Sheffield Forgemasters
Richard Bell has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Richard is currently serving as the Sales and Business Development Director at Sheffield Forgemasters. Prior to this, Richard worked at British Steel where they held various roles, including Deputy Chief Marketing Officer and Sales and Marketing Director for the Rail division. Richard also served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Railway Industry Association. Richard has experience working internationally, having held positions at Longs Steel Singapore PTE and Tata Steel in Europe. At Tata Steel, Richard held the positions of Sales and Marketing Director for the Rail division and Sales and Marketing Director for the Energy and Power sector. Richard was also responsible for the commercial restructuring of the business. Before joining Tata Steel, Richard worked at BSR Pipeline Services Limited, Tata Steel Speciality Service Centre Suzhou Co., Ltd, Corus, and Kingspan plc in various managerial roles.
Richard Bell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Manchester from 1984 to 1987. Richard then pursued a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management at Loughborough University from 1998 to 2000. Richard further advanced their education by completing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Warwick - Warwick Business School from 1998 to 2002. To enhance their professional qualifications, they also undertook professional Accountancy exams with CIMA from 2004 to 2007.
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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.