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NASS extends an invitation to everyone involved in the steel industry to attend our prestigious black tie event
10 October 2019
Brexit Guidance
Brexit Guidance from UK Steel, HMRC, EUROMETAL, ISTA, Make UK, the Road Haulage Association, the Freight Transport Association and the CBI
20 August 2019
NASS Apprentice of the Year Awards 2019
Through the Apprentice Awards, we seek to recognise the brightest young apprentice talent from within the steel service centre sector and its supply chain as we build upon and celebrate the great work Members are undertaking to support and encourage the development and flow of skills into our Industry.
02 August 2019
NASS Race Day 2019
See our gallery of photos from the 1st August NASS Race Day at Stratford upon Avon
01 August 2019
NASS Summer Gathering
NASS held our Summer Gathering on Thursday 27th June 2019 at The Cube - Hotel Indigo, near Brindley Place, in Birmingham City Centre.
01 July 2019
Credit Management Event – Where it’s been, where it is and where it’s going
Atradius, Onguard and the CICM invite you to join us at a dynamic and practical seminar on: ‘Credit Management – where it’s been, where it is, and where it’s going’......... Join us in Cardiff, for the opportunity to receive insight from top specialists in the field of Credit Management.
18 June 2019
NASS Golf Day 2019
Seventeen teams battled for trophies at our recent NASS Golf Day.... See a full Report of the Competitions and Gallery of Photos from the day
06 June 2019
The future of steel on course to be a hot topic at the NASS annual golf event
There is lots to talk about at the ninth annual NASS Golf Day at Breadsall Priory on Thursday..... Thanks to Ross Walker of Peel Ports Group, a sponsor of this key event in the NASS calander, for this brilliant blog looking at some of the current issues for UK Steel Service Centres. No doubt there will be plenty of discussion and banter to look forward to....
03 June 2019
Multi-million-pound All Steels/Groveport New Warehouse Expansion!
Laurence McDougall, All Steels Trading's Managing Director, believes the partnership with PD Ports works because of their unique working relationship
22 May 2019
Transferring unused apprenticeship funds to other employers
20 May 2019
New NASS Associate Member : AFM Solutions
New NASS Associate Member, AFM Solutions, is one of the longest established finance businesses in the UK and has more than 35 yars' experience in financing technology. See how they can help you with their extensive range of finance.......
16 May 2019
NASS Safety and Health Awareness Day 2019
The National Association of Steel Service Centres (NASS) in conjunction with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Wolverhampton City Council hosted our annual Safety and Health Awareness Day (SHAD) aimed at tackling common health and safety issues in the Steel Service Centre and Stockholding Industry.
16 May 2019
Brexit Withdrawal Agreement - Statement from Make UK, the manufacturers' organisation
Make UK, the manufacturers' organisation, comment after today's vote on the Government's Withdrawal Agreement
29 March 2019
Make UK - Manufacturing Outlook 2019 Q1
Manufacturing Outlook figures show output and orders reamin positive though trending down. Output is still above its long term avaerge but orders have decreased sigificantly year on year as businesses brace for Brexit
05 March 2019
Make UK - Preparing for Brexit - A Practical Guide
UK-EU negotiations continue this week. Finally Government is starting to listen to business which is welcome....
04 March 2019
Safety Management Brexit dossier - British Safety Council
This small dossier in Safety Management from the British Safety Council aims to provide some forecasts about what the occupational safety and health landscape could look like in the coming months and years, post Brexit
04 March 2019
NASS Training Programme 2019
The NASS Training Programme for 2019 can be found here along with a list of courses also availiable upon request. We are delighted to announce the NASS Team Challenge will take place this year in June. For more information please follow the link
28 January 2019
2018 Review and looking forward into 2019
NASS Director General Peter Corfield takes a look back at developments in the UK Steel Service Centre sector throughout 2018 with a look forward into 2019
17 December 2018
New Director General for NASS
NASS has a new Director General Designate. We are delighted to announce that Martin Maley will take over the role of Director General on 1 April 2019.
05 November 2018
New online video link allows users to service their own saws and storage systems
KASTO has expanded their remote troubleshooting service "VisualAssistance" with an innovative video solution that allows customers to participate in maintaining their own machines and systems.
30 October 2018
West Midlands Local Industrial Strategy Consultation
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) together with the region’s three Local Enterprise Partnerships - Coventry & Warwickshire, Black Country and Greater Birmingham & Solihull - is holding a consultation as part of work to produce a West Midlands Local Industrial Strategy. This important, long-term strategy will build on recent success to drive inclusive growth and secure a regional economy fit for the future.
30 October 2018
UK Steel - Preparing for Brexit - guidance for the Steel Sector
This guidance document discusses the likely effects of a range of outcomes of Brexit, and recommends issues that the sector needs to address using two broad scenarios. It focuses on the issues of most relevance to UK steel companies.
19 October 2018
NASS Annual Report 2017-2018
Following its approval at NASS' AGM on 11th October, the Annual Report for 2017-2018 is now available for download
12 October 2018
NASS Annual Steel Industry Dinner 2018
See the Photo Gallery from this year's NASS Annual Steel Industry Dinner, at which we welcomed almost 300 people
11 October 2018
NASS Race Day 2018
See the Photo Gallery from our recent NASS Race Day
02 August 2018
NASS Golf Day 2018
Eighteen teams battled for trophies at our recent NASS Golf Day.... See a full Report of the Competitions and Gallery of Photos from the day
27 June 2018
NASS Safety and Health Awareness Day 2018
NASS in conjunction with the HSE and Wolverhampton City Council held our annual Safety and Health Awareness Day (SHAD) aimed at tackling common health and safety issues in the Steel Service Centre and Stockholding Industry.
