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We bring the supply chain together – helping everyone involved in UK aluminium make connections for mutually beneficial business and supply development. As a member of the Aluminium Federation, you benefit from a range of services that help you develop your business.

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ALFED Social

✅Do you know how to conduct a Life Cycle Assessment or #EPD?
Join us on the 24th July as we host an #Environmental workshop with #ALFED member, @InnovalBanbury, that aims to help you by demystifying what is meant by these terms!🙌
Register now➡️alfed.org.uk/event/lca-epd-… https://t.co/aTSe870Tzg

Do you have any new starters who need #TechnicalTraining?!
Our Aluminium Light Training course could be the perfect stepping stone to kickstart your career in the #AluminiumIndustry!🙌
Book now➡️https://t.co/5Co2CZb1W0
#AluminiumTraining #Aluminiummetallurgy #Training #Learning https://t.co/6rF3Jtzlmo

It's been a busy couple of days for @Qualicoat!
Yesterday saw more than 50 technicians come together at #ALFED's offices, Bragborough Hall Business Centre for the #QUALICOAT Technician Training, and today ALFED are hosting 50 delegates for the quarterly Council Meeting! https://t.co/sStJjL2SNe

It's less than 2 months until @ukmetalsexpo!
#TeamALFED had a great time at last year's show, & we can't wait for this year; meeting up with members & making some great connections!🙌
Attending this year? Come and meet the ALFED Team on Stand B30!🙌
#UKME #UKMetals #UKMetalsExpo
✅Looking to develop your #Aluminium knowledge?!
✅Do you have any new starters who need #TechnicalTraining?!Our Aluminium Light Training course could be the perfect stepping stone to kickstart your career in the #AluminiumIndustry!🙌Hosted by #ALFED Technical Manager, Jan Lukaszewski, the course is a great opportunity to benefit from his endless depth of knowledge when it comes to aluminium #Metallurgy!🗓️22nd October 2024
⌚9.00am - 4.30pm
📍Bragborough Hall Business Centre, NN11 7JGHead to the link🔗in our bio to book your place!#AluminiumTraining #AluminiumMetallurgy #AluminiumIndustry #Training #Learning #Development #UKManufacturing
It's been a busy couple of days for QUALICOAT!Yesterday saw more than 50 technicians come together at #ALFED's offices, @bragborough_hall_bc for the #QUALICOAT Technician Training, and today ALFED are hosting another 50 delegates for the quarterly QUALICOAT Council Meeting!Thank you also to the #BragboroughHall team for use of the fantastic conference centre!🙌#QUALICOAT2024 #CouncilMeeting #TechnicianTraining #PowderCoating #Aluminium #AluminiumFinishing #AluminiumIndustry #UKManufacturing #Manufacturing
Yesterday saw #ALFED members head to ALFED's offices in the💖of the Northamptonshire countryside to watch a networking lunch presentation on 'UK Manufacturing State of the Nation' by Make UK's Chris Corkan.Some key facts in Chris' presentation included⬇️
✅The #UKManufacturing accounts for £224 million of output, providing 2.6 million jobs
✅UK manufacturing climbs to 8th in the world🌍rankings
✅44% of #Manufacturers expect improvements in the industry, with 30% of firms predicting that disruption to supply chains will improveResults of a #MakeUK Executive Survey also highlighted that when talking about the risks & challenges for 2024, just over 1 in 5 manufacturers expect their profit margins to decline in 2024. However, when talking about the opportunities that lie ahead, Chris highlighted that 62% of manufacturers agree that opportunities will outweigh risks in 2024.🙌#MakeUK2024 #2024Expectations #Manufacturing #Aluminium #AluminiumIndustry
Another fantastic trip to the London Metal Exchange this afternoon which saw more than 20 #ALFED members head into the❤️of London to the #LME HQ!🙌The LME’s Head of Corporate Sales, Christian Mildner kicked the proceedings off by giving us an in-depth and insightful briefing on the LME and gave us some background on what happens inside the trading ring, before we were escorted down to the ring itself to see the trading in action!🤩Thank you Christian and Lucy Spear for hosting us!#LondonMetalExchange #MetalTrading #Trading #Aluminium #Manufacturing

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