Metals

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Your Trusted Partner in the UK & International Metal Logistics

Join us at NEC Birmingham for UK Metals Expo 2025 to learn more about our rail freight services for the metals market. We are exhibiting at Stand F90 - book an appointment with our team for 10 or 11 September here.

Your Trusted Partner in the UK & International Metal Logistics

Join us at NEC Birmingham for UK Metals Expo 2025 to learn more about our rail freight services for the metals market. We are exhibiting at Stand F90 - book an appointment with our team for 10 or 11 September here.

Port to Plant. Specialists in Metal Movement

At DB Cargo UK, we deliver end-to-end logistics solutions tailored to the metals industry, connecting ports, warehouses, and manufacturing sites across the UK and Europe.


From receiving steel imports at UK ports to secure, weather-protected storage near your facility to final door-to-door delivery, we offer a streamlined and reliable logistics service at every stage of the supply chain.


Whether you are moving steel coils, slabs or scrap, our flexible rail freight services are supported by real-time track-and-trace for individual product movements, a fully integrated Warehouse Management System (WMS) and full visibility on product location, handling status and dispatch updates throughout.

Why Choose DB Cargo UK for Metals?

-Lower capital costs, as our existing fleet can be modified to transport a range of steel products

-24/7 operations with both trainload and wagonload flexibility

-Covered warehousing for weather-sensitive goods

-Europe-wide network that reduces reliance on road transport

-Reduce CO2 emissions by up to 70% compared to road haulage

Wolverhampton Steel Logistics Centre

In November 2017, DB Cargo UK began developing a dedicated steel logistics centre in Wolverhampton — part of a £6 million investment in the future of UK metals transport. By late 2018, the facility was fully operational and has since become a vital hub within the supply chains of leading steel producers, including ArcelorMittal, Tata Steel, and SSAB.


Steel is imported from major UK ports such as Immingham, Boston, Liverpool, and Newport  with the flexibility to serve additional locations including Teesport, Goole, and others. From there, DB Cargo UK operates rail services to the Wolverhampton terminal, where materials are stored securely and distributed just-in-time to customer sites.

The site includes two high-specification covered warehouses:

  • New facility (6,500 m²) – capacity for 1700 steel coils
  • Original warehouse (5,000 m²) – capacity for 1400 steel coils
  • Outdoor plots – for handling scrap, billets, slabs and other steel products
  • Annual throughput capacity: approximately 950,000 tonnes

Fully rail connected, the Wolverhampton centre can receive up to five trains per day, each carrying up to 1300 tonnes of steel.

This enables a high volume, rapid turnaround solution for manufacturers serving downstream markets such as automotive, domestic appliances, heating systems, and food packaging across the UK.

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The site includes two high-specification covered warehouses:

  • New facility (6,500 m²) – capacity for 1700 steel coils
  • Original warehouse (5,000 m²) – capacity for 1400 steel coils
  • Outdoor plots – for handling scrap, billets, slabs and other steel products
  • Annual throughput capacity: approximately 950,000 tonnes

Fully rail connected, the Wolverhampton centre can receive up to five trains per day, each carrying up to 1300 tonnes of steel.

This enables a high volume, rapid turnaround solution for manufacturers serving downstream markets such as automotive, domestic appliances, heating systems, and food packaging across the UK.
Metals Brochure

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