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Rebuilding a Car That Never Existed

There’s something exceptionally beautiful about how cars work, it’s one of the reasons that there are so many enthusiasts - including us! At its most simple, the car is a tool that allows us to...


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A Closer Look at the Bandsaw

West Yorkshire Steel are happy to offer a number of different steel processing services – the options that we have mean that we can deliver a range of different products to our customers just as...


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From Iron to Steel – What’s the Deal?

Steel’s been with us so long, it’s impossible to imagine a time without it! So much of our infrastructure is built on steel, from air and rail travel right through to modern buildings – but...


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Steel – Your Valuables Are Safe with It?

We have been accused before of being able to see a metallurgy story just about anywhere we look, but one showed itself last weekend! During the usual Saturday night movie, a heist was being planned...


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Thomas Jessop – a Man with Steel in His Veins

There are lots of familiar stories when it comes to steelmaking in Yorkshire, but considering the size, wealth, local materials and the world reach of the Sheffield steelmaking industry at one time, it’s entirely unsurprising...


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Continuous Cast Iron Bar

Although we may refer to this as the digital age, iron and steel are still the backbone of everything that we build, make and do. Information and digital services may be relishing in cloud systems,...


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A Stroke of Gin-ius?

Of all the trends that have suddenly – and unexpectedly – swept across Britain in the last few years, the resurgence of gin as the sophisticated drink of choice has been one of the most...


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The Magical Electric Arc Furnace

While there are many techniques for creating, processing and refining steel, each one is a large industrial process that literally accounts for centuries of continued learning and experimentation. Some processes are discovered by applying new...


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