Manufacturing
UK Metals Expo
The UK Metals Expo is a free-to-attend annual event that unites the entire metals supply chain with the engineering, manufacturing, and construction industries. It focuses on showcasing products and solutions across the metals supply chain, from primary manufacturing to recycling, and aims to foster relationships and advance education.
The essentials
Event details
- Dates
- 4 November 2026 to 5 November 2026
- Location
- NEC, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Organiser
- UK Metals Expo Ltd.
- Expected attendance
- 7,500
- Industry
- Manufacturing
Speaking
Call for speakers
This event publishes a call for speakers. The deadline is unverified, so check the call before preparing a submission.
Agenda themes
Topics covered
- The Big Issues
On stage
Speakers
- Lord Rupert Redesdale, Conference Chairman, UK Metals Expo
- T. V. Narendran, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Steel
- Abbasi Gandhi, Business Development Executive - Space Sector, TWI
- Adam Amara, Chief Scientist, UK Space Agency
- Adam Crookes, Steel Market Researcher, MEPS International
- Adam Payne, Founder, New Way Growth
- Adrian Musgrave, Head of Sales, Bridgnorth Aluminium Ltd
- Adrian Tautscher, Project Advisory Group Member, BACALL
- Ahmed Elsayed, Modelling theme Lead, AFRC
- Alan Scholes, Chief Technology Officer, Materials Processing Institute
- Alex Small, Digital Platforms & Innovation lead, Tata Steel UK
- Alexandra Williams, Government Affairs and Policy, Novelis
- Alison Taylor, Head of Sales - Bar, Marcegaglia
- Amy Bird, CEO, Countrywide Metals Ltd
- Andrea Wilson, Director, Hone-All Precision Ltd
- Andreas Reimer, Program lead for Remanufacturing, National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS)
- Andrew Barrow, Associate Fellow – Nuclear Materials, Rolls-Royce
- Andrew Sherlock, Director of Data-Driven Manufacturing, NMIS
- Andrew Thomson, Technical Director, Ultrapanel Building Technologies
- Ann Watson, CEO, Enginuity
Logistics
Where to stay
Places to stay near the venue.
Grand Hotel ★★★★★
1 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2FE
Hotel du Vin
25 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2NR
Premier Inn
3-6 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, B2 5PG
The Briar Rose
25 Bennett's Hill, Birmingham, B2 5RE
Staybridge Suites
Martineau Place, Birmingham, B2 4UW
Britannia Hotel
21-25 New Street, Birmingham, B2 4RX
Holiday Inn Express
St Chads Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6HY
Travelodge Birmingham Central Moor Street
Carrs Lane, Birmingham, B4 7SS
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