
| Automated
production for
high volumes
forging
| 5 Axis precision
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WS3 1PF Tel: +44 (0)1922 476641 Fax: +44(0)1922 475225
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forging
CROSS WEDGE ROLLING
to preform light metal forgings
By Prof. R Neugebauer R., Dr. B Lorenz., J Steger Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology, Chemnitz, Germany
Preforming by cross wedge rolling (CWR) results in increased efficiency and saved resources
he forging of a component with oblong shape and complex
geometry can not be realized in a single forming operation.
Preforming operations are applied to ensure complete
cavity filling with smallest amount of material loss, to avoid forging
defects and to keep loads and wear of the dies low. In preforming
the distribution of the material along the main axis can be realized
either by displacement or by accumulation.
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In accumulation processes the cross section of a forging is
increased while the length is reduced. The process limit is characterized by the failure mechanisms of outward bending and
buckling.
In the displacement operation of CWR a billet with circular cross
section is formed by two wedge-shaped tool halves which are
moved in opposite direction to each other and which represent the
negative shape of the rolled workpiece contour. The diameter is
reduced and the material is redistributed in axial direction by
the radial plunging of the roller wedges into the billet. CWR is an
incremental forming process with open groove and partial force
exposure. Due to the varying degrees of freedom, the layout of the
cross rolled shape and the design of the tools have special
significance.
Figure 1: Round tool rolling machine RBQ 1000 in the workshop of
Fraunhofer Institute
Research and Technology development in the field of bulk metal
forming at the Fraunhofer Institute IWU Chemnitz has resulted in a
number of successful applications of CWR in preforming.
Forged guide vanes made from the standard alloy Ti-6Al-4V are
applied in jet engines. Closed die forging is used to form the basic
shape on which the entire manufacturing chain of the vanes is
based. An aero engine vane is divided into the shroud, airfoil and
foot section, which have a mass difference of up to 6 times, thus
necessitating preforming operations. A CWR preforming design as
double workpiece and a corresponding roll-tooling was designed
to reduce manufacturing steps, improve material utilisation and
reduce energy consumption.
Figure 2: Process chain of forging aero engine vanes Another application of CWR resulted in enhanced preforming for
a subsequent flash-poor forging of aluminium power train
components. The challenges of controlling the material structure
and tight temperature requirements were met by a flow-optimized
workpiece design in combination with a heated rolling tool.
Figure 3: Additional examples of cross rolled preforms of aero engine vanes
forging
For further information please contact the
Department Bulk Metal Forming at Fraunhofer Institute
for Machine Tools and Forming Technology
in Chemnitz, Germany.
www.iwu.fraunhofer.de/english/index.htm
Figure 4: Aluminium control arm for motor vehicle w w w. b r i t i s h m e t a l f o r m i n g . c o m
forging
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‘ULTIMATE 50 YEAR SERVICE’
FOR VALDUNES FORGING PRESS IN FRANCE
he newly-formed dedicated Reconditioning Service at
Sheffield heavy engineering company, DavyMarkham, has
overseen the refurbishment and technical upgrading of a
Davy 6000 tonne forging press for Valdunes of Dunkerque, one of the
world’s leading manufacturers of railway wheels and axles. The press
was originally supplied by the Sheffield works in 1956 and has since
produced literally millions of forged wheels, at a rate of around one
wheel every minute, eventually necessitating the most extensive
overhaul in its history. Representing perhaps ‘the ultimate 50 year
service’, the DavyMarkham refurbishment package totalled £1⁄2 million
and returned the machine to better than original condition, complete
with new columns, bearings and high tech tensioners, delivering very
substantial savings over new capital equipment costs and minimising
operational downtime.
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DavyMarkham first carried out an extensive engineering study,
involving advanced FEA (finite element analysis) tools, to analyse
operational problems with the press and recommend design
changes for promoting extended service life. It then designed and
manufactured eight new bearings and matched bearing supports,
remachined the 70 tonne top and 85 tonne bottom press tables on a
fast-track basis, and managed the production of four new 700mm dia
x 11m long steel columns, as well as providing technical specifications
for the manufacture of eight custom-made Superbolt tensioners.
It also provided technical and inspection support during the 3-week
re-build in Dunkerque, with extremely precise dimensional accuracies
achieved, and will return during the Christmas plant shutdown, to
ensure the press has bedded in without any changes in geometry.
The Valdunes press refurbishment was an exercise in
pan-European cooperation with the press column forgings made in
Italy, by Lucchini Sidermeccanica, the moving table re-machined
locally in Dunkerque, the on-site disassembly and rebuild carried out
by French heavy mechanical installation experts, Ponticelli Frères,
and the Superbolt tensioners produced by Nixon Industrial of
Chesterfield, with DavyMarkham inspecting all the key processes
and organising the logistics. All components were returned to France
on schedule and Valdunes has now asked DavyMarkham to carry
out design work on the hydraulic system, to further refine operation
of the press.
forging
Part of a global manufacturing group, Valdunes specialises in the
design and manufacture of railway running gear and its products are
in service in over 60 countries throughout the world. Its wheel and axle
technology is focused on improved performance and operational
profitability for customers and the company is the sole supplier of
wheelsets for TGV high speed trains, holders of the world rail speed
record at 574.8 km/h.
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The Davy forging press, itself weighing 600t and with a force rating
of 6000t, has been in service since 1956 and consists of an upper and
lower table, each weighing 70t, which are held together and tensioned
by four forged steel columns, with extremely large nuts securing them
at each end. The lower table carries the bottom workpiece die, holding
red hot metal blanks, and an hydraulic ram fixed to the upper table
drives down the traversing crosshead carrying the upper die and
presses the blank; this produces an almost finished locomotive wheel,
which then moves to another machine that punches out the central
axle hole. Recently, fatigue failures of the forged steel columns had
resulted in considerable downtime and temporary replacement
forging
columns were also starting to develop significant fatigue cracks, so
Valdunes turned to DavyMarkham for an analysis of the situation and
help in returning the press to full working condition.
The principal load on the lower table arises from the 6000t thrust of
the press, with vertical restraint provided by axial tensions in the
columns. If correctly assembled, the tables and columns act as one,
contributing to inherent stiffness, but it was suspected that a partial
preload, or insufficient tightening, on the column nuts may have
subjected the table to greater bending moment than intended.
Traditionally, tensioning was achieved employing thermal
tightening, whereby stud heaters induce thermal growth in the
columns, then the nuts are tightened and preload is achieved as
the metal cools; however, it is difficult to achieve accurate results
this way, due to the large thermal masses involved and problems of
achieving consistently high temperatures. It is likely, therefore, that
the columns were not preloaded to a sufficient level, either at the
initial install or during a substantial rebuild in the early 1990’s,
although given the age of the machine, thermal tightening must
have been largely satisfactory.
Nevertheless, DavyMarkham recommended that the most effective
means of achieving and retaining accurate preloads on joints of this
scale, was using modern Superbolt technology, where no heat or
hydraulic pressure is required. Superbolt tensioners utilise a series
of small jackbolts threaded through the main body of the nut, to
create large clamping forces, and can be torqued up using hand
tools. Very high and accurate preloads can be exerted and,
as there is no relaxation over time, the bolted connection will not
loosen even under the most arduous conditions. DavyMarkham
thus calculated the preload required for the Valdunes press and
subcontracted Nixon Industrial to tailor-make eight Superbolts,
each weighing 11⁄4 tonnes and with a thread diameter of 635mm.
Further FEA studies were carried out by DavyMarkham, using the
latest Lusas 3D engineering analysis software, to identify which areas
of the press tables and other forgings were exposed to stress and
should be subjected to non-destructive testing. The design of the
press columns was subsequently revised, with a new bolted thread
pattern, to prevent future fatigue failure and new polymer bearings and
cast iron housing supports were produced to accommodate
the re-designed columns. The top and bottom tables were also
remachined to suit the new components and eliminate existing fatigue
cracks, a time-critical task as the bottom table was the first item due
to be reinstalled on site.
Ponticelli managed the subsequent re-assembly in Dunkerque, just
five weeks after it had first dismantled the press, and the entire reinstall
took just three weeks, with Nixon fitting the Superbolts in a matter of
hours. DavyMarkham supervised the process and is now to supply
fresh engineering drawings for all the major components, indicating
the as-built dimensions. The project has resulted in a new lease of
life for a venerable forging press, which already has a place in
Anglo-French engineering history.
Further enquiries to
DavyMarkham at Prince of Wales Road, Sheffield S9 4EX,
Tel: 0114 244 9971, email [email protected]
COMPONENT DESIGN
AND SIMULATION IN
HIGH STRENGTH STEELS

ith the increasing emphasis on manufacturers to produce lighter, more fuel-efficient vehicles we have seen a rapid growth of High Strength
Steel components introduced into the Body-in-White structure. Customers want more fuel efficient vehicles without sacrificing safety, comfort
and performance which in turn has pushed the steel mills to advance their material development research and make a more extensive catalogue
of stronger steels available to the designer.
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Steel suppliers such as Corus, ThyssenKrupp, Arcelor and SSAB all have a range of higher strength steels in their portfolio, some focusing more on particular sectors to
suit their core business. This sometimes causes confusion with the toolmaker and manufacturer as often each steel supplier has their own trade name or variant on the
DIN/EN standard whilst each OEM has their preferred supplier from whom they have received data for use in their engineering calculations. (See Table 1).
sheet metal
Unfortunately for the toolmaker and 1st/2nd tier suppliers an increase in material strength tends to come hand in hand with a reduction in formability. Typical deep draw
mild steels have a maximum elongation of around 38%, whereas High Strength Low Alloy material would be down to 20-28% and the Ultra High Strength steels with yield
strength values of greater than 900MPa can have elongations no better than 8 to 10%. This, combined with a reduced window of formability, can make it very difficult to
achieve a feasible process without the part splitting in the press. (See Table 2).
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Table 1: How SSAB use their Docol Dual Phase and Martensitic steel properties to adapt to the various OEM specifications.
sheet metal
Metsec plc, Broadwell Road, Oldbury,
West Midlands B69 4HF
Email: [email protected] www.metsec.com
0121 601 6000
In these cases it is essential for the component designer to work closely with the
toolmaker so they can develop a formable component design that achieves fit and
function. Sadly sometimes this is not the case and the material specification is
changed on the part drawing when test or analysis shows that the part isn’t strong
enough, and the toolmaker is left to produce the same geometry in a material
which is less formable.
One of the first questions to ask is “can we actually make it”? Some designs are
just too complex to produce in these materials. The part design must lend itself
More and more companies are turning to forming simulation software to help
develop the manufacturing process and to show the part designer what problems
there will be with forming the part. Many OEMs now insist on simulation to avoid
expensive design changes when the tool gets to the press and to reduce the impact
of try-out time in the development programme. It no longer requires a dedicated
FE analyst with a multitude of qualifications to their name to operate these
systems; development of interfaces and improved software robustness has
allowed the Process or CAD Engineer to quickly learn how to apply the available
simulation products and use them as a powerful tool.
Springback prediction and compensation is a particular challenge with
higher strength materials. One simulation system, DYNAFORM from Engineering
Technology Associates, offers a method both to simulate the process to examine
feasibility and also to modify the tooling surfaces to create new geometry. The new
die surface data can then be used for the die design process.
Table 2: The relationship between material strength and elongation.
to achieving maximum flow into the tool rather than pure stretch, minimise
transition heights of sections, keep swages and reversals soft to minimise cracking
and also reduce press forces. Deep areas with small draw radii should be avoided,
especially when far away from the component edge as the material cannot stretch
to form them. High compressive forces on flanges can cause cracking as the
material is work hardened and ductility is reduced.
If the part designer takes proper account of the nature of High Strength Steel, and
the manufacturing process is designed correctly with the use of forming simulation to confirm feasibility, then it is possible to take advantage of these new
materials to achieve the stronger and lighter end products that consumers demand.
Paul Richardson at Dutton Simulations Ltd,
tel: 01235 210 928
www.duttonsimulation.com
sheet metal
sheet metal
Of course, accurate material data is an essential input into these simulations and
it is down to the steel suppliers to provide this; most have data available on their
websites or can provide it via a direct request. There is also usually a generic
library of data provided with the software, but this should only be used when the
material suppliers are unable to provide specific data.
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S
pot demand for
commodity grade
sheet products was
almost non-existent in many European markets towards the
end of 2008. Sentiment was overwhelmingly negative and
still remains poor, with some 80% of respondents to The
Steel Index (TSI) survey in the first week of January saying
demand will either remain steady or decline further in the
coming three months. TSI is a unit of Steel Business Briefing.
The outlook for the first quarter 2009 is continuing low prices,
and maybe some further small decreases. There should then be a
pick up in spring. Inventory levels are still too high, but by around
March or April, it is anticipated that the combination of seasonal
demand improvements plus lower stocks should mean some
improvement in prices. However, they are unlikely to be large.
In early December, there were suggestions that the key
producers in Northern Europe – Germany, Benelux and Poland were looking to stabilize the region’s HRC at around €500/t.
However during the month, coil prices fell by about €30/t, so that
by early January, prices of commodity grade product in the region
were mostly in the range €470-500/t; at the same time, south
European prices were around €440/t, down by maybe €50-60/t.
On the one hand, both inventory buying and end-user consumption were weak. In November, EU car registrations were down
26% year-on-year, whilst for 2009, J.D. Power, the automotive
specialist, sees West European production volumes down 16% to
levels last seen in 1993.
