Aalco Metals Limited operates as the UK's largest independent multi-metals stockholder, providing a broad range of metal products including aluminium, stainless steel, brass, copper, and bronze. The company serves diverse industrial sectors such as marine, automotive, energy, offshore, power generation, architecture, aerospace, and road transport. Their business model focuses on wholesale metal stockholding combined with value-added processing services, supported by online tools and technical datasheets to assist customers. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence with strong industry accreditations including ISO 9001 certification.
Technically, the website is built on ASP.NET with Bootstrap and jQuery frameworks, delivering a responsive and user-friendly experience. The site integrates multiple third-party marketing and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager and Demandbase, enabling moderate user tracking and data collection. While the site demonstrates good SEO and mobile optimization, there is room for improvement in accessibility and security headers implementation.
From a security perspective, the website uses HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data in its HTML content. However, it lacks explicit security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are important for GDPR compliance and enhanced security posture. The absence of WHOIS data due to a domain query error slightly reduces trust but does not undermine the legitimacy of the business based on website content and industry presence.
Overall, Aalco presents a credible and professional online presence with moderate technical maturity and a solid business foundation. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance, security headers, and incident response transparency would further strengthen their security posture and regulatory adherence.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
Not visible from outside
This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.
GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.
Priority findings
6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
SSL/TLS
TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.
High
Weak Protocols Supported
Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1
What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions
Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.
High
Missing Strict-Transport-Security header
Forces HTTPS connections
What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
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Results by check
Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.
How this score is calculated
The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.
Counted in this score
SSL/TLS
47
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
62
Not counted
NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.
Findings that cap the score at 49
Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.
The certificate is not trusted by browsers
The website is not served over HTTPS
A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
The page loads a script from a compromised source
The domain registration has expired
SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain
Partial scans
When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.
Risk levels
Critical0–25
High26–49
Medium50–75
Low76–100
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
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Leaked records that mention amaritransport.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Aalco holds a strong market position as the UK's largest independent multi-metals stockholder, targeting manufacturers and industrial sectors requiring metal stock and processing. Their competitive advantage lies in extensive product range, value-added services, and digital tools facilitating product selection and technical information access. Revenue streams likely derive from wholesale metal sales and processing services. The company maintains partnerships with industry bodies such as ALFED, BSSA, and CICM, enhancing credibility and market reach. The website's detailed product and service segmentation indicates a mature business with a focus on customer support and technical expertise. Growth indicators include the launch of specialized product finders and dedicated microsites like the handrail products domain. The company operates in manufacturing, transportation, and energy sectors primarily within the UK.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the lack of security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces defense-in-depth. The absence of cookie consent and privacy compliance mechanisms indicates gaps in GDPR adherence. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, limiting transparency and readiness for security events. The use of multiple third-party tracking scripts increases the attack surface and privacy risks. Overall, the security posture is functional but requires enhancements in policy transparency, header implementation, and privacy controls to meet modern compliance standards and reduce risk exposure.
Recommendations
Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen browser security.
Deploy a cookie consent banner and update privacy policies to explicitly address GDPR compliance and user data rights.
Publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies to improve transparency and readiness.
Conduct regular security audits and update third-party libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance with standards and user experience for all visitors.
Contact details published on the site
Legal name
Aalco Metals Limited
Registration number
3551533
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Aalco Metals Limited
Description
Aalco is the UK's largest independent multi-metals stockholder supplying a wide range of metals including aluminium, stainless steel, brass, copper, and bronze. They serve multiple sectors including marine, automotive, energy, offshore, power generation, architecture, aerospace, and road transport.
Key services
Metal stockholding, Metal processing services, Online product finders and tools, Technical datasheets and product literature
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
Bootstrap CSS, jQuery 1.10.2, Flexslider, Google Fonts (Sintony), Google Tag Manager (gtag.js)
Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation
No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
WHOIS data query was performed on 'www.aalco.co.uk' which is a subdomain and not a registered domain, causing failure
Strong industry presence with multiple accreditations and certifications
No explicit privacy or cookie consent mechanisms visible
Use of multiple third-party tracking and marketing scripts
No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the homepage HTML
Website uses ASP.NET technology with Bootstrap and jQuery
Good mobile responsiveness and SEO practices observed
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on ASP.NET technology with Bootstrap and jQuery frameworks, providing a responsive and structured user interface. Integration of Google Fonts and Flexslider enhances visual appeal and interactivity. The use of Google Tag Manager and Demandbase indicates a mature marketing and analytics setup. Performance is moderate with no critical errors detected, though some legacy libraries (jQuery 1.10.2) suggest potential technical debt. The site is mobile optimized with clear navigation and SEO-friendly metadata. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack, improve accessibility, and implement advanced security configurations to reduce technical risks.
Standards and sources
Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.
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