The UK Marine Sector is significantly important from an economic standpoint. The UK marine industries and maritime service sector are collectively worth around £18 billion a year. Additionally, the marine sector in the UK supports 95% of all UK trade (higher than both the automotive and aerospace transport sector) as containerised trade has tripled in the last ten years.
Kloeckner as a Strategic Supply Chain Partner for the Marine Sector
Ensuring Safety in High-Stakes Industries
As a trusted supplier to high stakes industries such as Marine and Nuclear, safety is paramount to us here at Kloeckner. We have a 5 step approach towards achieving a culture of safety in high stakes sectors. With specialist teams responsible for the marine sector, Kloeckner Metals UK are here to support your business for all your marine metals procurement requirements.
Total Metals Management
Total Metals Management is a unique value proposition which primarily benefits our customers in specialist sectors such as Maritime, Nuclear, Oil & Gas and other. Companies operating in high technological sectors demand a first-class service and quality standard as well as purchasing metals on a project by project basis. The projects require careful management as they can often be complex and demanding, requiring a selection of different alloys combined with a number of value-added processes, all of which must be managed to a strict deadline. At Kloeckner Metals our dedicated team of project managers is on hand to help with your orders from acceptance to delivery.
Your responsible Supply Chain Partner
We understand responsible supply chain management is paramount in the marine industry to ensure that the responsibility to respect human rights, the environment and anti-corruption standards extends beyond the internal organisation to the entire supply chain. As a business, Kloeckner Metals UK are committed to being an accountable and sustainable supply chain partner; allowing us to serve our customers in the marine sector adequately. Kloeckner Metals UK have also successfully achieved BES 6001, ensuring all our products have been made using constituent materials that have been responsibly sourced to be sustainable.
Kloeckner Metals UK serve the following Marine Market Sectors.
Naval Sector
Kloeckner metals are a strategic supply chain partner to companies across the high stakes industries. We supply a number of marine-grade metals specifically for use in defence and security applications.
Leisure Sector
The UK is renowned for its powerboat production and sailing yachts. Kloeckner also supplies marine-grade metals for use in the Marine Leisure Sector.
Marine Commercial Sector
Celebrated for its merchant shipbuilding legacy, we understand the procurement needs of the UK Marine Commercial Sector as marine systems and equipment continue to form a large portion of UK exports.
Offshore Renewables Sector
As the demand for sustainable low carbon energy continues to grow, the need for offshore renewable energy is becoming significantly prominent. Kloeckner Metals UK provide a variety of products for use in offshore applications.
Marine Grade Metals available at Kloeckner
At Kloeckner Metals UK we stock a wide range of metals for the marine and shipbuilding markets, including naval and commercial crafts, for both new build and refit projects.
Available marine products and grades:
| Grades | Available Products |
| Carbon Lloyds Grade A (3.2 dual certified) | Plate / Bar (Interplate 937 primed) |
| Carbon DH36 / EH36 | Plate / Bar |
| Carbon S355J2 | Plate / Sheet / Bar / Sections / Tube / Pipe |
| Aluminium 5083 | Plate |
| Aluminium 6082 | Extrusions |
| Stainless Steel 316 / 316L | Plate / Sheet / Bar / Sections / Tube / Pipe |
| Duplex Stainless Steel S32205 | Plate |
| Alucore® | Plate |
| Bi-metallic | Plate |
Carbon Lloyds Grade A
Lloyds grade A (Marine plate) is used primarily in the shipbuilding industry typically for the structural parts of ships, barges and other various marine equipment. Being supplied as LR & DNV dual certified, Lloyds grade A can also be used for ship repairing. We currently stock various size and thickness’s of plate shot-blasted and prime painted to the latest interplate 937 specification.
Alucore®
Aluminium sandwich-type panel plays an important role in the shipbuilding industry due to fire protection standards and the necessary weight reduction.
Thanks to its very light weight combined with its economic workability, the composite panel is used – particularly in the interior of the ship – for the ceilings, walls or furniture and in the outer area for balcony partitioning. In all the applications, the material offers optimum strength values at the same time.
Bi-metallic plates
Composed of two dissimilar metals, NobelClad bi-metallic plates provide the best clad solution when it comes to corrosion resistance, temperature uniformity, electrical conductivity, cost-effectiveness, strength, and lightweight design.
Value Add Services for the Marine Sector
| Equipment | Capabilities |
| Multiple flat bed laser cutting equipment | Plate / Sheet in all metal grades |
| Multiple flat bed water jet cutting equipment | Plate / Sheet in all metal grades |
| 320 tonne press brake | Plate / Sheet in all metal grades |
| Multiple long product laser cutting equipment | Tube / Pipe / Section / Channel / Angles |
| Precision sawing & drilling | Plate / Section / Tube / Pipe / Channel / Angles |
| Shot blasting & painting | Tube / Pipe / Section / Channel / Angles |
| T & I section rolling | Sections |
How we deliver excellence to the marine sector:
- Safely
- Through our strong and dedicated team
- Using our own vehicle fleet
- Across our nationwide operational sites
- By applying our ‘Total Marine Metals Management’ principles which are embedded in our business
At Kloeckner Metals UK we stock a wide range of metals for the marine and shipbuilding markets, including naval and commercial crafts, for both new build and refit projects.
Contact Us for all Your Marine Grade Metal Requirements