On the other hand, there would appear to have been insufficient
production cutbacks. In November, crude production in Italy and
SHEET PRICES WILL
RISE SLOWLY IN THE
MONTHS TO COME
By
Roger Manser
Managing Editor, Steel Business Briefing
Germany, the largest two producers, was down year-on-year by 1520%. In the USA as a whole, in contrast, the figure declined by
almost 40%.
In addition, the European market has been buffeted by lowpriced imports - primarily from CIS countries. Imports from China
were less apparent. The latest figures suggest that though total
import volumes were down year-on-year in 2008, HRC import
prices were around the same as domestic EU levels in the final
months of the year.
For 2009, EU sheet prices are not expected to decline much
further, as they are mostly near cost levels, but imports will
continue to pressurize on the market, traders tell Steel Business
Briefing. Russian and Ukrainian prices for commodity grades of
hot coil were below $400/t (€300/t) fob Black Sea in early January,
though prices for shipment into Europe may be somewhat higher.
HRC €/t Ex-Works
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Prices stable
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Falling rapidly
steel
PANEL BENDING SYSTEMS automation
for
sheet metal folding
P
anel bending systems currently offer a high
production alternative to conventional metal folding
machinery but with a limited flexibility and accuracy.
However with the latest system designed and manufactured in Italy
by Codatto International Spa, low batch sizes and accuracy of +
or -.05mm can be achieved while still giving high production rates,
low manual handling times and greater safety.
For material thickness up to 3mm mild steel or 2.2mm stainless
steel, the Codatto range of Semi or Fully Automatic Systems
provide companies with a highly flexible solution to increase production
and also give the opportunity to re-design their processes to
reduce or eliminate secondary operations such as welding.
New diverse business can be sought due to the ability to develop
a wider range of work and forming of parts that could not be
competitively completed before.
UK Machine Tools Ltd have been appointed as agents for the
Codatto range of Panel Bending systems.
Codatto International spa, design and manufacture a high accuracy
machine tool that comes in Semi or Fully Automatic configuration.
With the emphasis on accuracy and ease of use the Codatto is far
more accurate than other Panel Bending machines and also gives
greater flexibility to the customer.
Some of the advantages of the Codatto come from the unique
movement of the manipulator which can move vertically.
automation
Benefits are:
High quality mark free forming
Ease of programming due to powerful software
Parts with preformed apertures or raised sections
can be handled
Parts can be formed off centre, increasing flexibility
Panels with negative or closed bends on 4 sides
5 bends per second for radius forming
Unique angle measuring system, giving first part angle
feedback (Patented)
Bending tools move on slide ways, improving accuracy
and reducing tool wear
Radius bending, hemming, complex positive and negative
folding capability
Machines start at 2483mm bending length x 3mm
thick mild steel up to 4083mm x 3mm mild steel
Low noise level of 74dB
Height of bends maximum, 160mm or 220mm.
Inherently safe concept due to less handling of
sheet materials
Many systems are already installed and running in their home
market with an enviable reliability record and satisfied customers.
www.ukmachinetools.co.uk
automation
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E
conomic recession presents suppliers with a golden
opportunity to build closer relationships with their
customers. Successful companies are working with
customers to find better ways of helping them to cope
with tough times.
How people behave when the going is difficult is an acid test.
Economic hardship brings latent qualities to the service. While
some people think largely of themselves, the most caring
companies distinguish themselves by enabling their customers to
confront the challenges and opportunities of an economic downturn.
Customers are not fools. They see how suppliers react to
economic adversity and whether ‘customer focus’ is rhetoric or
reality. Customers are also becoming more demanding. As people
travel they become aware of standards in other parts of the world,
and their expectations rise. Increasingly, they also seek respect
and want to be treated as individuals rather than as ‘targets’
or ‘statistics’.
Pioneering companies such as Cisco Systems are using a new
generation of tools to support people in the front line. These enable
customer facing staff to quickly respond to the distinct
requirements of individual customers. Building checks into
processes and tools ensure bespoke responses do not cause
quality, commercial or regulatory problems. Staff are liberated to
do what they feel is best for a particular client.
Employees need to understand that customers are the source of
value, corporate revenues and their salaries. Where and whenever
there are competitors people can take their custom elsewhere. In
many cases they can simply go on-line and buy over the internet.
Customers can no longer be taken for granted.
Excellence in customer service in one context may be
unacceptable in another. Requirements can vary from business to
business, and not all customers may require the same level of
service. A person’s expectations in a supermarket when doing
a weekly shop may vary from those in a boutique when searching
for a special present for a loved one. Customer expectations
and requirements need to be understood before they can be
addressed.
However, in all cases there is little excuse for having badly trained,
undisciplined, indifferent or inadequately paid staff. People should
be fairly rewarded and properly equipped to do what is expected
of them. Smart companies recognize that a smaller number of
better trained, equipped and supported staff may be preferable to
a larger number of less capable ones. In some cases it may be
possible to ‘segment the market’ and offer different levels of
service to different categories of customers.
People should be encouraged to work with customers to assess
how economic recession and other developments in the business
environment are likely to impact upon them, and what these
customers should do in response to address challenges and
seize opportunities. They should also think through what the
company can do to help individual customers respond. Because
each customer may be impacted differently bespoke solutions
may be needed.
An economic recession can open up relationships with some
customers that may have endeavoured to keep suppliers at arms
length. Under pressure they may feel obliged or forced to seek
help, creating an opportunity to forge some form of collaboration.
It may not be too late to change. Customer disappointment,
frustration and dissatisfaction represent an opportunity rather than
a problem for organizations that are committed to raising their
customer service standards. Improved customer service may
enable them to both differentiate themselves from competitors
and win customers from them.
business strategy
Encouragingly, those who are seeking to improve customer
service may find they do not need to improve every aspect of
customer service at once. One should start by endeavoring to
better understand what represents value to customers and
addressing areas that will have the greatest, quickest and most
visible impact upon the customer experience.
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Smart companies are transforming customer relationships by
making it easier for people in the front line to do their jobs. Eyretel
became one of the UK’s fastest growing companies by
adopting this approach. Most employees do not wake up
each morning eager to rush to work in order to frustrate
customers. Once improvements occur they are likely to
themselves become more fulfilled. Helping others can be
both satisfying and rewarding.
Mutually beneficial relationships with customers
require a customer focused approach. Too many
companies seek to use their customers to achieve
their own objectives. In place of the ‘hard sell’
successful companies devote much effort to
helping customers understand their requirements and making it very easy for them to
obtain what they need.
Helping
customers
cope with
economic
recession
BY
COLIN
COULSON-THOMAS
business strategy
ears over the economic downturn mean that employers
have been concerned for many months over the issue of
redundancy. But redundancy is not always an easy answer
for employers who have to make cutbacks. Many employers
do not realise that redundancy is a dismissal. This means
that if employers do not follow a recognised procedure when
making employees redundant, they are seriously at risk of unfair
dismissal claims being brought by ex employees at the Employment
Tribunal, potentially resulting in further expense than just the employees’
redundancy pay.
F
It is very risky just to call someone into the office and make them redundant.
You need to have thought out in advance about how many job cuts you need
to make, and how you are going to select staff for redundancy.If you have to
make some people redundant from a department you will need to have fair
documented reasons for selecting one person against another, such as
looking at the employees’ disciplinary record, sickness absence, performance,
and so on. You will have to consider whether you have alternative work for
your employees and you will need to arrange a series of meetings with your
employees which will take place over a reasonable number of days, often
weeks if you are going to make large numbers of staff redundant.
Handling redundancy is a complex issue and every organisation should obtain
professional advice these days before making any employment changes.
For further information please visit Croner’s website:
www.croner.co.uk.
CBM members can get this information free.
REDUNDANCY ISSUES
The right tools can help those supporting customers to raise their
game. They can also protect a supplier against naïve and simplistic
responses. Delighting every customer by gold plating every aspect
of service may cost too much and threaten corporate solvency,
particularly where and when there are greedy customers who take
unfair advantage of corporate generosity.
Companies need to keep their feet on the ground. There may
be good and bad customers, some which are highly profitable
and others that more trouble than they are worth. The customers
to retain are the profitable ones, and the first steps to improvement
should be in the areas that have the greatest positive impact
upon them.
© C J Coulson-Thomas, 2008
FURTHER INFORMATION
Over 2,000 companies have participated in Professor Colin
Coulson-Thomas’ research programme which examines
what the most successful people, teams and companies
do differently in areas such as building relationships with
customers. Critical success factors identified by these
investigations are set out in a series of reports and
summarized in his book Winning Companies; Winning
People which can be obtained from:
www.policypublications.com
Professor Colin Coulson-Thomas is an experienced
consultant, chairman of award winning companies and author
of ‘Winning Companies: Winning People’. He has reviewed
the processes and practices of over 100 companies, helped
over 100 boards to improve board and/or corporate
performance, and spoken at over 200 national, international
and corporate conferences in 35 countries.
He can be contacted by:
Tel: 00 44 (0) 1733 361 149
email: [email protected]
Web: www.colincoulson-thomas.com
business support
business support
Sometimes quite small steps can lead to an upwards spiral of
improvement as customers respond positively to noticeable
progress and their favourable reactions spur further initiatives. A
customer focused and service culture can lead to both commercial
success and greater personal fulfillment for the people of an
organization. A commitment to greater service sometimes leads to
new service offerings or additional services for which some
customers may be prepared to pay a premium.
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FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
IN TROUBLED
TIMES
By
Richard Sanders,
Partner,
Catalyst Corporate Finance
• Looking
I
n the last few months we have seen an unprecedented chain of events in the financial
markets which have had a significant impact on
businesses. There are strategies however that can
be employed to ensure businesses can come out
of the other side of the downturn fitter, leaner
and better able to compete.
Extended periods of success have tended to breed complacency
in businesses and disciplined business practices are often not
as rigidly applied throughout an organisation. Difficult trading
times such as these are an opportunity to challenge behaviours and to strive to find areas for improvement. One
such example is working capital management.
finance
Put into context then every £1 reduction achieved in working
capital is effectively £1 more in the shareholders' pockets and
it should not therefore be seen as a benefit having large
amounts of stock and debtors on the balance sheet.
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If stock and debtors are not tightly controlled this often leads
to issues with: stock obsolescence particularly in the retail
space where stock turnover can be high as seasons change;
bad debts through a variety of reasons; and inefficiency - just
handling and storing large amounts of stock makes picking
and storage far more complex.
There are many ways of tackling this, including:
• Look at rationalising the product range - in many cases
at whether more risk can be passed on to
suppliers through the use of consignment stock, a
reduction in lead times or stretching credit periods in
exchange for consolidating the supplier base;
• Investing in technology can generate very short pay
backs in areas such as wastage from implementing smart
technological solutions;
• Look to minimise your future commitments - can you buy
in smaller more regular quantities without making
significant impacts on your margins?
• Revisit your management information system - is it
providing you with data that allows you to measure
areas that drive cash and hence act upon them. Many
businesses management accounts can become too
burdensome, losing focus and it is not unreasonable to
change the focus of your MIS reflecting changing
economic times;
• Relook at where supplies are sourced. Many businesses
will be sourcing from overseas and the combination of
increased freight costs, high inflation in the Far East and
the hidden costs of funding stock on the water might
mean that it is economic to look at sourcing at least some
product closer to home. Some businesses who have
already looked at this now have UK supply sources for
short run short lead time batches, with Eastern European
suppliers utilised for medium term mid volumes and the
Far East for larger commodity purchases that can be
bought ahead with greater certainty.
Whilst some of these may not apply to all businesses there
ways in which changes working capital management can
bring significant benefits to the overall business performance.
An example of this is an aerospace company which having
faced the fall out of 9/11 and the SARS outbreak in the Far
East believed their were working capital was being effectively
managed. However, faced with these fresh concerns over the
medium term trading they revisited their working capital and
identified at least a 20% reduction in the capital tied up here.
For many business that could mean the difference between
survival or failure in the current market.
www.catalystcf.co.uk
80% of sales are derived from 20% of the product
range - it might be that the additional 20% are not
particularly profitable and could release significant cash;
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Put cashflow at the top of your list. In good times, growth was
the watchword, but now cash is king and everyone from the CEO
down needs to understand this. Putting the cashflow statement
rather than the P&L on the first page of the management accounts
can help focus minds. As can reminding the boards of listed
companies that City analysts will be looking at cash positions in the
way they used to look at revenues and profitability. Cashflow is also
the new filter through which management decisions must be
passed. Ask 'what will this do to our cashflow?' in the same way that
you used to ask what the effect on growth or profits was likely to be.
Collect what's owed to you. Sounds obvious, but it's surprising
how much of a difference chasing those overdue invoices can
make. Key to getting your bills paid on time is not to leave it solely
to the finance department. Work out why bills are unpaid and
assign responsibility appropriately. So customers who simply need
some duplicate paperwork - or a sharp reminder - to cough up can
be handled by the terriers in credit control. But those who have a
degree of dissatisfaction with your products or services need the
gentler hand of an account manager familiar with the situation to
resolve the problem. Happy customers are more likely to pay on
time - and to buy from you again.
Cut costs. This is the textbook response to a downturn and it can
work well. But do it systematically. Don't encourage managers to
make arbitrary 'I'll sack three people if you sack three' decisions,
as they convey to staff and customers that you can't handle the
situation. Even the classic call for a '20% reduction in costs from
all departments' can be counterproductive. Some areas might
stand more without serious upset, but a cut in resources in others
could have a calamitous effect. Instead, look at the detail to
achieve maximum savings for minimal organisational pain. Have a
target, make a plan, tell everyone what you intend to do and why,
and then get on with it.
