Aalco

Service Centres

We have 18 service centres around the country which offer a reliable and on-time delivery service anywhere in the UK. Each centre holds stock to meet the immediate needs of customers in the local area and this is backed up by bulk stocks held at a central warehouse.

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Stock Range

The extensive range of standard products all available for next day delivery is covered in a Stocklist available free from your local Aalco Service Centre.

In addition, the 18 Aalco Service Centres across the UK all hold special items for local industries and bespoke items for individual customers. The stock range includes special alloys, shapes and sizes for many industries including building, marine, road transport, signage, leisure & sporting goods and aerospace engineering.

Being one of the UK’s largest purchasers of aluminium extrusion gives Aalco unrivalled purchasing power and sourcing expertise, to the benefit of its customers. What’s more, as a major customer of many leading extrusion mills Aalco has access to the widest possible range of alloys, shapes and sizes. Combined with in-depth knowledge of each mill’s particular specialities this assures Aalco’s customers that their extrusions will be sourced from the most cost-effective source.

The range of standard products includes:

• Machining Bar in Alloys 2011T3 and 6026T9
• Round Bar in Alloys 6082T6
• Flat Bar – 60 new sizes recently added
• Square Bar
• Equal & Unequal Angle
• Channel
• Tee
• Tube including sizes for Rainwater Handling and Scaffold Tube
• Square & Rectangular Section
• Mouldings including items for RT and Building
• Over 150 RT Sections for Vehicle Body-building – Catalogue on this range available from your local Service Centre
• Marine Sections with DNV Certification – Includes Flat Bar, tee, Tube Channel, I-Bean, Rider Bar & Bulb Bar all in Alloy 6082T6

Bespoke Extrusion

A particular Aalco speciality is the supply of bespoke extrusions, designed for individual customers – from single shapes to full suites.

From an intricate precision extrusion weighing as little as 0.003kg/m (3 grams per meter!) to large sections up to 35kg/m Aalco can meet your needs – and don’t forget there is a full range of processing services to provide these extrusions ready for use.

Many customers have found major benefits in sourcing from Aalco rather than direct from a mill. These benefits include time saving, reduced costs, flexibility, the possibility to make regular changes in scheduled quantities, keeping abreast of technology changes, assistance with design and technical issues, all without sacrificing choice or quality.

What’s more Aalco’s purchasing power combined with in-depth knowledge of each mill’s strengths and specialities means all this is achieved at a very competitive price.

Processing Services

The full aluminium extrusions range is backed by complete portfolio of processing services using both in-house facilities and selected approved sub-contractors:

• Cutting: Straight Line and Angle/Mitre Cuts from single pieces through to High Volume Repetition Cutting with sawing capacity up to 16"/406mm diameter. Many Aalco Service Centres have installed saws locally and this is backed by extensive central facilities.
• Finishing: Clear, Colour & Hard Anodising, Painting/Powder Coating, Polishing and Foiling as well as Protective Coating and/or Sleeving of individual lengths for protection in transit and handling.
• Packaging: From simple pallets, stillages, cages and crates to Bespoke Packaging or Kitting, Aalco can provide a packaging solution to meet every need with options including interleaving or Sleeving of individual lengths for protection in transit and handling.
• Prefabrication: Aalco provides everything from Drilling, Notching, Slotting, Punching, Bending, Machining (Turning, Routing, Milling) and Threading to Laser & Water-jet cutting of shapes delivering ready for use parts at or near net-shape.
• Thermal Breaking: Thermal Breaking using a poly-amide insulation strip or by the cut and fill method.

Delivery Logistics

With 18 local Service Centres across the UK and over 100 delivery vehicles Aalco provides an unrivalled delivery service.

All standard and special stock items are available for next day delivery with flexible scheduling to customers constantly changing needs all part of the service.