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One of the biggest problems with steel, which has in fact driven much of the innovation in the field, is how best to protect it against oxidisation and corrosion. Water, oxygen and salt are not...

Following the initial mixture of shock, worry and moderate annoyance felt by drivers, the crack that closed the Forth Road Bridge in Scotland has been the focus of a lot of scrutiny. The initial findings...

West Yorkshire Steel have been around for a number of years, meaning that we've seen and dealt with a great number of other businesses in various shapes and forms. Some of them are still with...

It's no secret from us or the rest of the nation that steel has a reputation for being still considered as heavy industry. From images of the burly man wielding a blacksmith's hammer to the...

Metallurgy really is a wonderful thing and it's a source of constant wonder and excitement! The different properties of various materials, including our own favourite, steel, can genuinely be researched forever and the different alloys,...

The Forth Road Bridge has featured heavily in recent news, after shear damage caused cracks during extreme weather. The bridge is the most important crossing between Fife and Edinburgh, but the severity of the problem...

We make no secret that we love steel and are extremely proud of the role that it plays underpinning the modern world. There are numerous favourable properties that various grades of steel have that make...

This month at West Yorkshire Steel we are celebrating our 40th anniversary. We are so thankful to everyone who has ever been a part of our journey. To customers, staff and partners, it has been...

One of the great things about being involved in the current, cutting edge of steel is that it means you not only see the history of metallurgy, but also how far and wide the new...