News: More Booth family companies enter administration

Industrial Metals News - Late January 2026

CF Booth, a South Yorkshire-based metal recycling company, has been placed in administration. James Lumb and Howard Smith from Interpath have been appointed joint administrators to the Rotherham-headquartered business. Founded in the 1920s, CF Booth grew from a local metal trader to become one of the largest independently run metal recycling companies in Europe. