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New Circular Saw at Apollo Metals
Apollo are now operating a new circular saw. Chris Lilleyman Director of Apollo Metals said ‘The new saw improves the speed and accuracy of our cutting service.’

Shackletons sponsoring Rebecca Lilleyman of Chesterfield Women FC
Shackletons are now sponsoring Rebecca Lilleyman of Chesterfield Women FC.
Rebecca has played in the Chesterfield junior set up for the last couple of seasons and is now dual signed for the first team and U18s.
Rebecca shows a fantastic attitude and adds plenty of pace and energy to the side.
We look forward to seeing Rebecca develop even more throughout the season.

Lee Clayton joins John S Shackletons
We welcome Lee Clayton to our Sales Team.
Lee formerly worked with Mid Steel Northern and joins the Sales team in October 2024.
Chris & Nigel Lilleyman, Directors of John S Shackletons, both welcome Lee to the team. Chris said that ‘we are delighted that Lee is joining us and that he will help our ambition to grow our sales into new regions of the UK and Ireland.’
John S Shackleton continually looks for new talents across all areas of the business. If you would like to join our team and have suitable experience, please get in touch.
STEEL STOCKHOLDER SALES ADMINISTRATOR POSITION
We are looking to expand our business by seeking an experienced Internal Sales Administrator to join our
knowledgeable, professional and friendly sales team.
Please check out our job description below or download the pdf.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £20,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
COVID-19 considerations:
Face masks or visors must be worn in all communal areas.
Hands must be sanitised or washed thoroughly on a regular basis.
Social distancing in place – must remain 2m apart.
John S Shackleton (Sheffield) Ltd is a family run steel stockholder established in Sheffield for over 50 years.
With a wealth of experience in satisfying customer needs, we aim to be the answer for all types of steel requirements by
maintaining an extensive stock range, providing competitive prices and supplying excellent customer service.
We are looking to expand our business by seeking an experienced Internal Sales Administrator to join our
knowledgeable, professional and friendly sales team.
The main duties of the role will include:
– Being the first point of call for all general and sales enquiries, either by telephone or email.
– Preparing of quotations for customers
– Inputting of customer sales orders
– Spot buying of material required for customer orders
– Request feedback / chase quotations
The successful candidate will:
– Have previous experience in a similar role
– Have knowledge of the steel industry
– Be able to communicate effectively by telephone, email and in person
– Able to use their own initiative and work without supervision
– Be able to work to customer deadlines
– Be reliable and punctual
For further information and a detailed job description, please contact Lauren Lee (HR Manager) or Chris Lilleyman (Director) on 0114 2444767.
WAREHOUSE DRIVER / TRANSIT DRIVER POSITION
If you have a previous experience as a driver and hold a Full UK Driving License, we are looking to expand our business by seeking an experienced Warehouse Operative / Transit Driver to join our
knowledgeable, professional and friendly team. Job type: Full time, Permanent
Please check out our job description below or download the pdf.
John S Shackleton (Sheffield) Ltd is a family run steel stockholder established in Sheffield for over 50 years.
With a wealth of experience in satisfying customer needs, we aim to be the answer for all types of steel requirements by
maintaining an extensive stock range, providing competitive prices and supplying excellent customer service.
The main duties of the role will include:
– Preparation of all outgoing stock.
– Using cutting machinery to ensure all customer orders are completed accurately and – Working closely with the sales team to ensure all orders are completed accurately and within the agreed
timeframe.
– Checking all material loaded onto our vehicles or customer vehicles is loaded accurately, correctly and safely.
– Checking all steel movements off suppliers’ vehicles and signing paperwork.
– Booking in stock deliveries and completing the booking in slips.
– Recording of any Non Conformances, including completion of the NCR form.
– Assisting other warehouse employees with their daily duties when required
– Loading and unloading of vehicles.
– Making deliveries / collections in the company transit van
– Any other reasonable duties, which may be required by Management from time to time.
The successful candidate will have:
– Previous experience in a similar role – Essential
– Full UK Driving Licence – Essential
– Knowledge of the steel industry – Desirable
– Previous experience working on band saws – Desirable
For further information and a detailed job description, please contact Lauren Lee (HR Manager) or Chris Lilleyman (Director) on 0114 2444767.
RECRUITING NOW!
We are expanding our knowledgeable, professional and friendly sales team.
Do you have sales experience at a steel stockholders?
If so, you could be the person for this role.
For further information and a detailed job description, please contact Lauren Lee (HR Manager) or Chris Lilleyman (Director) on 0114 2444767.
St Luke’s – Sheffield’s Hospice

Thank you to Chris and Nigel Lilleyman, brothers and directors of city steel stockholders John S Shackleton – Sheffield Ltd, for giving a very special £2,000 gift to our Christmas Appeal in memory of their mum Judy.Judy spent her final days at St Luke’s and the family have since supported us wherever possible.Chris says: “We have done fundraising in the past but this year we really wanted to do something special.“As a business we usually give gifts to customers at Christmas but this year we haven’t been able to visit our clients so instead we have made a £2,000 donation to St Luke’s on everyone’s behalf.“It’s money that would have been spent but we can’t do all the things we would normally do at Christmas so let’s do some good instead.”To find out more about giving a special Christmas gift to St Luke’s, please visit our website: www.stlukeshospice.org.uk/christmas
What We Offer
Next Day Delivery
Located in the central of South Yorkshire, we provide next day delivery service for any orders place before 4:00 pm. Call us to place your order.
Top Quality Products
Apollo's vastly experienced sales team will source any type of Bright and Engineering Bar requirement you have that does not fall within our range.
Prompt & Reliable Services
Apollo have the very best saws (11 in total), vehicles and cranes to cater for your needs....
Next Day & Natiowide Delivery Available
Contact
Apollo Metals (2004) Ltd
Prospect Works,
136 Savile Street East,
Sheffield, S4 7UQ
Call Us
Tel: 0114 276 3065
