Name change

IMS UK is now trading under the name of Abraservice UK. This name change brings the company in line with the European brand identity within the group, resulting from the merger of IMS Group and Jacquet Metals. Abraservice UK will operate from its current location in Birmingham. The legal entity of the company will remain as IMS UK.

Adrian Hance, divisional director says: "From an operational stand point we are the same company, with the same staff and technical expertise." The new group will be organised around four brands: IMS for engineering steels; Stappert for stainless bars; Jacquet for stainless quarto plates; and Abraservice for wear resistant and high yield steels and components.

Abraservice UK will continue to supply abrasion resistant and high yield specialist steels from accredited European steel mills.