Kloeckner Metals achieves good sustainability certification

Kloeckner Metals UK has been awarded a ‘Good’ BES 6001 certification rating for its Leeds, Westok, London and Dudley sites by the British Standards Institute (BSI).

The certification is awarded for responsible sourcing of construction products and allows manufacturers and re-sellers to demonstrate that their products are made with constituent materials that have been responsibly sourced.

Tim Bowdler, Head of Procurement at Kloeckner said: “At Kloeckner we are always looking for ways to improve our offerings, and achieving the BES 6001 ‘Good’ rating makes us extremely proud. We worked very hard to implement numerous improvements across all our sites in order to improve our rating in 2021 and safeguard our credibility on sustainability.”

Kloeckner Metals UK is one of the largest independent, multi-metal stockholders and distributors in the UK. It is a member of the Klöckner & Co Group, one of the largest producer-independent distributors of steel and metal products and one of the leading metal distribution companies worldwide.

The company offers a diverse range of ferrous and non-ferrous products, which are said to be sourced from reputable and accredited mill sources in the UK and across Western Europe.