August 6, 2025

Your Guide to UK Metals Expo 2025

The 2025 UK Metals Expo is nearly here!

Featuring everything from expert-led sessions and sector-shaping debates to hands-on product demos and meaningful networking, there’s a reason this is the biggest event in the metals calendar.

Taking place at the NEC Birmingham across two packed days — 10th and 11th September 2025 — it’s a must-attend for anyone serious about staying ahead of the curve in metals.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the event — including where to find Aspion’s #TeamMetals and how to register for free:

What Is the UK Metals Expo?
What’s on at the UK Metals Expo?
Getting Tickets to the UK Metals Expo.
Aspion Search at the UK Metals Expo 2025.

What is the UK Metals Expo?

Held annually at the NEC in Birmingham, the UK Metals Expo brings together the full metals supply chain, from engineering and construction to manufacturing and policy.

And this year, the Expo is set to be bigger and more connected than ever before.

As always, you can expect plenty of incredible insights, with 320+ exhibitors, 100+ speakers, and four themed theatres hosting over 30 free seminars.

Here’s what you can expect from the 2025 UK Metals Expo:

Access to cutting-edge metal products and innovations in metal manufacturing.
The chance to meet with top metal stockholders, processors, fabricators, CNC specialists and surface treatment experts.
Dozens of seminars featuring leading practitioners and experts from Tata Steel, Hydro Aluminium, JLR, UKMC, and more.
A first-hand look at new tech, tools, training, and services powering the metals sector.
And, of course, unbeatable opportunities to network face-to-face — including with the team at Aspion Search!

What’s on at the UK Metals Expo?

This year’s conference features four dedicated seminar theatres, each tackling key issues across the sector:

The Big Issues: “Join industry leaders to tackle the steel industry’s most pressing challenges.”
Sustainability and Circular Economy: “Explore how the aluminium industry is embracing circular economy principles to drive efficiency and sustainability.”
Innovation and Technology: “From automation and AI to new industrial applications, discover how technology is driving productivity and competitive growth in the metals industry.”
Supply Chain, Trade and Policy: “Explore how to build resilient supply chains and future-proof your business against market turbulence.”

A few standout sessions from Day One (Wednesday 10th September) include State of the UK Metals Industry, UK Industrial Review and the Road to a Steel Strategy, Low-Carbon supply Chains, Practical AI for Metal Manufacturing, and Optimising Steel & Metal Imports.

And on Day Two (Thursday 11th September): Steel Construction: The Big Picture, The Impact of CBAM on the UK Metals Industry, Achieving Circularity in the Automotive Industry, Smarter Automotive Scrap, and Supplying the Final Frontier.

The final programme may see some updates, so be sure to check the UK Metals Expo website before the event for the latest speaker lineup and session timings.

Getting Tickets to the UK Metals Expo

Want to know the best bit? Attendance is still completely free.

That means full access to both the conference and the exhibition — with zero cost to you or your business.

Just fill in the Visitor Registration Form on the Expo’s official site to secure your badge.

Aspion Search at the UK Metals Expo 2025

Aspion Search team member overseeing a darts game at the UK Metals Expo stand, with a branded backdrop reading "Hit the Bullseye with Your Recruitment". Ask ChatGPT

If you’ve seen Aspion at the UK Metals Expo before, you’ll know that #TeamMetals pulls out all the stops.

As well as a competition and freebies you really won’t want to miss, we’ll be stationed at Stand B2 to talk all things recruitment across metals manufacturing, processing, and engineering, and to offer expert insight into:

Closing the age gap in the metals workforce. Embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into industrial hiring. How our proven four-stage, time-mapped recruitment process could reduce your cost per hire and improve retention.

You can find us at Stand B2 on both days, so be sure to come and say hi!

And keep an eye on our LinkedIn page for updates on what you can expect, including hints at a theme you really won’t be expecting…

Any Questions?

Reach out to our #TeamMetals managers or drop us a message on LinkedIn: