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Bridgnorth Aluminium was established
in July 2001, when our parent company Elval S.A, acquired
the business from Alcan/Alusuisse. ELVAL is the sole Greek
producer of flat rolled aluminium products with interests
in construction, transport, industrial and packaging sectors.
Elval is part of
the holding company Viohalco, the largest metals processing
group in Greece, established in 1937, with production facilities
in Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and the UK. The Group specialises
in the production of aluminium, copper and steel products
as well as cables. It generates an annual turnover of approximately
2.5 billion Euros and employs more than 8000 people.
Prior to the 2001 acquisition the Company had firmly established
itself as a quality supplier of aluminium rolled products
with a pedigree going back to its formation during 1933 as
Star Aluminium in Wolverhampton, in the heart of the West
Midlands. Gradual expansion lead to a milestone in 1946 when
production hit 50 tonnes per week. In the 1950's land on the
outskirts of picturesque Bridgnorth was acquired & the
current site opened. The two sites continued to run in parallel
until 1981 when the Wolverhampton plant closed its doors &
all activities transferred to Bridgnorth. After four years
of planning & construction the first major investment
programme in "star litho" came on stream with a
dedicated, state-of-the-art Litho Centre. During 1996 production
passed 1000 tonnes per week - a far cry from 50 years earlier!
And since the acquisition further major investments have been
made including a new hot mill, slitting line & annealing
furnace, along with upgrades & improvements to other equipment
& infrastructure
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