ArcelorMittal’s Distribution Solutions site in Birmingham, UK has been awarded the 2013 Business Excellence Award by the Royal Mint – the body permitted to manufacture, or mint, coins in the United Kingdom.
Just over 18 months ago, the Royal Mint set out on a programme, working with their major supplier base, to improve performance by developing the supply chain and bringing it closer to them. One of the fundamental principles they require their suppliers to fulfil is the focus on social and ethical responsibility. The award recognised the company achieving the Ethical and Social Accountability 8000 (SA8000) standard.
The majority of the 400t of slit coil steel supplied each month is manufactured into the UK’s five pence and 10 pence coins. However, some of the tonnage is also manufactured into other currencies for coinage around the world. The steel supplied to The Royal Mint is hot-rolled, pickled and oiled (HRPO) DD13 in 2.50mm–3.00mm thickness and is sourced from ArcelorMittal Gent, Belgium.
