Highlighting our "Why"


At Metal Assemblies, sustainability isn’t a bolt-on or a compliance exercise - it’s how we secure our future and contribute to the future of British manufacturing.

We operate in one of the most carbon-intensive sectors on earth (steel processing accounts for 7-8% of global emissions). Our customers - in automotive and other industries - are under increasing pressure to decarbonise their own supply chains, and legislation such as EU and UK CBAM is making embedded carbon a real financial cost from 2026.

Choosing Metal Assemblies means choosing a partner that cares:

  • 100% zero-carbon electricity (nuclear + renewables) today; significantly lower carbon footprint compared to fossil fuel generated electricity
  • 100% UK-sourced raw materials - supporting British jobs and slashing transport emissions.
  • Granular, product-level carbon data - we can quote embedded emissions right now and are rapidly developing this capability.
  • We are committed to reducing our emissions by investing into digital technologies and renewable energy.

By embedding sustainability into everything we do, we protect competitiveness, future-proof your supply chain, and contribute to a genuinely lower-carbon UK manufacturing base.

You can find our sustainability policy here.


Roadmap

  • 2025

    Building the Foundation

    • KTP project with Aston University starts
    • £40k energy-metering grant won with installations in progress
    • Sustainability Policy launched company-wide

  • 2026

    Transparency & Compliance

    • EU CBAM starts (Jan) – we’re ready
    • Pilot product-level carbon costs and database (Mar–Sep)
    • Sustainable Manufacturing Strategy rolled out

  • 2027

    Leadership

    • UK CBAM starts – full compliance
    • Carbon database for every product we make 
    • KTP knowledge embedded permanently

KTP Project Updates


December 2025

We have been working closely with our suppliers and customers to be able to develop carbon transparency. This transparency is essential to be able to provide accurate embedded emissions for products we manufacture for our customers.

So far, we have been able to quote tentative carbon cost (embedded emissions) data for two products, thanks to the data provided by our suppliers.

Example: For a major automotive OEM, we now quote 0.83 kgCO2e per pressed assembly. With 98% of the emissions being attributed to Scope 3 emissions (Raw materials and transport) and only 2% being our internal emissions because of our negligible Scope 2 emissions (Zero-carbon electricity).

December 2025

• Over the past 6 months, the project has aimed to establish a solid foundation on the importance and benefits of sustainability within Metal Assemblies and our value chain. One of the key project criteria is the development of a sustainability culture and we are aware that this begins with the sharing of knowledge.

• Metal Assemblies took part in the Aston Green Advantage programme. A three-month programme that builds competencies and skills in understanding the green transition, the circular economy, calculating carbon emissions and footprint and in digital green technologies. Metal Assemblies recognises the importance of partnerships and collaborating with other SMEs in the West Midlands region to tackle sustainability challenges.

• We have delivered a couple of presentations to the top management and team leaders to communicate what sustainability and CBAM are and how they affect Metal Assemblies now and in the future. These presentations have also been circulated to our suppliers to ensure that we can extend our impact outside of MAL and to external stakeholders.

• We have periodically circulated project updates to all Metal Assemblies staff to ensure that we create a culture of transparency and awareness of the project’s progress.

• The project team has also been working on developing a Sustainable Manufacturing Strategy, with the first deliverable being a Sustainability policy: 


Output of the Sustainability Strategy Workshops from SWOT and TOWS analysis.

December 2025

• Through a mini-project run within the first couple of months, the project team was able to identify quick fixes that can reduce the annual energy consumption by at least 5% and pilot test energy metering. These initiatives include optimisation of heating over the weekends, the shutting down of machines outside of work hours and the installation of energy metering.

• We have been able to secure BEAS grant funding of up to £40,000 for the installation of energy meters that will provide us with valuable energy consumption at a machine level, across the factory. This data will help us achieve the project goals of CBAM compliance by having carbon cost data at a component level and give us valuable insight into how we can reduce our energy consumption.

December 2025

• Over the past months, we have been able to understand what our Scope 1 (Direct), Scope 2 (Indirect) and select Scope 3 emissions are: our carbon footprint. These figures are essential and help us gauge the progress we are making towards being a manufacturer of low-carbon products and reducing our impact on the environment.

• The projected increases in transmission network use of system (TNUoS) charges and the annual increases in the cost of electricity. Metal Assemblies has been proactive and is actively looking at alternatives like installing solar panels over the next few months. This is projected to reduce our reliance on the grid, reduce our annual electricity costs and ensure that a larger portion of the electricity we consume is renewable.

NOTE: We already use 100% zero-carbon energy (Nuclear and Renewables), the solar panels will increase the renewable energy contribution.


 










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