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Geordie Shore,

We have many customers and friends in the North East, to where I had an enjoyable visit last week. Driving up the A1 past the Angel of the North I soon began to understand Newcastle's...

Slip, slop and slide – Steels part in the Winter Olympics

With the close of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, it's already being hailed as the most successful Winter Olympic Games ever and attention now passes to South Korea for the 2018 games. Logistically, the Games...

Elementary – The Naming of Steels Constituent Elements

Never let it be said that we at West Yorkshire Steel never think about anything but metallurgy. Having eventually caved in to the constant 'but you must watch Breaking Bad' calls, we settled down to...

Brr! Cold enough to freeze the… you can’t say that!

Brr! Cold enough to freeze the... you can't say that! We all know the phrase 'cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey', but where does it come from? The most common explanation...

904L – The Rolex of stainless steel

Watching the television the other night I saw a comedian explaining how when celebrities mention that they're a "big fan" of a product, then there's a good chance they will receive the product as a...

The Big Melt – A celebration of steel, Yorkshire and music

When three of our favourite things combine it's fair to say we get pretty excited! As part on the British Film Institutes (BFI) "This Working Life: Steel" project, The Big Melt is a documentary celebrating...

Steel…Forever Forward

In the age of the microchip, it's sometimes hard to give thought to the world of steel and engineering. The common perception is that the Golden Age has passed, the Victorian era being the time...

A History Of High Speed Steel

High Speed Steel specifications have been developed over many years primarily for use in high speed cutting applications, but also for the production of tools and dies. The characteristics vary with each grade, but common...

A History of Iron Making

Although our business concentrates on steel, we realise that metalworking is an organic, evolving process. This process has spanned across generations, each one teaching the next to keep constantly innovating and helping mankind forward. Without...

Over 100 Years of Stainless Steel, Thanks Harry

There are some inventions that changed the world. We think of the motor car, the wind-up radio and the disposable razor; which all had massive effects on the world, changing the essence of their fields....