by Rachael Bromley | Jun 5, 2026 | UKMC News
A major new survey to capture the latest views of the UK Metals sector has been launched – at a time that many bosses believe is the most critical in its history. The State of the UK Metals Industry Survey 2026/27, which is organised by the UK Metals Council, is...
by Rachael Bromley | May 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Historic steel giant, Sheffield Forgemasters, has begun steelwork assembly on the UK’s largest open die forging line. The Ministry of Defence-owned business which is celebrating its 250-year anniversary, is building a new 13,000-tonne forging line at its Brightside...
by Rachael Bromley | Apr 30, 2026 | Member News
It has taken time, but the full force of the government’s steel policy is now being felt. Misguided quota reductions, compounded by the inevitable imposition of tariffs, have finally reached the UK’s downstream manufacturing sector with potentially devastating...
by Rachael Bromley | Apr 24, 2026 | Member News
Friday April 2th Latest News from the CBM One of the UK’s leading metal services centres was named as the shining star of the metal industry ‘Oscars’ last night. William King, which specialises in high-tensile steel, aluminium, light gauge processing, electrical...
by Rachael Bromley | Apr 15, 2026 | Member News
An industry body representing more than 75,000 employees has criticised the government for ignoring the needs of the downstream steel supply chain , a decision that could disrupt critical sectors and risk thousands of jobs. The Confederation of British Metalforming...