All Metal Services

What All Metal Services does

All Metal Services (AMS) is a UK-headquartered metals stockholder and distributor founded in 1974, specializing in aerospace-grade aluminium, steel, titanium, nickel alloys, and yellow metals. The company operates eight service centres across the UK (Birmingham HQ, Bolton, Belfast, Avonmouth), France, Malaysia, India, and China, and claims one of the largest stocks of American-grade aerospace materials outside the USA. Its core technology combines physical inventory management with value-added processing capabilities including CNC machining, waterjet cutting up to 200mm thick, plate sawing up to 250mm, and bar cutting up to 400mm diameter, supplemented by in-house hardness and conductivity testing at selected sites.

AMS generates revenue primarily through one-time transactional sales of metallic raw materials, augmented by professional services revenue from cut-to-size and machining work. Pricing is quote-based with no published rates; go-to-market is enterprise field sales supported by an AMS Direct customer portal and active participation in industry events such as Farnborough International Airshow and Singapore Airshow. The company serves aerospace, defence, space, motorsport, petrochem, nuclear, marine, semiconductor, and general engineering customers, with long-term partnerships with market-leading OEMs and their subcontractors cited as a core commercial asset. All AMS sites hold ISO 9001:2015 and AS9120 certification (BSI-accredited since 1983), with Bolton and Avonmouth additionally holding AS9100.

Since August 2014, AMS has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Steel & Aluminium Co. (NYSE: RS), maintaining operational specialization in aerospace metals while drawing on the corporate parent's governance, capital, and global reach.

Name

All Metal Services

Legal name

All Metal Services Limited

Website

https://allmetal.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

All Metal Services is a UK-headquartered, aerospace-focused metals stockholder and distributor (founded 1974) operating eight global service centres, supplying aluminium, steel, titanium, nickel alloys, and yellow metals to OEMs and subcontractors in aerospace, defence, and adjacent industries.

Ownership category

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Product category

Metal Stockholding and Distribution (Aerospace & Industrial)

NAICS

Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (423510), All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (33299)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & Offices (5051), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Service Centers & Processing (Slitting, Cut-to-Length, Blanking, Leveling) (IMAKABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Ferrous Base Metals Trading (Aluminum, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Tin, Nickel) (IMAKAJAC), Steel Products Trading & Service Centers (Flat, Long, Pipe & Tube, Rebar) (IMAKAJAB)

Keywords

• Aerospace metals supply
• Metal stockholding distribution
• Precision metal processing
• Aerospace raw materials
• Alloy metal supplier

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Metal Products Sales: AMS generates revenue through the sale of metallic raw materials including aluminium, steel, titanium, nickel alloys, and yellow metals. Revenue is transaction-based, selling full mill product and processed materials to aerospace, defence, and general engineering customers.
2. Metal Processing Services: Additional revenue is generated through metal processing services including CNC machining, waterjet cutting, plate sawing, and bar sawing operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

All Metal Services is a global aerospace-focused metal stockholder supplying aluminium, steel, titanium, nickel alloys, and yellow metals (copper-based alloys), holding one of the largest stocks of American grade materials outside the USA. It complements raw material supply with precision in-house processing services including CNC machining, waterjet cutting, plate and bar sawing, and tube cutting, supported by hardness and conductivity testing and full mill-to-customer traceability for OEM and subcontractor customers.