Negotiate as hard on payment terms as on price. In good
times, terms tend to be relegated to the small print, finalised after
the main deal is agreed on price, specification and delivery.
These days, the terms should be an integral part of any deal - the
difference in the real cost of 30 days to pay versus 60 or 90 days
can be much greater than a small variation in quoted price. Don't
get caught out.
Keep a close eye on the numbers. Make monthly checks, at
least - weekly might be better. Make sure departmental heads
have targets for cash-generation and keep them up to the mark.
Everyone needs to be banking as much as they can, regularly. But
be careful about actually incentivising managers on cash collection
- annual targets linked to pay are a very blunt instrument and can
cause more problems than they solve.
Manage your inventory.
Do you really need to
carry all that stock? Use the
80/20 rule - 80% of revenue
is generated by 20% of stock
items. How much of the rest
can you justify? Be ruthless wouldn't a choice of 10 widgets
priced between 10p and 30p be
better for both you and your
customers than your current range of
30? Remember that money spent on
stock is cash you can't save - or spend on
something else.
Change your billing. Why bill monthly in arrears if
you can bill quarterly in advance? For longer projects, try
staged billing, because charging an upfront sum with payments
three-monthly thereafter effectively lets you get cash in advance of
work done. It's exactly what you shouldn't let your debtors get
away with! Also, look at offering discounts for direct-debit
customers and standing orders, and money off for early payment
too - anything that helps get the cash in regularly.
Outsource. Don't invest in new machinery or extra capacity if you
can send the work out instead. Outsourcing may cost a bit more
per unit of work done than growing your own, but it will seriously
reduce your capital requirements - which is what counts most at
the moment. In fact, now would be a good time to get into the
outsourcing business if you can; there's likely to be another boom
in that sector.
Take advantage of customers who are softer on cashflow
than you. These will get harder to find, but there will still be some
- particularly if you run a service business where your clients have
'use it or lose it' budgets. Figure out which clients are most likely
to fit the bill and get in touch at the end of a year or a quarter. You
may find they are surprisingly willing to spend because they need
to use up their allocation for the period. Some may even be happy
for you to bill in advance of work done.
Be careful of bulk discounts in hard times. Buying more than
you need to get a lower unit price seems an easy way to save
money, but it can be a false economy, especially in a falling market.
The market price may drop or you might end up having to almost
give it away because tastes have changed or a whizzy new
version has come out. And, meanwhile, how much is it costing to
store and manage? You could be better off paying a slightly higher
unit cost in return for flexible ordering and shorter lead times.
Lead from the front. If you are the boss, you can create
a mythology around the importance of cash management in the
company. It worked for Lord Weinstock, who was famous for his
impromptu demands for the saving of apparently insignificant
sums, or quibbling over the price of a few beers on someone's
expenses. Of course, his real motivation was not the specific
instance but the general principle that the corporate watchword
was thrift. It could work for you, too - make a few calls, bend a few
ears and the message will spread like wildfire. Even more so if you
publicly sacrifice a few of your costlier perks - could you run
a cheaper car, or fly economy rather than business class?
Source: Management Today - January 2009
finance
B
usiness priorities have shifted from expansion to
entrenchment, so start asking some tough
questions about your company's everyday
earnings and outgoings. 'Management Today' stiffens
your resolve with 11 money-management tips - for the
price of 10.
www.managementtoday.com
finance
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- The key to fighting skills
s the MD of Metskill, I have seen first hand the
benefits that apprenticeships can bring. Metskill
provides a comprehensive training management
service to small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) and a
core part of our business is the Academy which offers a
fully managed apprenticeship service.
A
Over the past five years, 300 additional young people have entered
industry as apprentices, as a result of the business solutions
offered by Metskill. From this intake, companies are beginning to
report real business benefits, from reduced recruitment costs to
increased employee commitment and motivation.
One of the companies Metskill has worked with is Sheffield
Forgemasters - a manufacturer of large-scale bespoke steel
components for diverse industries - which has already reaped the
benefits of apprentice training. The company employs 795 people,
of whom 70 are apprentices, has changed from being a loss
making company into a world beater in less than 10 years.
Apprentice training forms a key part of the company's succession
planning strategy to ensure it has the skills it needs for the future.
“We don't poach people from other companies - we grow our
own,” comments Sheffield Forgemasters chief executive, Dr
Graham Honeyman. “Each of the operations directors on the site
is involved in planning apprentice intake for the future to replace
skills lost through retirement and other reasons. Our belief is that if
you motivate young people and give them a chance, they will
shine. Apprenticeships help them to do this.”
include partnerships with key schools to offer support in curriculum
delivery, work experience placements, training and management
support and access to Apprentice Ambassadors who talk, firsthand about their careers.
From an employers perspective, this includes advice on the best
apprenticeship route to meet business needs and ensuring training
is delivered by the best local provision. On an individual level, our
monthly open days for new recruits and “Apprentice of the Year”
competition are a part of a number of social activities we use to
encourage apprentices and to enhance their learning experience.
For more informationabout apprenticeship support
from Metskill and how to access funding
available through Semta,
visit
www.metskill.co.uk
or
www.semta.org.uk
or
call 0114 244 6833
Metsec plc based in the West Midlands is the UK's largest
specialist cold roll-forming company and also recruits apprentices
through Metskill. Steve Giles, Training Manager at Metsec
comments: “Having apprentices allows us to shape and mould
new school leavers into skilled workers and assist them in the
transition from school to the shop floor. Metskill's apprenticeship
service also allows us to monitor the development of our
apprentices, insuring a match between business needs, and the
apprentice skills set which enables us to choose the right person
for our needs. This has also helped us with our recruitment and
improved our staff retention rates.”
training
However, despite these successes, some businesses are
reluctant to support apprenticeships programmes, choosing
instead to take a short-term view to filling skills gaps. Temporary or
semi-skilled labour from overseas is often used as a common
stop-gap approach for many businesses.
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In response to this, Metskill, which is part of the Semta Group, is
committed to helping SMEs take on and develop apprenticeships.
With a lack of skilled workers costing the economy £700 million
every year in lost productivity, a new £65 million partnership between
Semta and the government has been created to help deliver urgently
needed skills training for employees. Through Semta, companies
based in England can now access financial support for
apprenticeships for people of all ages to help fill skills gaps.
In addition, we have created the Metals Academy, which
provides a complete service to recruit and train young people for
employers in South Yorkshire and the West Midlands. Activities
training
Neil Smith, Managing Director, Metskill
Metals sector to benefit from
NEW SKILLS AGREEMENT
emta, the sector skills council for science,
engineering and manufacturing technologies,
has launched the metals, mechanicals and
electrical sector skills agreement (MME SSA) as part of
a drive to strengthen businesses through workforce
development.
S
The MME SSA has been drawn up in conjunction with
manufacturing businesses, trade and professional bodies,
unions, educationalists, training providers and government.
The four main themes identified in the MME SSA are improving
leadership and management through training and coaching,
addressing the technical skills gap, enabling business to
adopt lean manufacturing techniques to improve QCD
performance, and increasing the number and quality of
apprenticeships to offset skills lost through retirement and
provide new skills needed by changing technology.
Philip Whiteman, chief executive of Semta, said: “During
a period of economic turbulence, one of the ways companies
can invest in future success is to train staff; the MME SSA
enables employers to understand the types of training and
development that can lead to the best economic results.
“Ideally employers would aim to implement each of the four
key themes identified in the SSA over a period of time. With the
right skills, this sector can compete against the world.”
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills and
Apprenticeships who welcomed the agreement and
encouraged employers to take advantage of the £65 million
funding for skills that Semta has agreed with government.
Employers who are interested in finding
out more should contact Semta Customer
Services on 0845 643 9001 or visit
www.semta.org.uk
David Bell of JCB
training
The launch of the MME SSA took place towards the
end of 2008 at the JCB Visitor Centre in Rocester, Staffordshire.
Among the keynote speakers was Lord Tony Young,
Philip Whiteman, chief executive of Semta,
and Lord Tony Young - taken at the launch
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List of
Substances
of Very
High Concern (SVHC)
he European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has recently released
the first agreed list of 15 Substances of Very High Concern
(SVHC), following the formal process of proposal and discussion.
Initially there were 16 chemicals on the proposal list on the ECHA
website, but one of the chemicals, cyclododecane, has been taken
from it following the considerations of the Member State Committee
(MSC). These 15 substances are on the first ‘Candidate List’ for
author-isation purposes in Annex XIV of the REACH regulations, and
may become subject to authorisation. Typically they are carcinogenic,
mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction, or they are persistent, bio-accumulative
and toxic, or identified as causing probable serious effects to human
health.
T
The Executive Director of ECHA has stressed that these 15 are only
the first SVHCs identified through the formal process. The Member
States and ECHA are preparing new proposals, and the Candidate
List will then be updated, probably early in 2009. The current agreed
HEALTH & SAFETY
STRATEGY 2009
The strategy was convened by the HSE Board to help to prevent
death, injury and ill health in Great Britain’s workplaces.
n 2007/8 229 workers were killed and 136,771 employees were
seriously injured at their place of work. Similarly, 2.1 million
people were suffering from an illness reputedly caused or made
worse by their current or past work. The emotional toll to families,
friends and communities is enormous.
I
health & safety
Then there is the impact on our economy. 34 million working days
were lost in 2007/8 due to the consequences of accidents at work
and work related ill health. Looking at the finances, it is estimated
that the annual cost to society of work related accidents and ill
health is a staggering £20 billion (around 2% of our GDP).
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Despite the successes, the headline figures show that the
combined incidences of ill health and injuries, has plateaued.
Clearly there is need for change. Morally, legally and financially,
the pressure is on to find ways of beginning again the process
of improvement.
The Health & Safety at Work Act clearly places responsibility on
those who create the risk to manage it. All workers have a
fundamental right to work in an environment where risks to health
and safety are properly controlled. The primary responsibility for
this lies with the employer. However, workers have a duty to care
for their own health & safety and for others who may be affected
by their actions. The legislation requires that workers co-operate
on health & safety issues.
health & safety
chemicals contained the following substances: triethyl arsenate,
anthracene, 4,4'- diaminodiphenylmethane, cobalt dichloride, dibutyl
phthalate, diarsenic pentaoxide, diarsenic trioxide, sodium dichromate
dehydrate, 5-tert-butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene (musk xylene), bis (2-ethyl
(hexyl)phthalate) (DEHP), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD),
alkanes, C10-13, chloro (short chain chlorinated paraffins), bis (tributyltin)
oxide, lead hydrogen arsenate, and benzyl butyl phthalate.
ECHA will propose to the European Commission by 1 June 2009 the
first substances that should be placed on Annex XIV, the Authorisation List, after which their inclusion will be confirmed or not by the
Commission. The aim of authorisation is that the risks from these
substances are properly controlled, and that they are progressively
substituted by alternate substances or technologies.
CBM believes that it is unlikely that any of the above substances
would currently be used in the metalforming industries, though
alkanes have been used in certain lubricants, and sodium
dichromate may be used for passivation. Manufacturers should
consult their suppliers in case of any doubt. CBM will continue to
monitor new substances on the Candidate List, and keep the
membership informed.
DR JOHN NEWNHAM
at the CBM offices on 0121 601 6350
or email:
[email protected]
Trade Associations are in a position to play a key role in driving
health & safety improvements. Some are already doing so. For
instance, the CBM actively promotes health & safety through its
Health, Safety, & Environment Working Group and the recently
launched accident reduction initiative (ARMS).
One of the goals is to specifically target key health issues and to
identify and work with those bodies best placed to bring about a
reduction in the number of cases of work related ill health. The
focus will be more to the prevention of work related ill health more
than building on the success of accident reduction of the past.
Small businesses and other organisation make an important
contribution to Great Britian’s prosperity. However, they also
account for a considerable number of the health & safety
incidents reported each year. That is not to say that SME are
inherently dangerous. Rather, it is the case that some SMEs
conduct certain activities that carry a high
level of risk. SMEs often find goal based
health & safety management difficult to
apply. Therefore, the objective of the
HSE, local authorities and all stake
holders involved with SMEs is to find
new ways to help them understand
how to comply with health & safety law
in a manner proportionate to the risks
posed by their work activities. Judith Hackitt CBE, HSE Chair For further information please contact
John Houseman at the CBM offices on 0121 601 6350
BY
SIMON EDWARDS,
HM INSPECTOR OF HEALTH & SAFETY,
MANUFACTURING SECTOR, POLICY DIVISION
in washing machines, and act on the readings obtained
in line with your risk assessment
Exposure to metalworking fluids (MWFs) can cause: occupational
asthma, bronchitis, irritation of the upper respiratory tract and
breathing difficulties; a more serious, although less common lung
disease, known as extrinsic allergic alveolitis; irritation of the skin or
dermatitis. Historically cases of respiratory ill health may have gone
unreported, because awareness of occupational illness from
MWFs was low amongst users and the risks were not being
systematically controlled. More recently, there was an outbreak of
respiratory illness at Powertrain, Longbridge, a large user of MWFs,
where 101 employees were diagnosed with occupational lung
disease. There have been other, smaller, but similar outbreaks in
the UK in the past few years.
