NEWS & EVENTS
GLOBAL CLIENT BASE
AWI
AWI makes £1m investment in material to meet industry demand
One of the UK’s leading manufacturers
of round, flat and profile wire has
completed a £1m investment in material to
ensure it continues to meet the growing
requirements of its global client base.
Alloy Wire International (AWI) continued
manufacturing wire from High
Performance nickel alloys throughout the
Covid-19 pandemic, maintaining supply
to sectors including medical, power
generation and commercial transport.
The company, which offers a 60-strong
range of Exotic alloys, has ensured it
always has over 200 tonnes of European
and DFARS compliant material at any
one time, so that it can manufacture and
deliver within three weeks of clients
placing their orders.
This is just one element of an ongoing
investment drive that has also seen the
redevelopment of its offices in Brierley
Hill and the introduction of the latest wet
drawing machine for producing wire from
1.6mm to 0.7mm diameter, plus a take-up
spooler that can handle and store larger
weight rolled wire profiles.
Mark Venables, Managing Director of
Alloy Wire International, commented:
“We’re still averaging 160 enquiries every
week, so there doesn’t appear to be a let
up in demand like some parts of industry
are seeing.
“With this in mind, we have remained true
to our commitment to always have 200
tonnes of material in stock at any one
time, meaning we can complete orders in
just 3 weeks – and when an emergency
arises we look to our Emergency
Manufacturing Service that can see wire
supplied in just three days!”
He continued: “We appreciate it’s a
big investment at this current time,
but we know it’s the right decision as
our customers span over 55 different
countries and when one territory is a
little bit down you usually find another is
increasing orders.”
Bob Jones inspecting raw material stock using Positive Material Identification equipment
“All of the material is sourced from
approved suppliers to ensure melt quality,
which can be important to the successful
performance of the client’s end products
and this could be aircraft parts, oil rig
components or medical equipment.”
Alloy Wire International is approaching
75 years of manufacturing wire in the
UK and currently supplies in excess of
5000 customers involved in automotive,
aerospace, defence, medical, nuclear, oil
and gas and renewables.
Material, including Phynox, Inconel and
Hastelloy, is available from 0.025mm
(.001”) to 21mm (.827”) in small batches or
medium/large volume – all within a threeweek
timeframe.
Its global reach also continues to gather
pace, with the appointment of Andrew
Marshall of AM Wire Pte Ltd to look after
Singapore and nearby territories.
He has been supporting spring makers
and other wire consumers in the region for
many years and will offer immediate access
to a number of key industries.
Angus Hogarth, Sales Director of AWI,
concluded: “The pandemic has thrown
up some massive challenges, but we’ve
tried to stay true to our core philosophies
and our staff have really delivered – first
in supplying the NHS and, in more recent
weeks, keeping up with demand from other
sectors.
“Investment will continue in material and
equipment, with our next purchase planned
to be new cutting and straightening
machines that will deliver an increased
range of products for our customers.”
For further information, please visit www. alloywire.com or follow @alloywire on twitter
80 PECM Issue 46