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13 August 2010
Latest edition of Copper Mail published

The August 2010 edition of 'Copper Mail' is now available for download from the Online section.......

12 February 2010
Retirement of Michael Burke

Mr Michael Burke retires after 10 years service

1 December 2009
Christmas Shutdown

Christmas Holiday 2009

2 November 2009
Appointment of Business Development Manager

Aurubis UK announces the appointment of Neil Roberts as Business Development Manager.....

20 July 2009
ISO 9001:2008 Accreditation Success

Aurubis UK have received accreditation from The British Standards Institute Management to ISO 9000:2008.......

1 April 2009
EIP Metals becomes Aurubis UK

From April 2009 EIP Metals changed its name to Aurubis UK. Our corporate group Norddeutsche Affinerie (NA) also became Aurubis AG.......

16 December 2008
Norddeutsche Affinerie and Cumerio become Aurubis

Norddeutsche Affinerie and Cumerio to become Aurubis - Europe's biggest copper producer.......

1 December 2008
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Exhibition

EIP Metals Ltd will be represented at the Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Exhibition between 11th and 12th February 2009 at Farnborough, Hampshire .....

1 November 2008
Appointment of new Directors

Appointment of Financial Director and Operations Director.......

30 October 2008
Amrik Singh 30 years service

EIP celebrates 30 years service by Amrik Singh.......

1 August 2008
Appointment of new Managing Director

EIP Metals is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Brian Middleton as its new Managing Director.......

26 July 2008
Ralph Cooper - Site Director retires

Mr Ralph Cooper retires after over 20 years with EIP.......

20 May 2008
Abid Khan joins EIP as technical consultant

EIP is pleased to announce that Abid Khan has joined EIP as technical consultant.......

28 February 2008
EIP at Midlands Manufacturing Technology Exhibition

EIP Metals will be represented at the Midlands Manufacturing Technology Exhibition between 18th and 19th March at the Ricoh Arena in the Jaguar Exhibition Hall.....

2 January 2008
Antimicrobial Trials begin at Selly Oak

Clinical trials of the antimicrobial properties of copper have now started at the Selly Oak Hospital.......

12 November 2007
Press Release by NA

Norddeutsche Affinerie (NA) Official Press Release.......

22 October 2007
Appointment of new directors

Appointment of new Executive Director and new Non Executive Directors.......

21 September 2007
Mary Morris Retirement

Mary Morris Retirement Party after 42 years service .......

7 September 2007
Award Presentation

Award Presentation of training certificates at the Black Country Living Museum .......

1 June 2007
New Website Launched

New EIP Website launched which incorporates interactive calculators, metal price graphs, downloadable datasheets, Database of FAQs, and over 200 pages of metal based information.......

23 May 2007
Successful Completion of NVQ Training Program

The Performing Manufacturing Operations course leading to a NVQ level 2 qualification has been successfully competed by 7 employees, with the second group also nearing completion of their courses.......

13 April 2007
Lars Stratman Work Experience

Lars Stratman from Germany completed a sucessfull 4 week work experience at EIP Metals, during which he worked in each area of the business.......

23 November 2006
Metal Bulletin Monthly visits EIP

Richard Barratt from Metal Bulletin Monthly visited EIP to meet Dr Holger Artelt and Ralph Cooper to review our progress over the last two years since the move to our new facility.......

27 July 2006
Ralph Cooper appointed Director of Copper Development Association

In July 2006 Ralph Cooper was appointed director of the Copper Development Association (CDA) which is a global body that looks after the development of copper in its many forms.......

29 June 2006
Training Initiative begun with Learning Skills Council

A company wide training initiative has been started with the help of the governments 'train to gain' scheme and the Learning Skills Council (LSC) to help develop our workforce.......

22 June 2006
BSI Strategic Review and re-certification

The BSI conducted a full strategic review of the EIP Metals management system. Following this audit the BSI re-certified our registration under ISO9001:2000 and published a detailed assessment.......

29 May 2006
New Automatic TIG Welder Installed

A new automatic computer-controlled TIG welder has been installed which can be programmed for individual customer requirements. This can produce joins of a very high quality that are dress free.......

27 February 2006
New Custom Build Packing Line Installed

A new packing line has been installed as part of the continuous program of improvements. This is a custom build packing table that includes the latest vacuum lifting gear.......

4 October 2005
Michelle Banfield completes ISO 9001 Auditors Course

Michelle Banfield has sucessfully completed the ISO 9001 Internal Auditors Course which was carried out by the BSI as part of the ongoing EIP training programme.......

19 April 2005
Rabone Park facilities opened by Rt Hon John F Spellar

The new facility at Rabone Park was officially opened by Rt Hon John F. Spellar Minister for Northern Ireland and Dr Bernt Langner member of the Board of NA AG and Speaker of the Joint Board of Mangement Directors of Prymetall Gmbh & Co. KG.......

7 February 2005
New Computer System completed

The new computer system that has been developed with Metalogic plc is now fully operational. Based on their Stockmaster software this has been developed during the last 6 months with EIP Metals.......

1 January 2005
EIP Metals becomes a subsidary of Prymetall Gmbh & Co. KG

EIP Metals began a new chapter in its life when it became a subsidiary of Prymetall Gmbh & Co. KG. as a member of Norddeutsche Affinerie AG (NA). EIP moved to its purpose built factory in Rabone Park.......



Daily Metal Prices
3 September 2010
LME: Officials
 $£
Copper7,6324,952
Copper 3 Month7,6464,965
Zinc2,1331,384
Tin21,45013,919
Nickel21,87514,194