• Ensure that, as a minimum, a responsible person carries
out the required health surveillance; conduct asthma
health checks
• Refer anyone affected by exposure to a competent
occupational health professional
• Take prompt action after any diagnosis of ill health to
identify the likely cause and ensure it is prevented or
adequately controlled
• Keep workers informed of all findings
Further information
MWF users have been identified as an occupational group with a
higher incident rate of dermatitis compared to the ‘all industry’
average. Between 2002 and 2004, the rate per 100,000 workers/y
ear was 51 for metal working machine operatives as compared to
6 for ‘all industries’.
The United Kingdom Lubricants Association (UKLA) Metalworking
Fluid Product Stewardship Group, in conjunction with HSE, has
recently completed production of a DVD ‘The Safe Handling and
Use of Metalworking Fluids’. The DVD runs for 35 minutes, is
modular and allows topic selection via a menu. It
Exposure to water-mix wash fluids used in washing machines to
clean machined components of swarf and MWF may give rise
to similar hazards and risks.
• Describes the hazards to the respiratory system and skin
Key messages about
effective management of metalworking fluids
• Carry out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment,
referring to information available from your MWF
supplier, HSE and the United Kingdom Lubricants
Association (UKLA).
• Maintain fluid quality
• Minimise skin exposure to fluids
• Prevent or control airborne mist
• Where there is exposure to fluid or mist, carry out
health surveillance
To achieve the necessary control and risk reduction for most
MWFs, among other actions, you will need to:
• Check and maintain exposure control measures, such
as enclosures and local exhaust ventilation
which can arise when fluid condition is poorly controlled
and workplace precautions inadequate;
• Places strong emphasis on fluid monitoring
and health surveillance;
• Illustrates the importance of good working practices;
• Shows the elements of a risk assessment as a guide
to identification of any areas where improved controls
are required.
The DVD is intended to provide an information and training
resource for both users and the lubricants industry. To obtain your
free copy of this DVD, please either contact your MWF supplier or
UKLA, Berkhamsted House,
121 High Street,
Berkhamsted,
Herts, HP4 2DJ.
Tel: 01442 230589
Fax: 01442 259232
Website: www.ukla.org.uk
• Check levels of bacterial contamination using dip
slides, or other means of measuring the level of bacterial
activity, in both metalworking and associated fluids e.g.
In addition, guidance on all of the above
can be found on the HSE website:
www.hse.gov.uk/metalworking
health & safety
health & safety
The problem
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Credit Insurance is a form of cover that
protects companies against bad debts
arising from customer insolvency. Typically
it covers 90% of invoice value, though work
in progress cover which also covers costs
incurred during manufacture can also be
added, if required. Corporate Insolvencies
are on the way up - 15% up at June 2008
over the same period from 2007 (source The Insolvency Service), so the environment
is riskier - and these statistics predate the
banking crisis which has put a lot of businesses
under pressure as bank lending contracts.
At the same time credit insurers have
received a lot of adverse press for taking
away cover just when it is needed removing the proverbial umbrella just as it
starts to rain. So how useful is credit
insurance, and how difficult is it to get?
There follows a step
by step guide.
GETTING AND KEEPING
CREDIT INSURANCE COVER
Step 1.
The first and most important step is using a specialist insurance
broker. Going direct to a credit insurance company may seem
smarter - cut out the middle man - but in the current environment
it is vital to have someone on your side who knows what they are
doing. There are just 8 credit insurers that will quote on most
businesses, and at least half of these will only deal through
specialist brokers - so by going direct you potentially lose half the
market. The broker can also do most of the work in respect of
advising on terms, structure, and insurer. When you are discussing
this, be clear about why you want the cover and what level of risk
your business can bear. Is it for peace of mind, really just for one
customer, or to support a funding facility or just to keep the bank
happy? It can make a big difference to which insurer and the price
you will pay. If you deal with sole traders and partnerships, a
discretionary limit (a level of self vetting) will be essential.
At Towergate we have a specialist scheme for smaller businesses
(defined as those with a turnover of less than £10m) which can
provide competitive terms, and is with insurers who are not
reacting adversely to the current economic climate. Schemes like
this are not available if you go direct.
insurance
CREDIT
INSURANCE is it worth it?
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BY
RICHARD GIBSON
TOWERGATE RISK SOLUTIONS
insurance
Step 2.
Make sure that before you buy you have good idea of what cover
is available on your top customers. Insurers won't indicate on all
of them, but the major ones should be insured. If they are not don't buy.
Step 3.
Once cover is in place, work with the insurer. Underwriters are
fundamentally in the prediction game - who will go to the wall and
who will not - and they like information to help them in that
judgement. It is a much riskier environment for credit insurers now
than even 6 months ago. You are closer to your customers than
they are - talk to your customers and, where possible, get
financial information from them like management accounts.
Commercially, this is not always possible or in some instances not
practical, but it is worth trying to persuade them that they need to
disclose information in order to get credit. A good payment record
is no longer the health check it once was - after all, if the business
has debt, how is the bank treating them? If they won't talk to you,
will they talk to your specialist credit insurance broker or insurer
instead? Sometimes they will provide to third party information
they would rather not tell you.
Again, if you are uncomfortable about giving this commercially
sensitive information to suppliers, send it to insurers under a
confidentiality agreement (most have a standard wording) - then
they can't disclose it to your suppliers.
Step 5.
In the current climate you may find you will have reduced cover
and pay more than a year ago. If you are already insured, and you
feel that your insurer is not supporting you, consider alternative
options in the market. The negotiations to do this mid term can be
tough and the move could be expensive in premium terms, but
consider the impact to your business of a large uninsured loss.
There is enough to worry about now in business with pressure on
margins, without a large unexpected bad debt to contend with.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
PLEASE CONTACT
RICHARD GIBSON
AT TOWERGATE SOLUTIONS LEICESTER
ON 0116 240 5325
OR EMAIL
[email protected]
Step 4.
If you are part of a supply chain, insurers are probably writing
cover on you too. In order to maintain your credit rating, you will
probably have to disclose management information yourself.
www.towergaterisksolutions.co.uk
Specialist Insurance
for the Metalforming Industry
The CBM Insurance facility administered by Towergate Risk Solutions Leicester is a bespoke Insurance package
designed for its members. It provides innovative product design not available with most insurers, and is designed
to keep insurance premiums consistent over a period of time.
Policy covers include
•
•
•
Employers Liability with FREE Incident Reporting Medical and
Rehabilitation
Third Party Liability including Product Recall Cover up to £50,000
FREE Crisis Containment Cover up to £100,000
•
•
•
FREE Health and Safety Loss Control Service
FREE Serious Accident Response Service
All Risks Protection of your premises including Molten Metal
Breakout Cover
For further details on how this insurance facility can benefit your company or you would like a free impartial review
of your present covers please contact:
insurance
Richard Gibson
Towergate Risk Solutions – Leicester
Towergate House, 7 Dominus Way, Meridian Business Park, Leicester LE19 1RP
Tel: 0116 2405325 Fax: 0116 2405400
Email: [email protected]
The Confederation of British Metalformers is an Introducer Appointed Representative of Towergate Risk Solutions.
Towergate Risk Solutions and Towergate Risk Solutions Leicester are trading names of Towergate Underwriting Group Ltd.Registered Office:
Towergate House, 2 County Gate, Stacey St, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1ST
Registered in England no. 4043759
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority
insurance
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MEETING THE CHALLENGES
THE CBM 2009 EVENTS PROGRAMME
2009
he range of events for
includes technical, managerial, and procurement topics. CBM has a rolling
programme and would be happy to add some further events.
Please email your suggestions to:
[email protected]
here has been a low level of interest in our collaborative
stainless steel workshops so we have decided to
postpone them. We will be looking for an opportunity
to reconvene an event with the British Stainless Steel
Association (BSSA) later this year.
ompanies looking to diversify may be attracted to the
high value aerospace and defence sectors. To serve
the specific requirements placed on their supply chain
these two sectors have implemented SC21, which takes
companies through pre-qualification. You can get guidance on
SC21 by attending our event on
This
event is being delivered by TEC Transnational, an accredited
SC21 delivery body. The event will be at the National
Metalforming Centre [NMC] in West Bromwich.
We are releasing a draft agenda for the Heat Treatment
workshop on
This will be sent out to
Members in the week commencing
This workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to heat
treatment and will be of value to Technicians, Engineers
and Managers.
T
C
26th February.
T
26th March.
23rd February.
opics under consideration for later in the year include
“Non-contact technology”, “Magnesium forging”, and
technical sector specific workshops. CBM is also
considering current practice in HR and Financial Management.
Further details will be sent out and listed in CBM publications.
T
cbm events
Please email your suggestions to: [email protected]
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a d d r e s s
l i s t i n g
f u l l
m e m b e r s
Fasteners
Units 3 & 4, Darwin Road,
Corby, Northamptonshire NN17 5XZ
www.amcukfasteners.co.uk
: 01952 290011
: 01952 290459
Alcoa Fastening Systems
Unit C Stafford Park 7,
Telford, Shropshire TF3 3BQ
www.huck.co.uk
: 01925 811 243
: 01925 856 491
Avdel UK Ltd
Hardwick Grange, Woolston,
Warrington, Cheshire WA1 4RF
www.acument.com
: 01905 772 021
Pointon Way, Stonebridge Cross Business Park,
: 01905 777 041
: 01384 569 415
: 01384 410 580
Griff Chains Ltd
Quarry Road, Dudley Wood,
Dudley, West Midlands DY2 0ED
www.griffchains.co.uk
Second Avenue, Zone 2,
Deeside Industrial Park, Flintshire CH5 2NX
Crossgate Road, Park Farm,
Redditch, Worcestershire B98 7TD
www.mckechnieaerospace.com
Lonestar PRD Group Ltd
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire WR9 0LP
Kennicott House, Well Lane,
Wednesfield, West Midlands WV11 1XR
www.coldform.it
: 0121 224 2000
: 0121 224 2001
P O Box No 6, Heath Road,
Darlaston, West Midlands WS10 8UL
www.atlasfastenings.com
Clevedon Fasteners
Clyde Fasteners Ltd
Hawbank Road, College Milton,
East Kilbride, Lanarkshire G74 5ET
: 01355 225 451
: 01355 263 191
Smith Bullough
: 01142 560 057
: 01142 445 529
Cooper & Turner Ltd
Sheffield Road,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S9 1RS
www.cooperandturner.com
: 00 353 61716550
: 00 353 6171 6584
Deepak Fasteners (Shannon) Ltd
Shannon Industrial Estate,
Shannon, County Clare, Ireland
www.unbrako.com
: 01938 551 712
: 01938 551 757
Floform Ltd
Henfaes Lane, Welshpool,
Powys, Wales SY21 7BJ
www.floform.co.uk
www.prdholdings.com
: 01902 639 160
: 01902 639 153
Unit 10/15, Monmer Close,
Willenhall, West Midlands WV13 1JR
Rawlplug Ltd
www.clydefasteners.com
: 01902 867 000
: 01902 605 759
PRD Fasteners Ltd
: 0121 378 0619
: 0121 378 3186
11 Reddicap Trading Estate, Sutton Coldfield,
West Midlands B75 7DG
www.clevedon-fasteners.co.uk
www.henrob.com
: 01527 525 719
: 01527 526 881
Linread Northbridge
Barton Cold-Form Ltd
Caparo Atlas Fastenings Ltd
: 01244 837 220
: 01244 837 222
Henrob Ltd
www.prdfasteners.co.uk
: 0141 638 7961
: 0141 638 7397
Skibo Drive, Thornliebank Industial Estate,
Glasgow, Scotland G46 8JR
www.rawlplug.co.uk
: 01942 520 250
: 01942 520 251
Unit 2A, Swan Lane, Hindley Green,
Wigan, Lancashire WN2 4HD
www.smithbullough.com
: 0116 274 4980
: 0116 274 0243
SPS Technologies (T.J. Brooks Div.)
