Charles Day (Steels)

Name

Charles Day (Steels)

Legal name

Charles Day Steels

Website

https://daysteel.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (3312), Plate Work Manufacturing (332313)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Sheet Metal Machinery (Laser/Plasma/Waterjet Cutting, Punching) (IMAHADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Steel Service Centers & Processing (Slitting, Cut-to-Length, Blanking, Leveling) (IMAKABAL), Architectural & Miscellaneous Metals (Stairs, Railings, Ladders) (IMADACAE)

Keywords

• Metal profile cutting
• Laser cutting services
• Waterjet cutting services
• Metal fabrication subcontractor
• Steel plate cutting

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheffield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Profile Cutting Services: Job-shop style metal profile cutting services billed per project/job based on material type, thickness, complexity, and quantity. Revenue is generated through per-part pricing with competitive costs achieved through high-volume production capacity and advanced technology.
2. Value-Added Finishing Services: Additional services including bevel cutting, weld preparation, deburring, shot blasting, bending, and pressing bundled with cutting services or sold separately to deliver fabrication-ready parts.
3. Material Sourcing: Aggregated material purchasing power allows company to source materials at competitive prices and pass savings to customers, providing a one-stop-shop procurement experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Charles Day (Steels) is a B2B subcontract metal profile cutting company offering laser cutting, waterjet cutting, flame cutting, and HD plasma cutting of sheet, plate, and tube metal. It also provides value-added finishing services such as bending, pressing, weld preparation, shot blasting, deburring, and laser etching, operating 24/7 from Sheffield, UK with materials sourced on behalf of customers.

Product overview

Charles Day (Steels) is a specialist metal profiling company offering a comprehensive suite of cutting and forming services. The core offerings include multiple laser cutting technologies (flatbed and tube laser), waterjet cutting (including bevel cutting), HD plasma cutting, and flame cutting services. These are complemented by secondary processing services including profile bending, weld preparation, shot blasting, deburring, and laser etching. The company operates the UK's first 20kW fibre laser and the Waterjet Sweden BevelJet 60 for advanced bevel cutting. All services support a wide range of metals including mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium, copper, brass, bronze, and titanium, with materials sourced up to 270mm thickness depending on the cutting method.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced downstream production time and costs by 50%
• +2 more outcomes

Segments8 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Laser Cutting Co. Wholly-owned sister subsidiary of Charles Day offering sheet metal bending and laser cutting services in Sheffield. Operates in the same B2B subcontract profile cutting market with overlapping customer base and shared parent.
• William Hare: Large UK structural steel fabricator with in-house profile cutting and processing capacity for construction and infrastructure projects. Direct competitor on larger structural fabrication contracts where Charles Day's EXC4 accreditation is relevant.
• WEC Group: One of the largest UK steel fabrication groups, operating multiple profile cutting and welding facilities across the UK. Direct competitor for structural and general fabrication cutting work, especially on larger framework contracts.
• Voortman Steel Group: Dutch-based manufacturer of steel processing and profiling machinery that also operates steel service and cutting capacity. Comparable in its integrated cutting/processing capability and target market of structural and plate steel fabricators.

Regional players

• Graepels Perforators & Lasercut: Ireland-based laser and waterjet cutting service bureau serving UK and Irish manufacturers. Operates similar laser/waterjet profile cutting with finishing services, but is geographically focused on Ireland rather than competing head-to-head in mainland UK.

Broad incumbents

• Tata Steel UK: Major UK steel producer with downstream processing and service centre operations offering cut plate and profiling. Broad incumbent that competes for larger volume structural and plate customers Charles Day targets.
• Amada: Japanese-headquartered global manufacturer of laser, punch, and bending machinery with a UK subsidiary selling equipment into the same subcontract market Charles Day serves. Indirect peer via shared customer base and equipment supply.
• ArcelorMittal: World's largest steelmaker with downstream steel service centres providing cut-to-size and processed plate products. Competes with Charles Day on commodity cutting orders and represents a broad incumbent in the steel processing chain that sources from or competes with Charles Day's customer base.
• TRUMPF: German global market leader for machine tools, particularly laser cutting systems used in profile cutting. Comparable as both an equipment supplier to Charles Day and competing UK job shops, and operator of broader sheet-metal processing solutions.
• Bystronic: Swiss-headquartered global leader in sheet metal processing equipment (laser cutting, press brakes, automation). Charles Day operates multiple Bystronic press brakes; Bystronic also sells laser cutting machines that competing UK job shops purchase, making it a broad incumbent in the value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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