Through our network of mills, authorised dealers, stockists and sourcing partners, we offer three distinct ways to buy engineering steel. The route is chosen by what your requirement actually needs — not by what is convenient for us to supply.
A tool room ordering one P20 block and a bearing manufacturer ordering forty tonnes of EN31 are not the same buyer, and they should not be quoted from the same source. Send both to a prime mill and the tool room waits for a full heat it does not need. Send both to surplus and the bearing manufacturer gets material he cannot certify.
So we read the requirement first — grade, quantity, application, how tight the documentation has to be — and then decide the route. You get it stated in the quotation, not discovered later when the certificate arrives.
A single RFQ is run across mills, dealers, stockists and surplus lots at the same time.
Mill, dealer, stock or surplus — named in the quotation, before you commit.
What each route carries is set out plainly. We never imply a certificate that does not exist.
We break bulk, so a prototype run of four bars is a real order on any of the three routes.
Quotation, invoice, e-way bill and payment all with TSB Global LLP. No split billing.
Stock, mill-rolled and surplus material are quoted separately, with real dates.
The honest version. Read across the row that matters most to your order.
| Route | Secondary Mill | Prime & Imported | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Below prime | Market rate | Lowest — depends on the lot |
| Documentation | Mill test certificate as issued by the rolling mill | EN 10204 3.1 matched to heat number; third-party inspection on request | Whatever the lot carries. Stated before you order, never assumed |
| Lead time | Against the rolling schedule | Ex-stock, or mill and import lead time | Immediate — the material already exists |
| Quantity | Flexible, smaller heats | Standard lots; part lots from stock | Fixed by the lot |
| Size range | Common sections and sizes | Full range, 8 mm to 800 mm | Odd and discontinued sizes are the strength here |
| Right for | Cost-driven, non-critical work | Specified grades, critical and repeat production | Prototypes, urgent needs, one-off and price-led buying |
Grade, form, size, quantity, application, documentation needed and delivery date.
We judge whether the specification allows commercial material, demands prime, or suits a surplus lot.
The enquiry goes out across all applicable routes at once and is compared on landed price and lead time.
You see the source, the documentation it carries and the real date before you place the order.
Certificate matched to heat number where applicable. Inspection and testing arranged before dispatch.
GST tax invoice, e-way bill and delivery challan from TSB Global LLP, with LR copy on dispatch.
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Yes. If you tell us you want prime material only, we quote prime only. The assessment is a recommendation, not a substitution — we never switch the route after you have ordered.
Sometimes. It depends entirely on the lot. Every surplus offer states its documentation as one of three things: full mill test certificate, partial or invoice-only evidence, or no documents. It is printed on the offer.
It is commercial-grade material rolled in smaller heats. For general fabrication, jigs, fixtures and non-critical machined parts it does the job at a lower price. For bearing quality, gear steel or pressure service, we will tell you to buy prime instead.
Yes. A single purchase order can take prime material for the critical items and secondary or surplus for the rest. It still comes on one invoice from TSB Global LLP.
No. Submitting a lot is free, and so is the valuation. We earn on the transaction only if the lot sells.
We come back with the source named and the lead time split between stock and mill-rolled material — so your planning is based on a real date, not an optimistic one.
