Iron, Steel & other metals
Iron, steel and other metals jobs are found within companies which have, for most of this century, been in decline in the UK. Production of iron, steel and other metals such as copper, aluminium, gold, silver and alloys such as bronze, brass or pewter, is handled by iron, steel and other metals companies that extract, process, distribute and recycle metals, or fabricate metals for the construction of other products. The iron, steel and other metals industry supplies vital raw materials, precision products, and building structures to the manufacturing, public and service sectors. Many manufacturing sectors depend on the iron, steel and other metals industry for raw materials.
Until recently, the iron, steel and other metals industries consisted of 30,000 companies employing 471,000 people throughout the UK. The iron, steel and other metals foundry industry employed approximately 35,000 people in approximately 450 iron, steel and other metals foundry establishments, most of which are in the industrial areas of the UK, particularly in the West Midlands, northern England (Yorkshire and Humberside) and central Scotland. The UK iron, steel and other metals sector is the country's fourth largest manufacturing exporter and it exports almost 50 per cent of its production to around 200 countries.
The iron, steel and other metals industry produces, yearly, almost 15 million tonnes of steel, over 1 million tonnes of castings, ½ a million tonnes of aluminium, and reclaims and processes 10 million tonnes of used or metals. The iron, steel and other metals businesses also support a national network of stockholding and distribution which handles 16 million tonnes of ferrous and non-ferrous metals a year.
Whatever your role, or your aspirations, www.ranjobs.co.uk is here to help you find the Iron, Steel and other metals jobs that you deserve.
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