Stockholding

With over 50,000 ft² of space and a dedicated 12,000 ft² warehouse, ABL has the capacity to hold finished and raw material stock for customers, thereby reducing time and working capital needed in the supply chain. Its spacious warehouse, with easy access for large capacity trailers, also offers the ability to manage metal on behalf of customers, on a free-issue basis.

A large investment in bespoke racking has increased capacity and ABL’s capability to carefully store aluminium extrusion, components, castings, sheet and steel products.

With aluminium prices running at historically high levels, the security of metal storage is an increasingly important issue. ABL has the capacity to store all its metal, regardless of whether it is owned or free-issued, inside and under cover where it is protected by a modern cctv and alarm system. Protection from theft is clearly one issue but just as important is protection from the elements. The storage of metal inside ensures it remains dry and minimises the risk of deterioration through corrosion. This is of particular importance for metal going into decorative components as any corrosion is liable to render the extrusion as costly scrap.

Receiving and despatching transport ranging from small vans through to 40ft trailers, decanting and loading all materials, components and long lengths of aluminium extrusion is a daily activity.