Construction Magazine May 2016 | Page 7

MANAGEMENT / PLANNING

this sector are changing rapidly .
Mettalis is one such company embracing new technologies and operating approaches to help drive growth in a slow industry .
Diversify to dominate Founded in 2013 , Mettalis has expanded its business activities
Website link from buying and selling into recycling , with plans to move into metal manufacturing in the pipeline . The company began its recycling operations by acquiring the UK interests of the Dutch firm Van Daalen , a company fifteen times its size . In two years , Mettalis ’ turnover increased from £ 1 million to £ 55 million and daily volumes have rocketed from 2,000 tonnes to 19,000 tonnes of metal .
Humayun Sheikh , CEO of Mettalis , says : “ The metal recycling sector is
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