ALFED Member Company Wins 'Best Family Business' Award

Jesse Brough Metals International (JBMI) has been names Best UK Family Business with a turnover of £5million - £25 million in the Coutts Family Business Awards.         

NEW CHAIRMAN OF ALUMINIUM PARLIAMENTARY GROUP ELECTED

The new Chairman of the Aluminium Federation's All-Party Parliamentary Group for the UK Aluminium Industry is Labour MP Albert Owen.

ANGLESEY ALUMINIUM METALS APPRENTICES SCOOP TOP AWARDS

Two apprentices from ALFED member company, Anglesey Aluminium Metals scooped top awards at the recent EEF Wales Apprentice of the Year Awards

MAJOR ISSUES RAISED AT ALFED PARLIAMENTARY LUNCH

The threat posed to the UK Aluminium Industry by the European Union's proposed revision of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), life cycle analysis and carbon footprint, and increasing exports of aluminium scrap out of the UK were among the major issues raised at the Aluminium Federation's annual Parliamentary Lunch held on Tuesday 13 May 2008 in the House of Lords.

ALUMINIUM WORK SPACE UNIT WINS INDUSTRY AWARD

A portable, self-contained work space, available in module format, has won a top prize in the ‘Power of Aluminium’ Awards for 2008.

ALFED MEMBER ASSOCIATION PRESENTS TOP ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS

The Manchester architects of a state-of-the-art biotechnology research and development centre have won a top UK Aluminium Industry Award.

'POWER OF ALUMINIUM' AWARDS PRESENTED AT GALA DINNER

The 'Power of Aluminium' Awards 2008 were presented on Thursday 17 April 2008 at a Gala Dinner held at Warwick University.

ALFED ambassadors seek a wider stage

The attached major article featuring interviews with ALFED's President and Immediate Past President is extracted from the March 2008 issue of ' Metal Bulletin Monthly ' magazine. 

The Science and Technology of Molten Metal and DC Casting

A three day training course covering the science and technology of molten metal treatment and DC casting was recently hosted by ALFED at its new home in the National Metalforming Centre, West Bromwich.

Alfed Speaks Out about Lecture Programme!

ALFED is continuing it's long-established programme of lectures, talks and presentations to Universities, Colleges and Schools throughout the UK.

Aluminium Industry Opposes Emissions Trading Scheme Proposals

The Aluminium Federation, on behalf of the UK Aluminium Industry, has criticised the European Commission's proposal to include both Primary and Secondary Aluminium in the revised European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme from 2013.         

JOURNALIST & BROADCASTER TO BE GUEST SPEAKER AT ALFED DINNER

The BBC's former Chief Political Correspondent, John Sergeant, will be the guest speaker at ALFED's Annual Dinner on Wednesday 12 November 2008, at Merchant Taylors' Hall in the City of London.

NEW ALUMINIUM FEDERATION PRESIDENT ELECTED

Mr Henry Dickinson, Managing Director of Norton Aluminium Limited, has been elected as the new President of the Aluminium Federation (ALFED), the Trade Association which represents the UK Aluminium Industry.

The Power of Aluminium Awards

The Power of Aluminium will help the likes of engineers, designers and architects explore exciting new possibilities with this most versatile of metals.

ALFED ANNUAL DINNER ‘THE BEST EVER’!

Rave reviews were the order of the day after ALFED’s Annual Dinner, held on Wednesday 14 November 2007 in the elegant surroundings of Merchant Taylors’ Hall in the City of London.

GOVERNMENT INVITES CONSULTATION ON NUCLEAR POWER

Following the UK Government’s Consultations on Nuclear Power to which ALFED responded during 2007, it has today announced that Nuclear Power will play a role in providing the UK with clean, secure and affordable energy.

ALFED SECRETARY GENERAL TO APPEAR BEFORE THE HOUSE OF LORDS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

ALFED’S Secretary General, Will Savage, has been invited to give oral evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee on Tuesday 22 January 2008.

Aluminium Federation Has Moved

The Aluminium Federation has relocated to prestigious modern offices at the National Metalforming Centre, West Bromwich.

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