Rotherham-based CF Booth, which employs over 360 people, says that it is continuing to research and develop processes and uses for recycled materials. Established in 1920 by Clarence Frederick Booth as a metal trader, the group has been passed down through the generations of the Booth family, including former Rotherham United chairman Ken Booth, who died last summer.
In its early days, the group functioned predominantly as a scrap yard, importing and exporting small quantities of a limited number of metals, but it is now importing and exporting a wider variety of materials. It also manufactures copper-based ingots, and it has begun producing forged parts, mainly for use in the marine industry. The group includes CF Booth Engineering, CF Booth Stockholders, Northfield Aluminium, Rotherham Stainless & Nickel Alloys and Demex.