191 Barkby Road,
Leicester, Leicestershire LE4 9HX
www.spstech.com
: 0121 356 4811
: 0121 356 1598
Tucker Fasteners Ltd
177 Walsall Road, Perry Barr,
Birmingham, West Midlands B42 1BP
www.emhart.com
: 01937 843 298
: 01937 843 501
Vaughan Jones Socket Screws Ltd
Unit 352, Thorp Arch Trading Estate,
Wetherby, Yorkshire LS23 7BJ
www.vaughanjones.co.uk
: 01535 212 200
: 01535 212 232
Gesipa Blind Riveting Systems Ltd
Dalton Lane, Keighley,
West Yorkshire BD21 4JU
www.gesipa.com
Forging
: 0114 231 2271
Abbey Stainless Steels Co Ltd
Beeley Wood Works, Beeley Wood Lane,
: 0114 2318812
Sheffield, Yorkshire S6 1ND
www.theabbeygroupuk.com
: 01902 606 685
: 01902 631 841
ACE Industries Ltd
St. Anne's Road,
Willenhall, West Midlands WV13 1EA
www.forgings-uk.com
: 01246 299 100
: 01246 290 354
Bedford Steels
Effingham Road,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S4 7YS
www.bedfordsteels.co.uk
Bharat Forge Scottish Stampings Ltd
Neptune Works, East Park Road,
Ayr, Scotland KA8 9HR
: 01292 267 971
: 01292 613 408
www.bharatforge.com
: 01522 585 800
: 01522 529 116
Bifrangi UK Ltd
P O Box 22, Tower Works,
Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN2 5DT
: 0121 556 1241
: 0121 502 3076
Brockhouse Group Ltd
Howard Street, Hill Top,
West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 0SN
www.brockhouse.co.uk
Cascade (UK) Ltd
3 Kelbrook Road, Openshaw,
Manchester, Greater Manchester M11 2DD
: 0161 438 4020
: 0161 438 4058
www.cascorp.com
: 01922 476 641
: 01922 475 225
Cerro EMS Ltd
Goscote Lane,
Walsall, West Midlands WS3 1PF
www.cerro-ems.com
: 0114 285 6000
: 0114 285 6001
Chapmans Agricultural Ltd
Club Mill Road,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S6 2FH
www.chapmans-uk.com
: 0114 242 7500
: 0114 242 7501
Chesterfield Special Cylinders Ltd
Meadowhall Road,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S9 1BT
www.chesterfieldcylinders.com
: 01384 252 587
: 01384 231 005
Clydesdale Forge Company
Marriott Road, Netherton,
Dudley, West Midlands DY2 0LA
www.clydesdale-forge.co.uk
Cramlington Precision Forge Ltd
Unit 8, Atley Way, Nelson Industrial Estate,
Cramlington, Northumberland NE23 1WA
: 01670 716 811
: 01670 737 814
www.cpfl-tvs.com
: 01495 790 345
Doncasters Blaenavon Ltd
Forge Side, Blaenavon, Pontypool,
Gwent, Wales NP4 9XG
www.doncasters.com
: 0114 285 8100
: 0114 233 4860
Doncasters Precision Forgings Ltd
P O Box No 66, Penistone Road,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S6 2FR
www.doncasters.com
: 0114 219 3740
: 0114 219 1515
Firth Rixson Forgings Ltd
Meadowhall Road, Wincobank,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S9 1HD
www.firthrixson.com
: 0114 219 3694
Firth Rixson Forgings Ltd
Darley Dale,
Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 2JB
www.firthrixson.com
Firth Rixson Ltd
Firth House, P O Box 644, Meadowhall Road,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S9 1JD
Footprint Tools Ltd
Admiral Works, Sedgley Road,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S6 2AH
George Dyke Ltd
29 Doctor's Piece,
Willenhall, West Midlands WV13 1QB
GKN Driveline Birmingham Ltd
- Hamstead Plant
FULL MEMBERS
: 01536 271 920
: 01536 271 929
A.M.C. UK Fasteners Ltd
: 0114 219 3000
: 0114 219 1111
www.firthrixson.com
: 0114 232 7080
: 0114 232 7089
www.footprint-tools.co.uk
: 01902 366 365
: 01902 637 238
www.george-dyke.co.uk
: 0121 377 7000
: 0121 358 4033
Old Walsall Road, Great Barr,
Birmingham, West Midlands B42 1DZ
Helipebs Ltd
Sisson Road,
Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL2 0RE
Henry Williams Ltd
Dodsworth Street,
Darlington, Co. Durham DL1 2NJ
Hillfoot Steel
Herries Road,
Sheffield, Yorkshire, S6 1HP
: 01452 423 201
: 01452 307 665
www.helipebs.co.uk
: 01325 462 722
: 01325 381 744
www.hwilliams.co.uk
: 0114 233 1133
: 0114 285 2802
www.hillfoot.com
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f u l l
m e m b e r s
a d d r e s s
: 0114 234 3000
: 0114 234 0261
Independent Forgings & Alloys Ltd
Victoria Forge, Livesey Street,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S6 2BL
www.forgedinsheffield.com
: 0191 263 8686
: 0191 262 6428
Integriti
39 Manor Road, Brampton Bierlow,
Rotherham, Yorkshire S63 6BJ
www.integriti.co.uk
Kimber Drop Forgings Ltd
Gawne Lane Works, Gawne Lane,
Old Hill, Cradley Heath, West Midlands B64 5QZ
Koyo Bearings (Europe) Ltd
P O Box 101, Elmihurst Lane, Dodworth,
Barnsley, Yorkshire S75 3TA
Mettis Aerospace Ltd
Windsor Road,
Redditch, Worcestershire B97 6EF
www.millsforgings.co.uk
: 01302 366 961
: 01302 340 663
www.msi-forge.com
: 01443 866 140
: 01443 812 570
Musashi Autoparts UK Ltd
6 Hawtin Park, Gellihaf, Pontllanfraith,
Blackwood, Gwent NP12 2EU
www.musashi.co.jp
: 01246 299 100
: 01246 290 354
Padley & Venables Ltd
Callywhite Lane, Dronfield,
Nr Sheffield, Yorkshire S18 2XT
www.padley-venables.com
: 01909 476 101
: 01909 530 281
FULL MEMBERS
Pandrol UK Ltd
Gateford Road,
Worksop, Nottinghamshire S81 7AX
www.pandroluk.com
Parker Hannifin Ltd
Building 1, Belfont Ind. Estate, Mucklow Hill,
Halesowen, West Midlands B62 8DR
Premier Stampings Ltd
Station Street, Cradley Heath,
West Midlands B64 6AJ
Clarington Forge, Darlington Street East,
Wigan, Lancashire WN1 3DD
Bynea, Llanelli,
Carmarthenshire S14 9TG
www.schaeffler.co.uk
: 01384 632 420
: 01384 632 429
Shakespeare Forgings Ltd
Macarthur Road, Cradley Heath,
West Midlands B64 7RO
Smethwick Drop Forge Kidderminster : 01562 823 451
: 01562 754 336
P O Box 19, Kidderminster,
Worcestershire DY11 7QE
: 01384 636 421
: 01384 639 163
Solid Stampings Ltd
Portersfield Road,
Cradley Heath, West Midlands B64 7BL
www.spromak.co.uk
: 01384 342 550
: 01384 342 551
: 01922 704 800
: 01922 704 804
Stokes Forgings Ltd
Victor Works, Northcote Street,
Walsall, West Midlands WS2 8BH
www.stokesforgings.com
: 0121 622 2600
: 0121 622 2700
T W Stamping Ltd
112-117 Charles Henry Street, Digbeth,
Birmingham, West Midlands B12 0SJ
www.twstamping.co.uk
Thornton Precision Components Ltd
Lowther Road, Owlerton,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S6 2DR
: 0114 285 5881
: 0114 233 6978
www.tpcl.com
Tinsley Bridge Ltd
Tinsley Park Spring Works, PO Box 89,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S9 2DZ
: 0114 2211 111
: 0114 243 1331
www.tinsleybridge.co.uk
: 0114 270 1577
: 0114 275 6947
Turton Springs Ltd
Burton Road,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S3 8DA
www.turtonsprings.com
Victoria Drop Forgings Co. Ltd
Off Park Road, Wednesfield Road,
Willenhall, West Midlands WV13 1AG
W & P Forgings
www.bulldogtools.co.uk
: 0151 480 0592
: 0151 480 0656
P O Box 18, Cochrane Road, Holly Hall,
Dudley, West Midlands DY2 0SE
: 01384 353 100
: 01384 353 101
: 01942 244 281
: 01942 824 316
www.specialforgedproducts.com
11g Wilson Road, Huyton Business Park,
Merseyside L36 6AN
VTL Automotive Ltd
: 01554 747 748
: 01554 771 201
Schaeffler (UK) Ltd
Birch Road,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S9 3XL
: 0121 550 6397
: 0121 585 5300
www.premierstampings.co.uk
Rollins Bulldog Tools
: 0114 2560 914
: 0114 2560 053
Stokes Forgings Dudley Ltd
: 024 7622 4985
: 024 7652 5453
Carr Hill, Blaby,
Doncaster, Yorkshire DN4 8DH
www.swforgemasters.co.uk
: 01527 406 400
: 01527 608 18
Mills Forgings Ltd
MSI - Forging Division
: 029 2081 0341
: 029 2081 0108
Garth Works, Taffs Well,
Cardiff, Wales CF15 7YF
Spromak Ltd
: 0191 415 5919
www.somersforge.com
South Wales Forgemasters
: 01226 733 200
: 01226 204 029
Bentall Business Park, Glover, District 11
: 0191 415 1300
Washington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear NE37 3JD
Charterhouse Road,
Coventry, Warwickshire CV1 2BJ
Haywood Forge, Prospect Road,
Halesowen, West Midlands B62 8DZ
Special Forged Products
Miking Ltd
: 0121 585 5959
: 0121 585 6699
Somers Forge Ltd
: 01384 414 500
: 01384 414 510
www.mettis-aerospace.com
l i s t i n g s
Calderside Works, Luddendenfoot,
Halifax, West Yorkshire HX2 6EL
: 01902 605 141
: 01902 609 587
www.victoriaforgings.co.uk
: 01422 882 561
: 01422 888 830
: 01482 323 089
: 01482 324 735
11 Hedon Road,
Hull, Yorkshire HU9 1LL
www.wp-forging.co.uk
W. H. Tildesley Ltd
Clifford Works, Bow Street,
Willenhall, West Midlands WV13 2AN
William King Ltd
Union Road,
West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 9DR
Wyman Gordon Lincoln Ltd
P O Box 590, Waterside North,
Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN2 5XY
: 01902 366 440
: 01902 366 216
www.whtildesley.com
: 0121 500 4121
: 0121 500 0421
: 01522 525 492
: 01522 521 701
www.wyman-gordon.com
Wyman Gordon Ltd
Houstoun Road, Livingston,
West Lothian, Scotland EH54 5BZ
: 01506 446 200
: 01506 446 300
www.wyman-gordon.com
: 0113 270 1104
: 0113 272 5299
Yorkshire Fittings Ltd
www.solidswivel.co.uk
Haigh Park Road, Stourton,
Leeds, Yorkshire LS10 1RT
: 01926 457 400
Cooper Crouse-Hinds (UK) Ltd
www.pegleryorkshire.co.uk
Sheet Metal
AGA Consumer Products Ltd
T/A Rangemaster, Clarence Street,
: 01926 457 658
Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV31 2AD www.rangemaster.co.uk
: 0121 500 4200
: 0121 500 6158
Baylis Automotive (Smethwick)
Units 10 - 13, Spring Road,
Smethwick, West Midlands B66 1PF
www.baylisautomotiveuk.co.uk
Berck Ltd
Titan Works, Pleasant Street,
West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 7DP
: 0121 553 2726
: 0121 553 1087
www.bercklimited.co.uk
: 0116 233 9990
470 Thurmaston Boulevard, Troon Industrial Estate, : 0116 233 9992
Carlton Laser Services Ltd
Leicester, Leicestershire LE4 9LN
Cirteq Ltd
Hayfield, Colne Road, Glusburn,
Keighley, West Yorkshire BD20 8QP
Cooper B-Line
Warlow Industrial Estate,
Highbridge, Somerset TA9 4AQ
www.carltonlaser.co.uk
: 01535 633 333
: 01535 632 966
www.cirteq.com
: 01278 783 371
: 01278 789 037
www.cooperbline.co.uk
Dorset Road,
Sheerness, Kent ME12 1LP
: 01795 889 146
: 01795 889 127
www.enclosures-crouse-hinds.uk.com
Cooper Lighting and Safety
Wheatley Hall Road,
Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN2 4NB
Covpress Holdings
Burnsall Road, Canley,
Coventry, Warwickshire CV5 6RT
Doncasters Bramah
Holbrook Works, Station Road, Halfway,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S20 3GB
Durham Duplex
312/314 Petre Street,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S4 8LT
