Defence projects place exceptional demands on material performance, availability, certification and traceability.
Hillfoot works with major OEMs and Tier 1 subcontractors across land, sea and munitions, providing specialist engineering steels and technical expertise for requirements that frequently go beyond standard commercial grades.
More than material supply
Our technical and commercial teams can support defence customers with:
Bespoke material specification, including additional heat treatment, testing and non-standard technical requirements.
Dedicated and consignment stock, ring-fencing critical materials to reduce exposure to long mill lead times and support urgent requirements.
Technical development, helping improve manufacturing efficiency, reduce waste, increase tooling life and improve material performance.
Complete documentation and traceability, providing the material records required to trace supplied steel back to its original manufacturing batch.
The customer benefit
By bringing together specialist steel supply, metallurgical expertise, stock management and traceability, Hillfoot helps defence customers reduce supply risk, solve complex material requirements and keep critical projects moving.
A specialist materials partner for defence
Whether the challenge is material specification, availability, manufacturing performance or traceability, talk to Hillfoot early in the project.
Call our team on 0114 233 1133.
