Sheffield Forgemasters
Gemma Allchin has a diverse work experience spanning many years. Gemma began their career as an HR Placement Student at Exel, where they worked in the HR department for 12 months. Gemma then moved on to Lowell Group, where they worked as an HR Coordinator. Gemma joined Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd in 2010 as a Human Resources Officer and progressively advanced to become the Senior Human Resources Officer and Group Human Resources Manager. Gemma'smost recent role at the company was HR Director. Gemma's latest position is as the Head of Community & Workforce Engagement at Sheffield Forgemasters, which they started in 2023.
Gemma Allchin pursued their education at The Manchester Metropolitan University from 2003 to 2007, where they obtained a degree in Business. Later, from 2009 to 2011, Gemma enrolled at Leeds Metropolitan University to earn a Post Graduate Diploma (CIPD) in Human Resource Management.
Sheffield Forgemasters
Sheffield Forgemasters can trace it's origins back to the early 1700s and through numerous famous names in the steel industry including Vickers, Firth Brown, English Steel and British Steel. The company is now a fully integrated supplier of steel castings and forgings with melt shop, forge, foundry, machine shops as well as extensive R&D and NDT services on a single site in the UK. Markets served include nuclear, defence, offshore oil and gas, power generation, steel processing and pressure vessels to name but a few. The company has produced some of the world's largest cast products up to 350 tonnes and steel forgings of up to 200 tonnes. Hundreds of years experience along with a commitment to new technology, new practices, quality and continuous R&D allows the company to produce complex castings and forgings for almost any application. The company also supplies various grades of raw materials, such as ingot and bar, for further manufacturing. Materials supplied in the UK can be delivered 'hot', where possible, to reduce heating time in furnaces.