Servicing the construction, agricultural, engineering, food processing, automotive and architectural industries, AJN Steelstock Limited plays a crucial role in the steel construction supply chain, ensuring the market is supplied with what it needs, when it is needed.
AJN Steelstock operates from two substantial sites in Suffolk and Somerset.
Operating from two substantial sites in Suffolk and Somerset, AJN Steelstock is one of the UK’s leading steel stockholders and widely regarded within the industry for its unrivalled reputation for service and reliability.
We currently hold around 35,000 tonnes of steel at any one time and operate a fleet of over 75 vehicles, allowing us to offer delivery dates you can count on.
About AJN
Formed by John Boyden and his business partner back in 1951, the company is now run by his sons, Alan and Neil who, along with their board of directors, have successfully steered the company into continuous growth and expansion.
With a combined site size of 32 acres, AJN serves a growing customer base across East Anglia, the Midlands, Home Counties, London, the South East and Wales. Proud to support its customers with up-to-the-minute insight on the steel construction industry, AJN has access to a wide range of business-critical information such as pricing trends, availability issues, backlogs and activity levels.
Providing a ‘just-in-time’ service, AJN offers daily steel deliveries to reduce handling times and increase production efficiency. Given the upmost importance – perhaps coming before anything else – AJN delivers on its promises and makes sure its customers get exactly what they want, exactly when they want it.
Despite its continued success and growth, AJN has always been a family business and as it gets even bigger, brothers Alan and Neil still do their very best to maintain that family ethos…
Kentford (Suffolk)
Henstridge (Somerset)
"We have an amazing team at AJN, everyone plays their part and their willingness to adapt to the changes imposed on us and the ever present ‘can do’ attitude, makes AJN the success that it is.”
Our Team
Our team is one of the most experienced in the industry. From drivers to sawyers to sales people; the majority have been with the company for many, many years.
All sales staff are highly experienced – between the current team there is in excess of 250 years’ experience. Generally, our customers office contact is also the person they will see face-to-face.
Our warehouse and delivery personnel are also some of the best in the industry, all of whom are directly employed by us, enabling us to provide a very high level of accuracy and prompt delivery on all of the work we do.
We’re a business that continues to expand – and fast! Employee numbers are up 24% over the past five years and as a testament to our staff, steel tonnage sold is also up by 20% over the same period.
Rapid Steel Processing Services
Today’s modern fabrication processes have led to massive increases in the demand for rapid processing services and AJN Steelstock has made numerous multi-million-pound investments over recent years. Matching the latest equipment and technology with our experienced and highly trained operators, means we offer a comprehensive range of industry leading processing and finishing services, which now encompasses:
SAW CUTTING LINES
DRILL LINES
HI-DEF PLASMA PROFILING MACHINES
PRECISION LASER CUTTING MACHINES
SHOT-BLASTING & PRIMER LINES (RED OR GREY)
CROPPING & PUNCHING MACHINE (ANGLE LINE)
With 18 saw cutting lines, five CNC drill lines, four high-definition plasma profiling machines, two shot-blasting and painting lines, two precision laser cutting machines and a cropping and punching line at its disposal, AJN Steelstock is perfectly placed to meet the needs of its customers.
Click below to find out more about how our in-house range of steel processing solutions can benefit you:
Eighteen fully automated band saws of various sizes and capabilities means we are capable of multibatch cutting and one-offs of up to 1100mm wide sections, down to the smallest bar products – both square cut and mitre.
Our dual gantry Voortman V310 plate processing machine can cut, drill, mark, countersink and run at one station, allowing us to simplify the production process, maximise processing uptime and greatly increase production.
Fast, efficient and highly accurate, our Bystar Fiber machines offer unparalleled parts production and best-in-class cutting quality.
Our Wheelabrator and Gietart Preservation Lines combine the heating, blasting, coating and drying of structural beams and columns, profiles, sheet and plate and structural hollow sections, in one automated line.
Five fully-automated drill lines across our two steel processing sites means we have a high level of flexibility in the range of products we can process.
Our high performance Ficep HP20T6 angle line offers a highly accurate combination of programmed processes such as punching, marking and shearing.
Why AJN?
We are an award-winning company with a reputation for excellence within the industry.
Don’t just take our word for it…
The Sunday Times ‘Top Track 250’
Recognised as one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK in terms of its outstanding sales performance.
Suffolk Limited Leading Company (2021 – 2024)
Recognised as one of the county’s top performing, privately owned businesses during that period, ranked fourth in the report’s ‘Top 50 Most Profitable Businesses’ as well as receiving a Top 10 listing in the ‘50 Fastest Growing Businesses’ category.
London Stock Exchange ‘Companies to inspire Britain’
Identified as one of London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain’, featuring the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic SMEs, showing consistent revenue growth over a minimum of three years.