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“ By collaborating closely with customers on new applications, we can strategically diversify into emerging markets while remaining true to our ethos of leading development rather than following it,” says Richard‘ Mack’ McAlister-Martin.
Current investment priorities include next-generation aluminium, copper, nickel and cobalt-based alloys designed to support reduced carbon emissions, increased durability, lightweighting, and improved manufacturing efficiency.
Sustainability at the core
Sustainability now sits at the centre of the Group’ s long-term manufacturing strategy.“ Maximising the use of secondary raw material is fundamental to how we operate,” Mack explains.“ We prioritise recycling, reuse, energy efficiency, and waste minimisation across all our alloy systems.”
The Group continues to allocate significant resources towards decarbonisation initiatives, including increased electrification of manufacturing processes and the replacement of gaspowered systems wherever feasible.
All three Group companies aim to maximise recycled material content within their products, with the long-term ambition of manufacturing entirely from secondary raw materials wherever technically possible.
Avon Metals already sources all grid electricity through REGO-certified renewable power contracts, while equivalent renewable energy agreements are now being implemented across Avon Specialty Metals and Longwear Alloys.
The environmental benefits are substantial. Aluminium alloys produced using recycled aluminium can reduce carbon footprint by as much as 95 percent compared with alloys produced from primary aluminium.
The Group is also a proud participant in the PiVOT project – a collaborative
APC-funded initiative involving Aston Martin, Sarginsons, Gescrap, Altair and B-CAST Brunel University.
The project aims to develop nextgeneration automotive structural components using 100 percent recycled aluminium, while leveraging AI-driven structural, topological and casting modelling to achieve weight reductions of up to 30 percent in vehicle subframes through advanced single-casting solutions.
Investing in people and expertise
While investment in technology remains critical, the Group believes its greatest strength continues to be its people.
“ Our success is driven by a highly skilled and committed workforce,” Richard
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