Ireland Alloys - part of The Murray Metals Group (MMG)

The Company was established in Scotland in 1964. In 1970 it moved to purpose-built premises in Hamilton, Scotland consisting of a plant with offices. At the time it was the most advanced facility of its type anywhere in the world, and set the standard for others to follow. The Company still owns and occupies this site which extends to approximately 100,000 square feet.

Today after 40 years in business, Ireland Alloys maintains its lead in the processing of complex alloy scraps for the aerospace industry worldwide.

Ireland Alloys has developed a global network of suppliers and consumers which will ensure the future development and growth of the business.

In August 2004 the Company was acquired by The Murray Metals Group (MMG). MMG is a world leader in metals distribution and stockholding, particularly for the global oil and gas industries. MMG is part of Murray International Holdings, which currently employs 3,500 people world-wide in the metals, property, technology, sports, marketing and mining sectors.

In the aerospace, petrochemical and other advanced engineering industries, over 300 complex, high integrity alloys, most of which are the products of relatively recent metallurgical development, are in daily use.

These critical alloys contain costly and relatively scarce metallic elements, particularly nickel, chromium, molybdenum, cobalt, tungsten, vanadium, niobium and titanium.

40 years ago, long before words like revert and recycling became popular and long before the environmental benefits were quantified or fully understood, Ireland Alloys was already the world leader in the field, providing solutions to metal recycling problems.

Through its innovation the Company has given generators of high alloy scraps access to a market which maximises economic returns for their businesses. At the same time melters have been able to cut costs and reduce production times leading to increased competitiveness.