Historic Black Country firm with customers across 50 countries celebrates 80 years of success
One of the world’s leading manufacturers of precision drawn, flat and profile wire is set to celebrate 80 years in the sector when it returns to Wire 2026 next month.
Alloy Wire International (AWI), which supplies customers across more than 50 countries, is set to showcase its unrivalled three-week delivery lead times and increased capacity in Düsseldorf during April (13 to 17).
The business will be exhibiting at the industry’s biggest event for the 13th time and will be taking a sizeable stand to present its 62-strong range of exotic alloys, including popular materials such as Inconel, Hastelloy and Nimonic grades.
Technical specialists from the UK and a host of its international agents will be on Stand E26 in Hall 11 to discuss customer requirements and the latest sector trends, with an increasing number of clients searching for lighter and more versatile materials.
Paul Chatterley, sales executive at AWI, said: “Wire 2026 is the biggest event in our calendar and the perfect way to celebrate our 80th birthday with customers, partners and suppliers.
"It will also be a useful place to discover new technologies and processes coming into our sector and how we can build them into our operations.
“Everyone in industry will be together in one space, which makes it an ideal time to talk about our recent £1.1m investment in an additional unit - just a few yards from our manufacturing facility in the West Midlands.
“The site has been improved with energy-efficient LED lighting, new access doors, secure perimeter fencing, and purpose-built racking designed to accommodate our substantial stockholding.
“The spending hasn’t stopped there with our engineering team about to integrate an additional furnace, new rolling equipment, new PMI guns and an extractor system to help recycle soap lubricant waste.
“What all this means for our global customer base is shorter lead times and more capacity to cope with a ramp up in production.”
Operating from two state-of-the-art factories and a network of 45 international offices, Brierley Hill based AWI, headquartered on the Hurst Business Park, Narrowboat Way, is a premier supplier to 15 demanding industries, including aerospace, automotive, chemical, electronic, medical and oil and gas.
Extensive investment every year in new machinery and employee development ensures it can support customers with the ability to order wire from 0.025mm to 21mm in small batches and medium volumes.
Paul added: “Another big focus will be on the nuclear sector. We already work with several customers in this market and, this year, secured the ISO 19443 quality accreditation.
“This should open new doors for us, and we’ll be targeting clients involved in the nuclear supply chain and the design/production of reactors. Inconel X750, Inconel 718, Monel 400 and Nimonic 90 are all popular materials readily used in this arena.”