Eu-Matic Div. of Multimatic Ltd
Herald Avenue, Coventry Business Park,
Coventry, Warwickshire CV5 6UB
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: 01302 321 541
: 01302 303 220
www.cooperindustries.com
: 024 7669 1000
: 024 7667 8425
www.covpress.com
: 0114 251 2102
: 0114 2474105
www.doncasters.com
: 0114 243 2313
: 0114 244 4329
www.durham-duplex.co.uk
: 024 7667 3333
: 024 7667 3222
www.multimatic.com
l i s t i n g
f u l l
: 01388 832 556
: 01388 832 966
Evenwood Industries Ltd
Evenwood, Bishop Auckland,
County Durham DL14 9NJ
www.evenwood.co.uk
: 01786 455 203
: 01786 469 454
Falcon Foodservice Equipment
Wallace View,
Stirling, Scotland FK9 5PY
www.falconfoodservice.com
Fellows
Rical Group Division, Graiseley Row,
Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV2 4HL
Ford Component Manufacturing Ltd
Tyne Dock, South Shields,
Tyne & Wear NE33 5ST
Liverpool Road, Rose Grove,
Burnley, Lancashire BB12 6HJ
G W Waite Ltd
North Lonsdale Road,
Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 9DN
: 01254 584 126
: 01254 584 100
Stoney Lane,
Prescot, Merseyside L35 2XW
www.gdha.com
: 01207 590 471
: 01207 599 810
Grorud Group Ltd
Castleside Industrial Estate, Castleside,
Consett, County Durham DH8 8JA
www.grorud.com
: 01902 601 697
: 01902 603 279
Grove Metal Sections Ltd
Unit 7, Tractor Spares Industrial Estate,
Strawberry Lane, Willenhall,
Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV13 3RN
www.grovems.com
: 0141 777 2000
Guala Closures UK
(GlobalCap Metal Closures Ltd), Kirkintilloch,
: 0141 777 6251
Old Mill Park Industrial Estate, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland G66 1ST
: 01303 264 471
: 01303 262 408
H V Wooding Ltd
Range Road Industrial Estate,
Hythe, Kent CT21 6HG
www.hvwooding.co.uk
: 0121 555 1300
: 0121 555 1301
Hadley Industries Plc
PO Box 92, Downing Street, Smethwick,
Warley, West Midlands B66 2PA
www.hadleygroup.co.uk
: 01383 823 636
: 01383 824 749
Havelock Europa Plc
Westway, Hillend Industrial Park,
Dalgety Bay, Fife KY11 9HE
www.havelockeuropa.com
: 01952 292 920
: 01952 292 940
Kiyokuni Europe Ltd
Hollyhead Road, Priorslee,
Telford, Shropshire TF2 9TY
www.kiyokuni.co.uk
Krupp Camford Pressings Ltd
Llethri Road, Felinfoel,
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire SA14 8EU
Laser Process Ltd
Upper Keys, Keys Park,
Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 2GI
Broadwell Road, Oldbury,
Warley, West Midlands B69 4HE
www.metsec.com
Milton Keynes Pressings Ltd
43a Barton Road, Water Eaton Ind Estate,
Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire MK2 3EF
Mitchell Grieves
Rical Group Division, Wolsey Road,
Coalville, Leicestershire LE6 3TS
Northern Automotive Systems Ltd
Ty Mawr Road, Gilwern,
Abergavenny, Wales NP7 0EB
: 01908 271 940
: 01908 625 570
www.mkp.co.uk
: 01530 510 565
: 01530 510 458
www.mitchell-grieve.co.uk
: 01873 832 263
: 01873 832 034
www.rsmindustries.co.uk
Gorsey Lane, Station Rd. Industrial Estate,
Coleshill, West Midlands B46 1JX
: 01675 463 361
: 01675 465 539
www.sertec.co.uk
: 0115 988 0185
Willow Drive, Sherwood Business Park, Annesley, : 0115 988 0001
SPS Aerostructures Ltd
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NE15 0DP
www.spstech.com
: 0121 382 3120
: 0121 377 3698
Stadco Castle Bromwich
Vantage Way, Erdington,
Birmingham, West Midlands B24 9GZ
www.stadco.co.uk
: 01691 648 561
: 01691 648 836
Stadco Powys
Fford-y-Cain, Llanfyllin,
Powys, Wales SY22 5DH
Stadco Shrewsbury
Harlescott Lane,
Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 3AS
www.stadco.co.uk
: 01743 462 227 / 445 541
: 01743 452 529
www.stadco.co.uk
: 01889 270 241
: 01889 270 242
Steel Service Centre Ltd
Hangar 5, New Road, Hixon,
Stafford, Staffordshire ST18 0PJ
www.steelservicecentre.co.uk
Swann-Morton Ltd
Owlerton Green,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S6 2BJ
: 0114 234 4231
: 0114 231 4966
www.swann-morton.com
Taurus Engineering
: 01903 761 188
The Regent Engineering Co
(Walsall) Ltd
: 0121 526 6060
: 0121 526 4789
Rical Group Division, Commerce Way,
: 01903 767 268
Lancing, West Sussex BN15 8TA www.www.taurusengineering.co.uk
Salisbury Street, Darlaston,
Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 8XB
Thyssenkrupp Tallent Ltd
Aycliffe Industrial Park, Newton Aycliffe,
County Durham DL5 6EP
TKA Body Stampings Ltd
www.leonardt.com
www.rittal-csm.co.uk
: 024 7636 2082
: 024 7636 2434
School Lane, Exhall,
Coventry, West Midlands CV7 9NN
: 01543 495 000
: 01543 495 001
: 0121 601 6000
: 0121 601 6123
Metsec Plc
Broadley Industrial Estate, Roborough,
Plymouth, Devon PL6 7EZ
ThyssenKrupp Woodhead Ltd
: 01746 861 203
: 01746 862 296
Main Road, Highley,
Bridgnorth, Shropshire WV16 6NN
www.ricalltd.com
: 01752 207 600
: 01752 207 625
Rittal-CSM Ltd
: 01554 772 233
: 01554 777 425
www.laserprocess.co.uk
Leonardt Ltd
Tramway, Oldbury Road,
Smethwick, West Midlands B66 1NY
Sertec Ltd
www.genexuk.co.uk
www.presspart.com
: 0121 555 4807
: 0121 555 4804
Rical Group
: 01229 582 046
: 01229 583 893
: 0870 444 9919
: 0870 458 9674
Glen Dimplex Home Appliances
Whitebirk Industrial Estate,
Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 5RF
RSM Industries Ltd
www.gwwaite.co.uk
Fryers Road, Leamore Business Park,
Walsall, West Midlands WS2 7NA
Unit 5 Heath Street Ind Estate, Abberley Street,
: 0121 555 6058
Smethwick, West Midlands B66 2QL
www.pressed-metal.com
: 01282 433 171
: 01282 446 545
: 01922 710 050
: 01922 495 813
Genex UK Ltd
www.portola-europe.com
Presspart Manufacturing Ltd
www.frankdudley.com
Futaba-Tenneco UK Ltd
3 Carriage Drive, White Rose Way,
Doncaster, Yorkshire DN4 5NT
: 0191 428 6600
: 0191 456 0028
: 0121 452 8500
: 0121 452 8519
Unit 2, Wiggin Street, Ladywood,
Birmingham, West Midlands B16 0AH
www.psluk.co.uk
: 01302 552 400
: 01302 365 541
Portola Packaging Ltd
: 0121 555 6061
www.fowlers-eng.com
Frank Dudley Ltd
Simplex Works, Roade,
Northampton, Northants NN7 2LG
Pressed Metal Products Ltd
: 0117 942 2563
: 0117 942 4770
25a Bath Buildings, Montpelier,
Bristol, Avon BS6 5PT
: 01604 862 441
: 01604 862 427
Pianoforte Supplies Ltd
: 01902 576 400
: 01902 576 404
www.fordcomps.co.uk
Fowlers of Bristol (Engineers) Ltd
m e m b e r s
177 Kirkstall Road,
Leeds, Yorkshire LS4 2AQ
Wolverhampton Road,
Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1LY
TKA Bourn Plant
Bourn Plant, Bourn Airfield,
Bourn, Cambridgeshire CB3 7TQ
UYS Ltd
Garsington Road, Cowley,
Oxford, Oxon OX4 2BW
Walsall Pressings Co Ltd
Wednesbury Road,
Walsall, West Midlands WS1 4JW
William Mitchell
FULL MEMBERS
a d d r e s s
www.regenteng.com
: 01325 313 232
: 01325 311 473
: 01132 441 202
: 01132 347 738
www.thyssenkrupp.com
: 01543 466 664
: 01543 466 665
: 01954 213 200
: 01954 213 369
: 01865 334 860
: 08702 386 300
www.uys.ltd.uk
: 01922 721 152
: 01922 721 106
www.walpres.co.uk
: 0121 558 2694
: 0121 558 4239
Rical Group Division, Tramway, Oldbury Road,
Smethwick, West Midlands B66 1NY
www.william-mitchell.co.uk
X-met Fabrication & Finishing Ltd
Unit 106/107 Howden Avenue,
New House Industrial Estate,
Motherwell, Lanarkshire ML1 5RX
: 01698 733 533
: 01698 734 617
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a s s o c i a t e
m e m b e r s
a d d r e s s
l i s t i n g s
Fasteners
Ajax Tocco International Ltd
2 Dorset Road, Saltley Business Park,
Saltley, Birmingham,
West Midlands B8 1BG
: 0121 322 8000
: 0121 322 8080
www.ajaxtocco.co.uk
ajaxtocco.com
: 01422 372 372
Carrington Wire Ltd
Carrington House, Lowfields Way,
Lowfields Business Park,
Elland, West Yorkshire HX5 9DA
Corus Construction & Industrial
www.carringtonwire.com
: 01724 404 040
Commercial Centre, P O Box 1, Brigg Road,
: 01724 282 599
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire DN16 1BP
www.corusconstruction.com
633 Halifax Road, Liversedge,
West Yorkshire WF15 8HG
Johnson Machine & Tool Co Ltd
Mercury Works, Westbourne Road,
Darlaston, West Midlands WS10 8BJ
National Machinery UK Ltd
3rd Floor Trinity Point, New Road,
Halesowen, West Midlands B63 3HY
Ovako Ltd
: 01274 851 577
: 01274 851 631
www.iris.co.uk
: 0121 568 8013
: 0121 526 4984
www.johnson-group.co.uk
: 0121 585 9846
: 0121 501 1936
www.nationalmachinery.eu
: 01384 213 940
: 01384 243 662
Dorken MKS-Systeme GmbH & Co KG : 0121 745 8959
Unit 2, Yorks Park, Blowers Green Road,
Dudley, West Midlands DY2 8UL
11 Arnold Grove, Shirley,
Solihull, West Midlands B90 3JR
The Bifurcated &
Tubular Rivet Company
: 01296 314 300
: 01296 482 424
A Division of Aylesbury Automation Ltd,
Unit 2, Farmbrough Close,
Stocklake Ind Park,
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 1DQ
www.bifandtub.co.uk
Henkel Loctite Adhesives
52 Cromford Road, Wirksworth,
Derby, Derbyshire DE4 4FR
www.doerken.de
: 01629 824 171
: 01629 822 578
www.henkel.com
: 0121 526 4771
: 0121 526 4153
HHT (Midlands) Ltd
Heath Road, Darlaston,
West Midlands WS10 8LU
A S S O C I AT E M E M B E R S
IRIS Business Solutions (Chorus)
www.ovako.com
www.hht.co.uk
Forging
Acheson Industries (Europe) Ltd
6 Lydeard Mead, Bishops Lydeard,
Taunton, Somerset TA4 3UD
Ajax Tocco International Ltd
: 01823 430 034
: 01823 430 034
www.acheson.industries.com
: 0121 322 8000
: 0121 322 8080
2 Dorset Road, Saltley Business Park,
Saltley, Birmingham,
West Midlands B8 1BG
www.ajaxtocco.co.uk / ajaxtocco.com
Bodycote Heat Treatments Ltd
Springwood Court, Springwood Close,
Tytherington Business Park,
Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 2XF
Chesterfield Special Steels
: 01625 505 300
: 01625 505 312
www.bodycote.com
: 01246 451 666
: 01246 260 092
Pottery Lane, Whittington Moor,
Chesterfield, Derbyshire S41 9BH www.chesterfield-special-steels.co.uk
Corus Group
P O Box No 50, Aldwarke Lane,
Rotherham, Yorkshire S60 1DW
DavyMarkham Ltd
Prince of Wales Road, Darnall,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S9 4EX
Derek Johnson
9 Delaware Road,
Coventry, Warwickshire CV3 6LY
Deritend Induction Services
Robust Works, Rollingmill Street,
Walsall, West Midlands WS2 9EN
Dielife Limited
30 Commercial Street,
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire TS2 1JW
Euromarch Ltd
Wil El Mil, 7 Ashville Road,
Ashville Industrial Estate,
Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL2 5EU
Fabreeka International Inc.
