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Columbia Metals has joined the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA), the world’s leading trade association for the motorsport, high performance engineering, services and tuning sectors. The membership reinforces the company’s leading position as a supplier of specialist copper alloys to the motorsport industry and opens up further opportunities domestically and internationally. The MIA was established in […]

Columbia Metals has joined forces with National Historic Ships UK (NHS-UK) in a new scheme to safeguard the future of the 1,500 vessels on its National Register. As part of its involvement, Columbia Metals will offer a discount to owners and custodians of registered vessels for materials required in support of their maintenance and conservation. […]

Columbia Metals has forged an even stronger relationship with the British Artist Blacksmiths Association (BABA) through participation at the organisation’s Bronze and Stainless Workshop on 23 March. At the event, held at Peter Crownshaw’s forge in Worcestershire, William Bradley, Quality and Technical Manager at Columbia Metals, presented insight into the metallurgy of copper alloys and […]

Columbia Metals has welcomed a Ford Transit van to its fleet of delivery vehicles. The van has already been emblazoned with Columbia Metals colours and will be based at the company’s Bedford warehouse. Columbia Metals combines a fleet of delivery vehicles with the services of specialist third-party couriers to ensure customers receive their orders as […]

Columbia Metals has reached a key milestone of 500 followers on its LinkedIn company page. The achievement reflects the company’s commitment to securing a well-defined digital presence by delivering relevant and engaging content related to copper and nickel alloys. Columbia Metals has been steadily building its presence on LinkedIn in recent months. With a strategic […]

Columbia Metals has participated in an article on high performance motorsport alloys published in the February/March 2023 edition of Race Engine Technology (RET) magazine. In the publication, targeted at engineers in the motorsport industry, Columbia Metals provides its insight into the properties of Colsibro® and Trojan, copper nickel silicon alloys widely used for valve guides and valve seats. […]

Vic Ingram, the Warehouse Manager in the Halifax branch of Columbia Metals, is today celebrating 40 years at the company. Vic is Columbia Metals’ longest serving employee and has been an integral part of the development of the Halifax branch since joining the company as a driver in 1982. Vic has been presented with a […]

Columbia Metals have received the SC21 Bronze Award in a ceremony at the Farnborough International Airshow. The award and certificate were presented to William Bradley, Quality and Technical Manager (pictured with the certificate, right), by Colin Hart, Head of SC21 at the ADS, the trade organisation representing the aerospace, defence, security and space industries. Columbia Metals […]