Product overview

All Metal Services operates as a single unified product offering focused on metallic raw material supply chain solutions. The core offering consists of a comprehensive range of metal products including Steel (Bar, Sheet, Plate and Tube), Aluminium (Bar & Tube, Plate, Sheet), Nickel Alloys, Titanium, and Yellow Metals. These are complemented by value-added services including Metal Processing (CNC machining, waterjet cutting, plate sawing, bar cutting, tube cutting), a Metal Weight Calculator, and Added Value Metal Services with in-house machining capabilities. The company holds one of the largest stocks of American grade materials outside the USA and supplies across multiple market sectors including aerospace, defence, space, motorsport, petrochem, nuclear, marine, semiconductor, and general engineering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Metal Raw Materials Supply Comprehensive supply of metallic raw materials including aluminium, steel, titanium, nickel alloys, and yellow metals in British and American specifications, supplying aerospace, defence, and general engineering markets.
• Steel Stockholders and Supplier Full range of steel products in bar, sheet, plate, and tube forms including carbon steel, stainless steel, and steel alloys for industrial and aerospace customers.
• Aluminium Bar and Tube Aluminium bar and tube products in various alloys including 2014, 2024, 5083, and 6061 for aerospace and industrial applications.
• Aluminium Plate Aluminium plate products stocked for aerospace, defence, and general engineering applications.
• Aluminium Sheet Aluminium sheet products supplied for various industrial applications.
• Nickel Alloys and Other Metals Nickel alloys such as Inconel 625 and other specialty alloys supplied for demanding applications including petrochem and aerospace.
• Titanium Products Titanium products supplied for aerospace and defence applications requiring high strength-to-weight ratios.
• Yellow Metals (Copper Alloys) Copper-based alloys including aluminium bronze and beryllium copper supplied for industrial applications.
• Metal Processing Services Precision metal cutting and fabrication services including CNC machining, waterjet cutting (up to 200mm thick), plate saw cutting (up to 250mm thickness), bar cutting (up to 400mm diameter), and tube cutting, reducing customers' in-house processing requirements.
• Added Value Metal Services Added value services including cut-to-size materials and in-house machining and water-jet cutting facilities offered alongside raw material supply.
• AMS Direct Customer Portal Online customer portal (AMS Direct) providing account management, order placement, and reporting capabilities for existing enterprise customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Full material traceability back to manufacturing mill with certification per specification requirements

Named customers2 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TW Metals: Specialty metals distributor serving aerospace and defence customers with a broad range of aluminum, titanium, nickel alloys, and value-added processing. Highly comparable to AMS in product mix, customer base, and certification-driven GTM, though US-headquartered.
• Thyssenkrupp Aerospace: Subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Materials Services supplying aerospace raw materials and engineered services for aircraft programmes. Closest large-scale comparator to AMS in aerospace metals distribution with global footprint.
• Smiths Metal (Aerocom Metals): UK-based aerospace and defence metals distributor with similar stockholding and processing capabilities. Directly competitive with AMS on British and American grade materials for UK OEM customers.
• Aalco Metals: UK-headquartered metals service centre distributing stainless steel, aluminum, and specialty alloys with processing services. Comparable in product breadth, value-added cutting, and UK/EU customer overlap with AMS.
• Vulcanium Metals International: Aerospace-focused metals distributor specializing in titanium and high-temp alloys. Comparable as a niche aerospace metals stockholder with similar alloy focus and processing offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Vincent Metals: Reliance Steel & Aluminium Co. subsidiary distributing aerospace and specialty metals in North America. Sister company within the same parent corporate family as AMS, serving an overlapping aerospace customer base on a different geography.
• Kloeckner Metals: Global metal service centre network (part of Klöckner & Co) distributing steel, aluminum, and stainless with value-added processing. Broader portfolio than AMS but overlaps in aerospace- and engineering-grade supply.
• Samuel, Son & Co. North American metal service centre and distributor providing steel, aluminum, and value-added processing across multiple industrial end markets. Broader and larger than AMS, with overlapping metal processing capabilities and aerospace exposure.
• Reliance Steel & Aluminium Co. NYSE-listed parent of AMS and the largest metals service centre operator in North America. Owns and operates a global family of companies including AMS, providing governance, capital, and procurement scale.
• Olympic Steel: US-listed metal service centre distributing carbon, stainless, and aluminum products with processing services to industrial customers including aerospace. Comparable in service-centre model and processing capabilities, though with broader end-market exposure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Funding overview

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