The Green Branded Material Reused from British Industry
About
• Abbey Steel & Shearing Company Limited based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire
• Steel stockholder with a difference - Reuse Philosophy
• Specialise in sourcing and converting flat sheet steel that would otherwise be destined for smelting
• Sourced from the all the major UK automotive manufacturers
• The Brand Proposition
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Blanking
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Where Abbeysteel™ Comes From
Automotive Production & Other Industries (White Goods, Home Products)
Steel Coils are put down blanking lines to produce panels ready for pressing
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Steel Pressing
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Flat Panels are pressed to form the car body parts
22% Material Utilisation
What do Abbey Steel typically receive?
WindowSunroof Door Cut-Outs
Circular Cut-Outs
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Reject Body Panels
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Reclaim and Reuse – Material Conversion
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26 Tonnes of pure by-product that would be destined for re-smelting
Sheared to Required Specifications
Why cant the automotive industry reuse it?
1. Material is in an odd shapeI. Cant be utilised in other applicationsII. Not cost effective to re-shear
• Defective or Suspect– Mechanicals and Metallurgical properties– Doesn’t press or paint well– Don’t want to risk putting into production
• Difficult to change the steel on the roof of a car• Material is Downgraded• Very strict on quality
• Past its use date• Material is Dented or Scratched• Model changes
– Different material specification required
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Abbey Steel DVD
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2 minute DVD produced by the East of England Development Agencyhttp://www.resourceefficiencyeast.org.uk/case-studies-video.asp?id=4.2#videoAnchoR
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Abbeysteel™ Carbon Footprinting
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Source: University of Hertfordshire
• 3.0 Tonne saving for our suppliers• 4.5 Tonnes saving for our customers• 7.5 Tonne saving in total
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• Reused not Recycled
• Mild sheet steel produced in a blast furnace has a steel content of between 10-25%.
• The vast majority of products have a recycled content but no higher than 25% in thin gauge steel products.
• Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) - Uses 100% scrap/recycled steel for structural steel.
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Reused & Recycled Content in Steel
Co-Branding Partners
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Dedicated Website: www.silverline-oe.com/go-green
• Lockers• Lighting Equipment• Shelving & Racking• Office Fixtures • Bathroom and Washroom Equipment• Industrial Fans• Pest Control• White Goods• Any other products that use mild sheet steel