Chairman Rob Ridge Barrett Steel Ltd

Vice-Chairman T McDougall All Steels Trading Ltd

Vice-Chairman T Anderson Lagan Valley Ltd

Committee Tony Levison

Committee Howard Todd Steel Supplies Ltd

Committee R Smith Sebden Steel Ltd

Committee H Day Steel Supplies Ltd

Committee G Barrett Barrett Steel Ltd

Secretary/ Treasurer:

Catherine Ellis – NEASS

Rob Ridge Chairman 2025 -

2013 – Joined Barrett Steel as Commercial Director, having “missed” the Family Business approach and values. A member of the Barrett Steel Group Management Board in a wide and diversified role supporting Fastec, Safety & Access, Barrett Construction and Barrett Steel Ireland.

2005 – Returned to General Steel, as GM for Corus Newcastle, before taking on a Regional role and from 2010 as Director of MPUK, based out of Wednesfield for 3 years, latterly Tata Steel UK.

1994 – Joined Armstrong Steel Limited (Richardsons Westgarth Plc), Durham, as a Salesperson, progressing to Sales Manager and General Manager, running the Durham facility and from 2003 the Belfast business as well as National Contracts, for the Group. A great business with Great people for the majority of my time in Strip Mill.

1987 – Started at WalkerSteel in Jarrow as a YTS…£27:50 per week with an extra £5 cash in hand for Saturday mornings working on the back of the Guillotine and Saws… before H&S was a thing!! Remained at Walkers up until 1994, post Walkersteelstock / BSD before leaving the business… or “GKN Galloway” as it was known in the trade.