Alloy Fabweld Group Appoint Super-Weight Group CEO

Super-Weight Group CEO set to join the Alloy Fabweld Group (AFG) of companies in March - AFG (Alloy Fabweld, Flexi Group UK, Rebel Strength).

Following a period of continued growth, Alloy Fabweld and its associated companies have recruited an experienced CEO to lead the next phase of growth. Working with, Shaun Pledger as the AFG Group MD, to spearhead our continuous drive to deliver innovation in all our products and services to our customers and our continued ambitious growth plans. Fuelled by our continued investment and growth of Modular (MMC) Modern Methods of Construction.

Bill Williams is an established CEO with a vast experience in the UK engineering and manufacturing sectors. Bill will be joining AFG from CEME, the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing excellence where he has been CEO since 2007. CEME is a leading UK industrial institution based in East London devoted to supporting the UK Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology sectors and is home to over 100 technology organisations in the early-stage growth and/or scale up phase.

Bill has been a valued CEO at the forefront of advising and driving a plethora of businesses’ strategy and growth to deliver successful expansion and scale up within their target markets. Bills experience prior to CEME include as a member of the board and head of Strategy for Group Lotus, the UK sports car and engineering group.

Bill brings an extensive experience of the manufacturing and engineering sectors and is known for his strong “values obsessed” approach to business, underpinned by robust corporate governance and risk management excellence. Bill will be an invaluable asset as part of our ambitious plans for the next growth phase of the Alloy Fabweld Group. Bill will be working with the new modular innovation teams within the businesses to champion MMC.

Bill shared with us that “I am super excited to be joining the Alloy Fabweld Group at such an exciting time, and look forward to working with our customers and employees as we strive to deliver more value, more innovation and success to our customers”

Bill has also worked closely with Government. As CEO of CEME, Bill oversaw the establishment of HSSMI (The High-Speed Sustainable Manufacturing Institute) and ELUTEC (East London University Technical College). HSSMI is a sustainable manufacturing consultancy that now has offices in London, Coventry, and Glasgow, employing over 50 engineers. ELUTEC is a University Technical College that, in partnership with UCL and Ford, offers students a vibrant approach to learning an engineering and product design curriculum in East London. Bill is also the current Chairman of the UK Design and Technology Association.

We are busy getting things ready and in place for when Bill joins us and expect that this appointment and growth will co-create new opportunities for the communities we are proud to operate in and the charities that we continue to support in the best way that we can.

Bill joins us in March and you can expect to hear more from him in due course, in the meantime, please join us all in welcoming Bill to our expanding group.

About the Alloy Fabweld Group (AFG)

The Alloy Fabweld Group (AFG) consists of Alloy Fabweld Ltd as UK leaders in metalwork. With a first class team specialising in the design, manufacture and installation of high quality bespoke architectural metalwork, our sound engineering, flexible manufacturing environment has produced a wide range of bespoke, cost effective designs and solutions for our customers and clients.

The Alloy Fabweld Group heritage is founded in metalwork for the construction industry, combined with our continued investment and growth of Modular (MMC Modern Methods of Construction. AFG has expanded with Flexi Group UK, providing offsite modular products; Rebel Strength, who are specialist in Strong Fitness Equipment and Livin Art providing public realm art and hand-crafted metal sculptures.

The Group holds a leading carbon positive position within the modular and construction markets with the UK’s first off-grid carbon-neutral manufacturing facility in Gosfield, Essex. Building on our community values is our charitable arm, Hashtag Big Smile, where the AFG group partner with businesses to offer corporate social responsibility opportunities and build communities for those in need, the first is founded in Johannesburg, South Africa.