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Metal Supermarkets Celebrates 30 Years in the UK

Customer Loyalty Defines an Impressive Three Decades for Premier Metal Supplier

Metal Supermarkets, the world’s largest supplier of small-quantity metals, is celebrating 30 years of customer service, community involvement, and metal expertise in the UK by exhibiting at the UK Metals Expo at Stand A24, The NEC Birmingham, Hall 12, from September 11 to 12, 2024.

“We’re excited to exhibit at this year’s UK Metals Expo, celebrate our stores’ longevity and growth, while meeting with new and current customers to discuss their metal needs,” said James Headifen, Director of Franchise Development and Operations at Metal Supermarkets UK. “With eight stores now across the UK, we are well-positioned to help businesses and consumers get the metal they need, when they need it.”

Opening in 1994, Metal Supermarkets West Bromwich, currently led by Ian Parsons and his team, was the first of eight stores to offer a wide variety of metal products and expertise. Today, Metal Supermarkets operates across England and Scotland, including locations in Gateshead, Glasgow (Govan), Leeds, London (Greenwich), London (Park Royal), Manchester (Trafford Park), Southampton, and an extensive online inventory with delivery or click-and-collect options.

All stores are ISO 9001:2015 certified and committed to delivering exceptional performance in Quality Management.

Metal Supermarkets stores specialise in the sales and distribution of a wide range of metals, including black and bright steel, aluminium, stainless steel, copper, brass, and more. Various shapes such as bar, tube, angle, channel, beam & column, sheet, and plate are stocked to meet the needs of a wide and diverse customer base requiring essential metal products.

“Very few companies in this industry can say they’ve achieved three decades of success by meeting and exceeding customers’ metal needs,” said Stephen Schober, President and CEO of Metal Supermarkets. “We thank all of our thousands of customers and wish all our UK store teams many more years delivering outstanding customer service backed by metal expertise. Together we’re very proud to continue offering businesses and consumers fast, flexible, and friendly access to small-quantity metals.”

Please visit the Metal Supermarkets UK website for more information about store locations and to purchase metal products online.

About Metal Supermarkets

Metal Supermarkets, the world’s largest supplier of small-quantity metals, operates over 125 brick-and-mortar stores across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, with nearly eight additional franchise locations in development. Known for its speed and convenience, Metal Supermarkets sells a wide variety of metals including aluminium, black steel, bright steel, stainless steel, engineering steel, galvanised steel, tool steel, brass, bronze, and copper. With highly specialised staff, customers can get the metal they need in sizes that are convenient for them. Additional information can be found at metalsupermarkets.co.uk.

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