26 June 2018
Kallanish Europe Steel Markets 2018 Conference
Kallanish have offered a €100 discount to all NASS Members who register to attend the 3rd annual Europe Steel Markets 2018 conference on the 21-22 June in Antwerp.
21 June 2018
NASS Privacy Policy
To keep the information that you share with us as safe as possible, we have updated our Privacy Policy in line with the requirements set out by the General Data Protection Regulation 2018. Please follow the link to view the NASS Privacy Policy:
25 May 2018
Midlands Engine Investment Fund
The British Business Bank (BBB) has launched a further wave of its £250million Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) with up to £100million of equity finance to be made available to small businesses across the Midlands.
14 March 2018
FICEP UK Ltd. Industry 4.0 Open Day 2018
The Directors of FICEP UK Ltd. cordially invite you to our industry 4.0 Openday at our UK Headquarters in Wakefield Europort. 9.30am to 5pm on Wednesday 3rd & Thursday 4th October 2018. There will be live demonstrations of our latest automated technology and software and each day there will be visits to customer sites to see their production lines in action.
10 March 2018
CBI surveys point to firmer growth, but mixed picture across sectors
The ONS revised down Q4 2017 GDP growth slightly, with the breakdown revealing that growth over the quarter was based on shaky foundations. Meanwhile, the CBI’s February surveys were somewhat of a mixed bag: while growth in manufacturing remained solid and the services sector saw a pick-up in volumes, sales growth slowed further in the retail sector.
02 March 2018
US Steel Import Tarriff set at 25%
More than a month ahead of schedule, US President Donald Trump has announced his decision in the long-running 232 national security case, Kallanish reports.
02 March 2018
NASS Training Programme 2018
NASS has teamed up with several industry training providers to provide courses for both Members and Non Members. please follow the link to book courses (includes in house training)
02 January 2018
Apprenticeships - NASS Training and Development
NASS has teamed up with several Apprenticeship providers to support Members who may want to explore their apprenticeship options.
20 October 2017
NASS Annual Report 2016-2017
Following its approval at NASS' AGM on 12th October, the Annual Report for 2016-2017 is now available for download
13 October 2017
NASS Annual Steel Industry Dinner 2017
330 people attended this year's NASS Annual Steel Industry Dinner - See the Photo Gallery from the evening
12 October 2017
UK Steel Price Increases to continue into 2018
NASS has again taken the opportunity to comment and reflect upon current market conditions in the UK as 2017 comes to a close and we look forward to 2018.
11 October 2017
NASS Race Day 2017
See the Photo Gallery from our recent NASS Race Day
07 August 2017
NASS Safety and Health Awareness Day 2017
The National Association of Steel Service Centres (NASS) in conjunction with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Wolverhampton City Council hosted our annual Safety and Health Awareness Day (SHAD) aimed at tackling common health and safety issues in the Service Centre and Steel Stockholding Industry.
21 June 2017
NASS Golf Day 2017
Sixty eight golfers joined us to take part in the NASS Golf Day on 8th June at Breadsall Priory, near Derby, and competed in competitions throughout the day.
14 June 2017
NASS Annual Seminar: Credit Issues in the Marketplace
Book your places now for this year's NASS Annual Credit Seminar and hear from each of the UK's major credit risk underwriters who are all represented on our Discussion Panel
23 May 2017
KASTO TO HOLD MAY OPEN HOUSE
Ecology and economy when sawing and storing material will be the themes of an open house to be held by Kasto at its UK headquarters and showroom from 16th to 18th May 2017.
16 May 2017
EUROMETAL World Steel Distribution & SSC Summit 2017 - 10-12 May 2017
NASS Director General, Peter Corfield, to speak at the EUROMETAL World Steel Distribution & SSC Summit in Dusseldorft on 11 May
11 May 2017
The Tipo G31 from FICEP heralds the dawn of a new era in the processing of heavy steel plate
This is the new technologically advanced, gantry CNC Machining Centre for drilling, milling, marking, scribing,tapping, chamfering and cutting of heavy steel plates up to 100mm thick x 3100mm in width.
27 April 2017
NASS/ EEF Free Apprenticeship Levy Seminar
NASS has teamed up with EEF (The Manufacturers Organisation) to deliver a free Seminar for NASS Members in aid of changes brought about by the Apprenticeship Levy, due to be introduced on 6th April 2017.
28 March 2017
Kallanish discount offer to NASS Members
Kallanish have extended a 15% discount to all NASS members who sign up for a subscription with the daily Kallanish Steel news service. Coupled with this, they will be entitled to a free 3-week trial in advance of the subscription, to ensure the service is right for them.
17 March 2017
Apprenticeship Levy
The levy requires all employers operating in the UK, with a pay bill over £3 million each year, to contribute 0.5% of their PAYE towards the Levy. Employers who do not pay over £3 million per year will not have to pay this Levy, but will still be subject to changes in the way Apprenticeships are funded through the Digital Apprenticeship Service and will also be eligible for up to 100% training subsidies for Apprenticeship training/ upskilling.
14 March 2017
Jelf Beaumonts Insurance Scheme Benefits to NASS Members
Beaumonts Group of Bradford can offer an insurance policy and risk management service catering for all the major risks you face, with an extensive range of additional financial and cover benefits.
09 March 2017
SHEET METAL STORAGE SYSTEM RAISES SUBCONTRACTOR’S PRODUCTIVITY BY A QUARTER
Sheet metal subcontractor, Keller Blechtechnik (www.keller-metallbau.de) in Endingen, southern Germany, has increased productivity by more than 25 per cent thanks to ongoing investment in automated storage, retrieval and handling of material.
09 March 2017
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