Supplying the world with high purity metals, metal powders, low melting point alloys, alloys and inoculants
With over 180 years of experience, we’re proud to be one of the oldest trading metal companies in the world. We've striven for excellence since the very beginning and innovation, quality and service remain at the core of everything we do.
We deliver high purity metals at globally competitive prices, and we've been at the forefront for nearly two hundred years. So our reputation and heritage speaks for itself. We continue to succeed because we continue to lead.
We are experts in supplying high purity metals including low melting pointing point alloys to tight deadlines.
Our orders quantities are flexible we accommodate customers who only require small quantities.
Our company was built on the dream of one man.
Our future is built upon our great ideas.
We've been innovating at William Rowland since 1830
We celebrated 150 years of William Rowland in 1980. To mark this momentous occasion we created a William Rowland Commemorative Plate that featured our old horse ‘Farmer’. In the 1830’s, Farmer was a familiar sight around Sheffield as he helped deliver ingots of zinc, iron and tin to our customers.
In 1987, another significant venture began when DCX Chrome (formally known as Delachaux), a global manufacturer of high-quality chromium metal, appointed us as their sole sales agent in the UK and Eire. This exciting appointment was a show of confidence by DCX Chrome in recognition of our expertise and reputation in the aerospace industry.
The latest at william rowland
William Rowland invest in £10m expansion programme and relocation to Enterprise 36, Barnsley
Posted: 2019-03-13 12:00:17
William Rowland has signed an agreement with Barmston Developments, a joint venture between Wilton Developments and Clugston Estates to acquire land and build a state of the art new manufacturing facility at Enterprise 36 in Barnsley. This will involve relocation from the company’s current Meadow Street, Sheffield premises to a new 6.5-acre site close to Junction 36 of the M1 within the Sheffield City Region. The company has operated from…
Did You Know You Can Now Buy Our Alloys and High Purity Metals Online?
Posted: 2019-02-05 10:26:46
At William Rowland, we have been providing our customers around the world with the very best in high purity metal, alloys, powders, foundry additives and more for over 180 years, making us one of the oldest metal trading companies in the world today. We have an extensive selection of metals and related products, suitable for various industries. Here are just a few of them: High Purity Metals If you’re looking for quality metal, then you need look…
Using Low Melting Point Alloys for Casting
Posted: 2018-11-27 15:31:41
Low melting point alloys (sometimes referred to as fusible alloys) fulfil a number of functions throughout the manufacturing industry. Boasting a number of interesting properties unique to them, they have numerous applications for tools and components. What are low melting point alloys? The name pretty much gives it away: these are alloys that can be melted at a low temperature (by which we mean 300° or under). However, this is the least interesting…
What is ferrous metal?
Posted: 2018-05-03 15:02:11
A ferrous metal is made up of iron and other metals to give the ferrous properties required. Although iron on its own is often referred to as a ferrous metal, the term really relates to any metal compounds that have iron in them. To test if a metal is ferrous or not, the valance is measured. A valence of +2 means that the metal is ferrous. Ferrous metals have some well-known properties. One is that they are magnetic and another is that they are very…
WILLIAM ROWLAND - IN MOTION
We're always looking at innovative ways to deliver quality and service. View these short videos of our cutting-edge machinery and see how these are benefiting customers all over the world.
