| HISTORY
Lipmann Walton & Co Ltd was established in 1953 by Eric Lipmann as
a firm of metals & minerals merchants. Business in those days consisted
mainly in trade with Australia and the Pacific region including the sale
& delivery to Europe of Rutile and Zircon sand. Other businesses included
the recovery of war scrap and supply of refined Tin to Europe. Companies
represented in Europe at that time included Gollin & Co. Eric Lipmann
later became a founding partner of Ayrton & Partners Ltd in 1958 and
a director of Continental Ore Company Ltd in 1963, bringing that company
onto the London Metal Exchange as a ring dealer in 1967.
PRESENT
Lipmann Walton & Co Ltd`s business from 1993 grew out of the trade
& supply of special metals and scrap sourced from Russia, The Baltic
Republics, Former Soviet States & Central Asia. Today, links with
these regions remain strong but trade has also grown with China. Our main
field is minor metals which today encompasses the free trade and movement
of metals which were once considered too strategic to have any liquidity.
These include Zirconium, Hafnium and Rhenium. Some materials are converted
& upgraded in Western Europe. Our main partner for the upgrading of
Rhenium is W.C. Heraeus GmbH. Typical customers include super alloy and
master alloy makers, as well as foundries, target makers and high-end
electronics component makers. Often the company`s involvement in a specific
element begins from a customer-led enquiry.With the proliferation of
technologies requiring minor metals, part of the role of a modern metal merchant
today is to study the supply/demand balance and economics that lie behind these markets,
providing the information that our customers need to take informed decisions.
PERSONNEL
Anthony Lipmann - Managing Director
Stephen Hawkins - Finance Director
Michael Husakiewicz - Trader
Suzannah Lipmann - Trader
OFFICE AND REGISTERED ADDRESS
Burgundy House,
6 Snellings Road,
Hersham,
Walton on Thames,
Surrey, KT12 5JG
Registered No: 514985
Registration VAT No: 644 1227 61 Registered in England.
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