The UK's leading Metals exhibition

You've Been Invited to Attend UK Metals Expo 2026!

4 & 5 November 2026 at the NEC

One of our 2026 speakers thought UK Metals Expo would be worth your time. Join them and the UK metals community at the NEC this November for two days of suppliers, technology, insight and practical conversations across the full supply chain.

Why you should join us

If you work with metals in any part of your business, this is the event to have in your diary.

UK Metals Expo is the only UK event that brings the full metals supply chain together – from raw materials and processing through to fabrication, finishing, recycling and reuse.

In 2026, the event takes place on 4th & 5th November at NEC Birmingham, co-located with Advanced Engineering and Lab Innovations.

Attending gives you the chance to explore what’s new, meet the people behind the products and services, and get answers to real project and sourcing challenges.

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Why UK Metals Expo is worth your time

Learn from the organisations setting the benchmark

Walk the floor and move from primary metal producers and stockholders to processors, fabricators, surface finishers, recyclers and technology providers in a single circuit of the NEC. Compare solutions side-by-side and shortcut weeks of separate meetings and site visits.

Browse exhibitors

Meet the people who keep your projects moving

Use theatres, lounges and networking areas to meet the buyers, specifiers, project managers and suppliers you rarely get in the same room. Build new relationships, strengthen existing ones and leave with contacts you can call when a project or problem lands on your desk.

Tackle real challenges with people who do the work

Sit in on free sessions where CEOs, engineers, contractors, policy‑makers and researchers tackle issues like cost, availability, decarbonisation, skills and regulation. Ask questions, hear what has actually worked elsewhere and take home ideas you can apply straight away.

Your Efficient Annual 'Metals MOT'

Turn two days in Birmingham into a year’s worth of supplier meetings, market research and benchmarking the latest solutions and tech – without juggling dozens of separate visits and calls.

4 Topical Seminar Theatres

a conference programme with over 40 sessions across 4 seminar theatres.

The free to attend programme attracts a wide range of metal industry professionals and offers a very efficient way to review best practices across sectors, identify new industrial and commercial opportunities, source new ideas and connect with more than 100 leading practitioners and experts.

The Big Issues →

Theatre 1

Industrial Strategy | Best practice | Manufacturing | Engineering

Innovation and Technology →

Theatre 3

Engineering | Manufacturing | Process | Productivity | Case Studies

Circular Economy →

Theatre 2

Strategies | Resources | Recycling | Net Zero | Founding

Supply Chain, Trade & Policy →

Theatre 4

What's new for 2026?

This year for the first time, UK Metals Expo will be co-located with Advanced Engineering and Lab Innovations, creating one of the UK’s largest manufacturing events, with:

15,000+ attendees expected across the three events

750+ exhibitors with the latest tech & solutions

The entire supply chain under one roof

lEARN MORE ABOUT THE CO-LOCATED EVENTS

Don't just take our word for it...

"It’s great to see, finally, a UK based metals expo that can promote and is a platform for us all to see what British companies can offer in the UK"

“The show is absolutely fantastic. I’ve been here the past two years. It’s grown year-on-year. It’s really positive to see engagement from a wider global industry.”

"Day 2 of the UK Metals Expo proved to be even better than Day 1. Great to catch several excellent discussion panels as well as visiting a few of my selected stands (though the expo is so vast that there was no chance of seeing them all!)"

"Great expo! It was fantastic to connect with both new and long-standing customers, as well as our trusted suppliers. The seminars were insightful, and the networking opportunities invaluable."

2026 Speakers include:

EXPLORE 2025'S SPEAKER LINE UP