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Frictionless trade with EU vital, says APPG
The imposition of barriers to trade between the UK and the EU could be disastrous for the European aluminium industry, a Parliamentary body has warned. The Aluminium Industry All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) considered the potential impact of tariffs on the sector at a meeting... Posted: 28th February 2018
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ALFED backs CMA campaign
The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is launching a campaign to encourage more people to come forward with information that will help it hunt out illegal cartels. Cartels are businesses which cheat their customers by agreeing... Posted: 19th February 2018
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ALFED holds discussions on 'Brexit' with BEIS
ALFED President Giles Ashmead, Board members Simon MacVicker and Steve Hedar, plus representatives from Arconic and Amari Metals and ALFED chief executive Tom Jones met yesterday with Richard Harrington MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at BEIS and senior civil servants at BEIS. ... Posted: 7th February 2018
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Ton-up for ALFED
The Aluminium Federation, the trade body for the UK aluminium industry, has welcomed its one hundredth member. The Federation re-structured in 2015 to a ‘direct membership’ model, where individual companies are members in their own right, rather than through an intermediate... Posted: 5th February 2018
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Green light for aluminium wheel plant
Highland Council has granted planning permission for a new 400-worker alloy wheel factory next to the Liberty British Aluminium smelter at Fort William. The consent, which comes with a number of standard conditions, clears the way for the company to begin detailed design on the... Posted: 1st February 2018
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2018 METALS INDUSTRY APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
The 2018 Metals Industry Apprentice of the Year Competition, sponsored by The Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers alias Wire Workers, is now... Posted: 24th January 2018
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Aluminium Federation welcomes new chief executive
The Aluminium Federation, the trade body for the UK aluminium industry, has announced the appointment of a new chief executive. Tom Jones joins the organisation from MMC Hardmetal UK, part of the Mitsubishi Materials group, where he was general manager. Tom has more than 35 years... Posted: 8th January 2018
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