8-12 Jubilee Way, Thackley Old Road,
Shipley, West Yorkshire BD18 1QG
: 01709 371 234
: 01709 826 233
www.corusgroup.com
: 0114 291 4212
: 0114 244 9641
www.davymarkham.com
: 024 76411 208
:
www.kespar.co.uk
: 01922 621 664
: 01922 723 128
www.deritend.co.uk
: 01642 221 133
: 01642 245 171
www.dielife.com
: 01452 525 259
: 01452 300 654
: 01274 531 333
: 01274 531 717
Finkl UK
Langley Green Road, Langley,
Oldbury, West Midlands B69 4TR
Forge Tech Services Ltd
: 0121 544 4506
: 0121 544 4752
www.finkl.com
: 0161 339 1120
: 0161 343 2257
Gatefield Works, Whitelands Road,
Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire OL6 6UG www.forgetechservices.com
Fuchs Lubritech (UK) Ltd
Eley Road, Eley Estate,
Edmonton, London N18 3DB
Lasco UK Agent
: 020 8345 5566
: 020 8884 3255
www.kspaul.com
: 01902 672 491
20 Eversley Grove,
Sedgley, West Midlands DY3 3RF
Micas Simulations Ltd
P O Box 4190,
Stourport-on-Severn,
Worcestershire DY13 0WU
Newelco Division
of Inductoheat Europe Ltd
Church Street, Newport,
Gwent, Wales NP9 2TW
Oilgear Towler Ltd
Oaklands Road, Rodley,
Leeds, Yorkshire LS13 1LG
Pearson Panke Ltd
1 - 3 Hale Grove Gardens,
London, Middlesex NW7 3LR
SMS Mevac UK Ltd
Road 4, Winsford,
Cheshire CW7 3RS
Strayfield Ltd
Ely Road, Theale,
Berkshire RG7 4BQ
Timet UK Ltd
P O Box 704, Witton,
Birmingham, West Midlands B6 7UR
www.fabreeka.com
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: 01299 822 522
: 01299 828 840
www.micassimulations.co.uk
: 01633 263021
: 01633 264 413
www.newelco.co.uk
: 0113 394 7300
: 0113 255 9537
www.oilgeartowler.co.uk
: 020 8959 3232
: 020 8959 5613
www.pearsonpanke.co.uk
: 01606 551 421
: 01606 553 078
: 0870 428 1086
: 0870 428 1087
www.strayfield.co.uk
: 0121 356 1155
: 0121 356 5413
www.timet.com
a d d r e s s
l i s t i n g
a s s o c i a t e
m e m b e r s
Sheet Metal
: 0114 291 4212
: 0114 244 9641
DavyMarkham Ltd
Prince of Wales Road, Darnall,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S9 4EX
www.davymarkham.com
: 01926 484 192
: 01926 484 172
Dayton Progress Ltd
G1 Holly Farm Business Park, Honiley,
Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1NP
Cakemore Road, Rowley Regis,
Warley, West Midlands B65 0QW
Royal Bank of Scotland
Invoice Finance, 3rd Floor, 2 St Phillips Place,
Birmingham, West Midlands B3 2RB
Dorken MKS-Systeme GmbH & Co KG : 01299 271 451
SEMTA
Pinkham Lane, Cleobury Mortimer,
Shropshire DY14 8QF
14 Upton Road, Watford,
Hertfordshire WD18 0JT
ESI-UK Ltd
The Magdalen Centre, Oxford Science Park,
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX4 4GA
Institute of Sheet Metal Engineering
P O Box 5493,Wolverhampton,
West Midlands WV6 6EU
: 01865 784 832
: 01865 784 004
www.esi-group.com
: 0789 149 9146
:
www.isme.org.uk
Midlands Occupational Health Service : 0121 601 4041
83-87 Birmingham Road,
West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 6PX
Oerlikon Balzers Coating Ltd
Bradbourne Drive, Tilbrook,
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK7 8AT
: 0121 4042
www.mohs.co.uk
: 01908 377 277
: 01908 361 362
www.balzers.co.uk
: 020 8959 3232
: 020 8959 5613
Pearson Panke Ltd
1 - 3 Hale Grove Gardens,
London, Middlesex NW7 3LR
www.pearsonpanke.co.uk
: 01225 721 330
: 01225 721 333
Planit Software Ltd
Limpley Mill, Lower Stoke,
Limpley Stoke, Bath, Avon BA2 7FJ
www.planit.com
Professional Polishing Services Ltd
18B Parkrose Industrial Estate,
Middlemore Road, Smethwick,
West Midlands B66 2DZ
: 0121 262 7409
: 0121 262 7545
www.rbsif.co.uk
: 01923 238 441
: 01923 652 388
www.semta.org.uk
: 0114 252 5730
: 0114 252 5731
TEK Personnel Consultants
Bells Square, Trippet Lane,
Sheffield, Yorkshire S1 2FY
www.tekpersonnel.co.uk
: 01296 314 300
: 01296 482 424
The Bifurcated &
Tubular Rivet Company
A Division of Aylesbury Automation Ltd,
Stocklake Industrial Park, Unit 2, Farmbrough Close,
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 1DQ
www.bifandtub.co.uk
: 0116 240 5300
: 0116 240 5400
Towergate Risk Solutions
Towergate House, 7 Dominus Way,
Meridian Business Park,Leicester,
Leicestershire LE19 1RP
www.towergate.co.uk
TTI Group Ltd
PVD Coating Centre, Unit 4, Bickford Road,
Witton, Birmingham, West Midlands B6 7EE
Whiston Industries Ltd
Oak Street, Cradley Heath,
West Midlands B64 5JY
: 0121 327 2020
: 0121 327 6461
www.ttigroup.co.uk
: 01384 560 606
: 01384 638182
www.whistonindustries.com
A S S O C I AT E M E M B E R S
www.doerken.de
: 0121 559 4900
: 0121 559 5309
Ross UK Ltd
: 0121 555 6569
: 0121 555 6613
www.professionalpolishing.co.uk
Overseas
Bharat Forge Ltd
P O Box No 57, Pune Cantonment,
Pune 411 001, Maharastra, India
: 00 91 212 671 666
: 00 91 212 56181
China Forging Industry Association : 00 86 10 6846 5045
Forging & Stamping Services Centre,
: 00 86 10 6846 5044
5 Xisanhuan Beilu, 100081 Beijing, P.R. China
CPM
Kaiserstrabe 100,
D-52134 Herzogenrath, Germany
Ewald Dorken AG
Wetterstrassse 58,
D - 58313 Herdecke, Germany
Forging Industry Association
Suite 300 - LTV, Landmark Office Towers,
25 Prospect Avenue West,
Cleveland, Ohio 44115, USA
: 00 49 2407 95940
: 00 49 2407 9594 66
: 00 49 2330 630
: 00 49 2330 63354
www.doerken.de
: 00 1 216 781 6260
: 00 1 216 781 0102
Japan Forging Industry Association : 00 81 3 3241 7661
Nihonbashi-Kaishin-N.Y. Building,
1-13-5 Nihonbashi-Muromachi,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 103
Lasco Umformtechnik GmbH
Hahnweg 139,
D-96450 Coburg, Germany
Pietro Rimoldi & C SRL
Via Gerenzano No 44,
I21053 Castellanza, Varese, Italy
Presstrade GmbH
Presstrade UK, c/o Lodge Consulting Ltd,
Merryhill House, Braunston,
Northamptonshire NN11 7HS
SMS Meer GmbH
Josefstrasse 10,
D-513 77 Leverkusen, Germany
: 00 81 3 3241 7663
: 00 49 9561 6420
: 00 49 9561 642 333
www.lasco.com
: 00 39 0 331 504 449
: 00 39 0 331 504 325
: 01788 890 055
: 01788 899 090
www.presstrade.com
: 00 49 214 7340
: 00 49 214 734 222
www.sms-eumuco.de
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COMPANY
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WEB
l i s t i n g s
TEL
A.M.C. UK Fasteners Ltd ..............................................................................FM / ................................................www.amcukfasteners.co.uk ..........................................01536 271 920
Abbey Stainless Steels Co Ltd ......................................................................FM / ................................................www.theabbeygroupuk.com ........................................0114 231 2271
ACE Industries Ltd ............................................................................................FM / ................................................www.forgings-uk.com ....................................................01902 606 685
Acheson Industries (Europe) Ltd ..............................................................AM / ................................................www.acheson.industries.com ......................................01823 430 034
AGA Consumer Products Ltd T/A Rangemaster ..........................FM / O ................................................www.rangemaster.co.uk ................................................01926 457 400
Ajax Tocco International Ltd ......................................................................AM / ................................................www.ajaxtocco.co.uk / ajaxtocco.com ......................0121 322 8000
Ajax Tocco International Ltd ......................................................................AM / ................................................www.ajaxtocco.co.uk / ajaxtocco.com ......................0121 322 8000
Alcoa Fastening Systems ................................................................................FM / ................................................www.huck.co.uk ..................................................................01952 290011
Avdel UK Ltd ..........................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.acument.com ..........................................................01925 811 243
Barton Cold-Form Ltd ......................................................................................FM / ................................................www.coldform.it ................................................................01905 772 021
Baylis Automotive (Smethwick) ................................................................FM / O ................................................www.baylisautomotiveuk.co.uk ..................................0121 500 4200
Bedford Steels ........................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.bedfordsteels.co.uk ..............................................01246 299 100
Berck Ltd ..................................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.bercklimited.co.uk ................................................0121 553 2726
Bharat Forge Ltd ..................................................................................................OM ................................................................................................................................................00 91 212 671 666
Bharat Forge Scottish Stampings Ltd ....................................................FM / ................................................www.bharatforge.com ....................................................01292 267 971
Bifrangi UK Ltd ....................................................................................................FM / ..................................................................................................................................................01522 585 800
Bodycote Heat Treatments Ltd ..................................................................AM / ................................................www.bodycote.com..........................................................01625 505 300
Brockhouse Group Ltd ....................................................................................FM / ................................................www.brockhouse.co.uk ..................................................0121 556 1241
Caparo Atlas Fastenings Ltd ........................................................................FM / ................................................www.atlasfastenings.com ..............................................0121 224 2000
Carlton Laser Services Ltd ............................................................................FM / O ................................................www.carltonlaser.co.uk ..................................................0116 233 9990
Carrington Wire Ltd ..........................................................................................AM / ................................................www.carringtonwire.com ..............................................01422 372 372
Cascade (UK) Ltd ................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.cascorp.com ............................................................0161 438 4020
Cerro EMS Ltd ......................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.cerro-ems.com ........................................................01922 476 641
Chapmans Agricultural Ltd ..........................................................................FM / ................................................www.chapmans-uk.com ................................................0114 285 6000
Chesterfield Special Cylinders Ltd ..........................................................FM / ................................................www.chesterfieldcylinders.com ....................................0114 242 7500
Chesterfield Special Steels ..............................................................................AM / ................................................www.chesterfield-special-steels.co.uk........................01246 451 666
China Forging Industry Association........................................................OM ..............................................................................................................................................00 86 10 6846 5045
Cirteq Ltd ..................................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.cirteq.com ................................................................01535 633 333
Clevedon Fasteners ............................................................................................FM / ................................................www.clevedon-fasteners.co.uk ....................................0121 378 0619
Clyde Fasteners Ltd ............................................................................................FM / ................................................www.clydefasteners.com ................................................01355 225 451
Clydesdale Forge Company ..........................................................................FM / ................................................www.clydesdale-forge.co.uk ........................................01384 252 587
Cooper & Turner Ltd ........................................................................................FM / ................................................www.cooperandturner.com ..........................................01142 560 057
Cooper B-Line ........................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.cooperbline.co.uk ..................................................01278 783 371
Cooper Crouse-Hinds (UK) Ltd ................................................................FM / O ................................................www.enclosures-crouse-hinds.uk.com ......................01795 889 146
Cooper Lighting and Safety ..........................................................................FM / O ................................................www.cooperindustries.com ..........................................01302 321 541
Corus Construction & Industrial ..............................................................AM / ................................................www.corusconstruction.com ........................................01724 404 040
Corus Group ............................................................................................................AM / ................................................www.corusgroup.com ....................................................01709 371 234
Covpress Holdings ..............................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.covpress.com ..........................................................024 7669 1000
CPM ..............................................................................................................................OM ..................................................................................................................................................00 49 2407 95940
Cramlington Precision Forge Ltd ..............................................................FM / ................................................www.cpfl-tvs.com ..............................................................01670 716 811
DavyMarkham Ltd..............................................................................................AM / ................................................www.davymarkham.com ................................................0114 291 4212
DavyMarkham Ltd..............................................................................................AM / O ................................................www.davymarkham.com ................................................0114 291 4212
Dayton Progress Ltd ..........................................................................................AM / O ..................................................................................................................................................01926 484 192
Deepak Fasteners (Shannon) Ltd ..............................................................FM / ................................................www.unbrako.com ....................................................00 353 61716550
Derek Johnson ......................................................................................................AM / ................................................www.kespar.co.uk ............................................................024 76411 208
Deritend Induction Services ..........................................................................AM / ................................................www.deritend.co.uk ........................................................01922 621 664
Dielife Limited ......................................................................................................AM / ................................................www.dielife.com ................................................................01642 221 133
Doncasters Blaenavon Ltd ............................................................................FM / ................................................www.doncasters.com ......................................................01495 790 345
Doncasters Bramah ............................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.doncasters.com ......................................................0114 251 2102
Doncasters Precision Forgings Ltd ..........................................................FM / ................................................www.doncasters.com ......................................................0114 285 8100
Dorken MKS-Systeme GmbH & Co KG ..............................................AM / ................................................www.doerken.de ..............................................................0121 745 8959
Dorken MKS-Systeme GmbH & Co KG ..............................................AM / O ................................................www.doerken.de ..............................................................01299 271 451
Durham Duplex ....................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.durham-duplex.co.uk ..........................................0114 243 2313
ESI-UK Ltd ..............................................................................................................AM / O ................................................www.esi-group.com ........................................................01865 784 832
Eu-Matic Div. of Multimatic Ltd ..............................................................FM / O ................................................www.multimatic.com ......................................................024 7667 3333
Euromarch Ltd ......................................................................................................AM / ..................................................................................................................................................01452 525 259
Evenwood Industries Ltd ................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.evenwood.co.uk ....................................................01388 832 556
Ewald Dorken AG ..............................................................................................OM ........................................................www.doerken.de..............................................................00 49 2330 630
Fabreeka International Inc. ..........................................................................AM / ................................................www.fabreeka.com ..........................................................01274 531 333
Falcon Foodservice Equipment ..................................................................FM / O ................................................www.falconfoodservice.com ........................................01786 455 203
Fellows ........................................................................................................................FM / O ..................................................................................................................................................01902 576 400
Finkl UK ....................................................................................................................AM / ................................................www.finkl.com ..................................................................0121 544 4506
Firth Rixson Forgings Ltd ..............................................................................FM / ................................................www.firthrixson.com ........................................................0114 219 3740
Firth Rixson Forgings Ltd ..............................................................................FM / ................................................www.firthrixson.com ........................................................0114 219 3694
Firth Rixson Ltd....................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.firthrixson.com ........................................................0114 219 3000
Floform Ltd ..............................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.floform.co.uk ..........................................................01938 551 712
Footprint Tools Ltd ............................................................................................FM / ................................................www.footprint-tools.co.uk ............................................0114 232 7080
Ford Component Manufacturing Ltd ....................................................FM / O ................................................www.fordcomps.co.uk ....................................................0191 428 6600
Forge Tech Services Ltd ..................................................................................AM / ................................................www.forgetechservices.com ..........................................0161 339 1120
Forging Industry Association ......................................................................OM ................................................................................................................................................00 1 216 781 6260
Fowlers of Bristol (Engineers) Ltd ............................................................FM / O ................................................www.fowlers-eng.com ....................................................0117 942 2563
Frank Dudley Ltd ................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.frankdudley.com ....................................................0121 452 8500
Fuchs Lubritech (UK) Ltd ..............................................................................AM / ................................................www.kspaul.com ..............................................................020 8345 5566
Futaba-Tenneco UK Ltd ..................................................................................FM / O ..................................................................................................................................................01282 433 171
G W Waite Ltd ......................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.gwwaite.co.uk ........................................................01229 582 046
Genex UK Ltd ........................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.genexuk.co.uk ........................................................01922 710 050
George Dyke Ltd ..................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.george-dyke.co.uk ................................................01902 366 365
Gesipa Blind Riveting Systems Ltd..........................................................FM / ................................................www.gesipa.com ..............................................................01535 212 200
GKN Driveline Birmingham Ltd - Hamstead Plant ....................FM / ..................................................................................................................................................0121 377 7000
Glen Dimplex Home Appliances................................................................FM / O ................................................www.gdha.com ..................................................................0870 444 9919
Griff Chains Ltd....................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.griffchains.co.uk ....................................................01384 569 415
Grorud Group Ltd ..............................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.grorud.com ..............................................................01207 590 471
Grove Metal Sections Ltd................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.grovems.com ..........................................................01902 601 697
Guala Closures UK ............................................................................................FM / O ..................................................................................................................................................0141 777 2000
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H V Wooding Ltd ................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.hvwooding.co.uk ..................................................01303 264 471
Hadley Industries Plc ........................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.hadleygroup.co.uk ................................................0121 555 1300
Havelock Europa Plc ........................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.havelockeuropa.com ............................................01383 823 636
Helipebs Ltd ............................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.helipebs.co.uk ........................................................01452 423 201
