Apr 5, 20174 minA trip to MufuliraThe markings stencilled on the 500 kgs net drum standing at Gate 1 of Mopani’s Mufulira mine and smelter complex was quite clear: ‘Seven...
Apr 5, 20175 minFrom Ancient Oaks to Turbine Blades – it’s a Material WorldAbout 20 years ago I was on the phone to Ken Harris of Cannon Muskegon, who was at that time Vice President, Director of Technology, at...
Feb 9, 20175 minOld metal men never die, they simply melt awayAs fresher shinier metal folk take on the metal mantle, they have every right to do things their way. I hope they do. But as they sail...
Jan 25, 20177 minKings and Paupers of Scrap“The scrap trade is an honourable profession” my old late metal friend, Reg Simmonds, would say – even as he was taking my eyes out on a...
Dec 29, 20165 minSunflowers and CuspidorsWhen Alfred Chester Beatty opened his office and formed Selection Trust at London Wall Buildings in 1919, each director was permitted an...
Dec 16, 20165 minJapan DiaryA Polite Society Travelling from the land of the cold toilet seat to the land of the hot one, it is not only the toilet seats that are...
Dec 16, 20168 minChina DiaryOur Chinese Business Manager Perhaps it’s because of our company’s size – but, despite our good business in China, our Chinese business...
Dec 16, 20165 minGoodbye Baltic – Another London Exchange Goes EastTwo years after decimalization Genesis' 1973 album was called ‘Selling England by the Pound’... Bearing in mind the sale of our steel,...
Sep 20, 20163 minHow the addition of Gold led to a new harder Titanium alloy with potential for use in implantsBy Harry Sherwood A few months ago, my brother was playing football when he landed at an odd angle and broke his ankle really badly....