Henkel Loctite Adhesives ................................................................................AM / ................................................www.henkel.com ..............................................................01629 824 171
Henrob Ltd................................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.henrob.com ..............................................................01244 837 220
Henry Williams Ltd ............................................................................................FM / ................................................www.hwilliams.co.uk ......................................................01325 462 722
HHT (Midlands) Ltd ..........................................................................................AM / ................................................www.hht.co.uk ..................................................................0121 526 4771
Hillfoot Steel ............................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.hillfoot.com ..............................................................0114 233 1133
Independent Forgings & Alloys Ltd ........................................................FM / ................................................www.forgedinsheffield.com ..........................................0114 234 3000
Institute of Sheet Metal Engineering ......................................................AM / O ................................................www.isme.org.uk ..............................................................0789 149 9146
Integriti ......................................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.integriti.co.uk ..........................................................0191 263 8686
IRIS Business Solutions [Chorus] ............................................................AM / ................................................www.iris.co.uk ....................................................................01274 851 577
Japan Forging Industry Association........................................................OM ................................................................................................................................................00 81 3 3241 7661
Johnson Machine & Tool Co Ltd ..............................................................AM / ................................................www.johnson-group.co.uk ............................................0121 568 8013
Kimber Drop Forgings Ltd ............................................................................FM / ..................................................................................................................................................01384 414 500
Kiyokuni Europe Ltd ........................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.kiyokuni.co.uk ........................................................01952 292 920
Koyo Bearings (Europe) Ltd ........................................................................FM / ..................................................................................................................................................01226 733 200
Krupp Camford Pressings Ltd ....................................................................FM / O ..................................................................................................................................................01554 772 233
Lasco UK Agent ....................................................................................................AM / ..................................................................................................................................................01902 672 491
Lasco Umformtechnik GmbH......................................................................OM ........................................................www.lasco.com ............................................................00 49 9561 6420
Laser Process Ltd..................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.laserprocess.co.uk ..................................................01543 495 000
Leonardt Ltd ............................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.leonardt.com ..........................................................01746 861 203
Linread Northbridge ..........................................................................................FM / ................................................www.mckechnieaerospace.com ..................................01527 525 719
Lonestar PRD Group Ltd ..............................................................................FM / ................................................www.prdholdings.com ....................................................01902 867 000
Metsec Plc ..................................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.metsec.com ..............................................................0121 601 6000
Mettis Aerospace Ltd ........................................................................................FM / ................................................www.mettis-aerospace.com ..........................................01527 406 400
Micas Simulations Ltd ......................................................................................AM / ................................................www.micassimulations.co.uk ........................................01299 822 522
Midlands Occupational Health Service..................................................AM / O ................................................www.mohs.co.uk ..............................................................0121 601 4041
Miking Ltd ................................................................................................................FM / ..................................................................................................................................................0191 415 5919
Mills Forgings Ltd ................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.millsforgings.co.uk ................................................024 7622 4985
Milton Keynes Pressings Ltd ........................................................................FM / O ................................................www.mkp.co.uk ................................................................01908 271 940
Mitchell Grieves ....................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.mitchell-grieve.co.uk ............................................01530 510 565
MSI-Forging Division ........................................................................................FM / ................................................www.msi-forge.com ........................................................01302 366 961
Musashi Autoparts UK Ltd ..........................................................................FM / ................................................www.musashi.co.jp ..........................................................01443 866 140
National Machinery UK Ltd ........................................................................AM / ................................................www.nationalmachinery.eu ..........................................0121 585 9846
Newelco Division of Inductoheat Europe Ltd ..................................AM / ................................................www.newelco.co.uk ..........................................................01633 263021
Northern Automotive Systems Ltd ..........................................................FM / O ..................................................................................................................................................01873 832 263
Oerlikon Balzers Coating Ltd ......................................................................AM / O ................................................www.balzers.co.uk ............................................................01908 377 277
Oilgear Towler Ltd ..............................................................................................AM / ................................................www.oilgeartowler.co.uk ................................................0113 394 7300
Ovako Ltd ..................................................................................................................AM / ................................................www.ovako.com ................................................................01384 213 940
Padley & Venables Ltd ....................................................................................FM / ................................................www.padley-venables.com ............................................01246 299 100
Pandrol UK Ltd ....................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.pandroluk.com ........................................................01909 476 101
Parker Hannifin Ltd ..........................................................................................FM / ..................................................................................................................................................0121 550 6397
Pearson Panke Ltd ..............................................................................................AM / ................................................www.pearsonpanke.co.uk..............................................020 8959 3232
Pearson Panke Ltd ..............................................................................................AM / O ................................................www.pearsonpanke.co.uk..............................................020 8959 3232
Pianoforte Supplies Ltd ....................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.psluk.co.uk ..............................................................01604 862 441
Pietro Rimoldi & C SRL ................................................................................OM ............................................................................................................................................00 39 0 331 504 449
Planit Software Ltd ............................................................................................AM / O ................................................www.planit.com ................................................................01225 721 330
Portola Packaging Ltd ......................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.portola-europe.com ..............................................01302 552 400
PRD Fasteners Ltd ..............................................................................................FM / ................................................www.prdfasteners.co.uk ................................................01902 639 160
Premier Stampings Ltd ....................................................................................FM / ................................................www.premierstampings.co.uk ......................................01384 353 100
Pressed Metal Products Ltd ..........................................................................FM / O ................................................www.pressed-metal.com ................................................0121 555 6061
Presspart Manufacturing Ltd ......................................................................FM / O ................................................www.presspart.com ..........................................................01254 584 126
Presstrade GmbH ................................................................................................OM ........................................................www.presstrade.com........................................................01788 890 055
Professional Polishing Services Ltd ..........................................................AM / O ................................................www.professionalpolishing.co.uk ................................0121 555 6569
Rawlplug Ltd ..........................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.rawlplug.co.uk ........................................................0141 638 7961
Rical Group ..............................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.ricalltd.com ..............................................................0121 555 4807
Rittal-CSM Ltd ......................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.rittal-csm.co.uk ......................................................01752 207 600
Rollins Bulldog Tools ........................................................................................FM / ................................................www.bulldogtools.co.uk ................................................01942 244 281
Ross UK Ltd ............................................................................................................AM / O ..................................................................................................................................................0121 559 4900
Royal Bank of Scotland ..................................................................................AM / O ................................................www.rbsif.co.uk ................................................................0121 262 7409
RSM Industries Ltd ............................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.rsmindustries.co.uk ..............................................024 7636 2082
Schaeffler (UK) Ltd ............................................................................................FM / ................................................www.schaeffler.co.uk ......................................................01554 747 748
SEMTA ........................................................................................................................AM / O ................................................www.semta.org.uk............................................................01923 238 441
Sertec Ltd ..................................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.sertec.co.uk ..............................................................01675 463 361
Shakespeare Forgings Ltd ..............................................................................FM / ..................................................................................................................................................01384 632 420
Smethwick Drop Forge Kidderminster..................................................FM / ..................................................................................................................................................01562 823 451
Smith Bullough ......................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.smithbullough.com ..............................................01942 520 250
SMS Meer GmbH ................................................................................................OM ........................................................www.sms-eumuco.de ....................................................00 49 214 7340
SMS Mevac UK Ltd............................................................................................AM / ..................................................................................................................................................01606 551 421
Solid Stampings Ltd ..........................................................................................FM / ................................................www.solidswivel.co.uk ....................................................01384 636 421
Somers Forge Ltd ................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.somersforge.com ..................................................0121 585 5959
South Wales Forgemasters ............................................................................FM / ................................................www.swforgemasters.co.uk ..........................................029 2081 0341
Special Forged Products ..................................................................................FM / ................................................www.specialforgedproducts.com ................................0114 2560 914
Spromak Ltd ............................................................................................................FM / ................................................www.spromak.co.uk ........................................................0151 480 0592
SPS Aerostructures Ltd ....................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.spstech.com ............................................................0115 988 0185
SPS Technologies (T.J. Brooks Div.) ........................................................FM / ................................................www.spstech.com ............................................................0116 274 4980
Stadco Castle Bromwich..................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.stadco.co.uk ............................................................0121 382 3120
Stadco Powys ..........................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.stadco.co.uk ............................................................01691 648 561
Stadco Shrewsbury ..............................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.stadco.co.uk....................................01743 462 227 / 445 541
Steel Service Centre Ltd ..................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.steelservicecentre.co.uk ......................................01889 270 241
Stokes Forgings Dudley Ltd ..........................................................................FM / ..................................................................................................................................................01384 342 550
Stokes Forgings Ltd ............................................................................................FM / ................................................www.stokesforgings.com ..............................................01922 704 800
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Strayfield Ltd ..........................................................................................................AM / ................................................www.strayfield.co.uk ........................................................0870 428 1086
Swann-Morton Ltd ..............................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.swann-morton.com ..............................................0114 234 4231
T W Stamping Ltd ..............................................................................................FM / ................................................www.twstamping.co.uk ..................................................0121 622 2600
Taurus Engineering ............................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.www.taurusengineering.co.uk..........................01903 761 188
TEK Personnel Consultants ..........................................................................AM / O ................................................www.tekpersonnel.co.uk ................................................0114 252 5730
The Bifurcated & Tubular Rivet Company ........................................AM / ................................................www.bifandtub.co.uk ......................................................01296 314 300
The Regent Engineering Co (Walsall) Ltd ..........................................FM / O ................................................www.regenteng.com........................................................0121 526 6060
Thornton Precision Components Ltd ......................................................FM / ................................................www.tpcl.com ....................................................................0114 285 5881
Thyssenkrupp Tallent Ltd ..............................................................................FM / O ..................................................................................................................................................01325 313 232
ThyssenKrupp Woodhead Ltd ....................................................................FM / O ................................................www.thyssenkrupp.com..................................................01132 441 202
Timet UK Ltd ........................................................................................................AM / ................................................www.timet.com..................................................................0121 356 1155
Tinsley Bridge Ltd ..............................................................................................FM / ................................................www.tinsleybridge.co.uk ................................................0114 2211 111
TKA Body Stampings Ltd ..............................................................................FM / O ..................................................................................................................................................01543 466 664
TKA Bourn Plant ................................................................................................FM / O ..................................................................................................................................................01954 213 200
Towergate Risk Solutions................................................................................AM / O ................................................www.towergate.co.uk ....................................................0116 240 5300
TTI Group Ltd ......................................................................................................AM / O ................................................www.ttigroup.co.uk..........................................................0121 327 2020
Tucker Fasteners Ltd ........................................................................................FM / ................................................www.emhart.com ..............................................................0121 356 4811
Turton Springs Ltd ..............................................................................................FM / ................................................www.turtonsprings.com..................................................0114 270 1577
UYS Ltd......................................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.uys.ltd.uk ..................................................................01865 334 860
Vaughan Jones Socket Screws Ltd............................................................FM / ................................................www.vaughanjones.co.uk ..............................................01937 843 298
Victoria Drop Forgings Co. Ltd ..................................................................FM / ................................................www.victoriaforgings.co.uk ..........................................01902 605 141
VTL Automotive Ltd ........................................................................................FM / ..................................................................................................................................................01422 882 561
W & P Forgings ....................................................................................................FM / ................................................ www.wp-forging.co.uk ..................................................01482 323 089
W. H. Tildesley Ltd..............................................................................................FM / ................................................www.whtildesley.com ......................................................01902 366 440
Walsall Pressings Co Ltd ................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.walpres.co.uk ..........................................................01922 721 152
Whiston Industries Ltd ....................................................................................AM / O ................................................www.whistonindustries.com ........................................01384 560 606
William King Ltd ................................................................................................FM / ..................................................................................................................................................0121 500 4121
William Mitchell ..................................................................................................FM / O ................................................www.william-mitchell.co.uk ..........................................0121 558 2694
Wyman Gordon Lincoln Ltd ........................................................................FM / ................................................www.wyman-gordon.com ............................................01522 525 492
Wyman Gordon Ltd ..........................................................................................FM / ................................................www.wyman-gordon.com ............................................01506 446 200
X-met Fabrication & Finishing Ltd ........................................................FM / O ..................................................................................................................................................01698 733 533
Yorkshire Fittings Ltd ......................................................................................FM / ................................................www.pegleryorkshire.co.uk ..........................................0113 270 1104
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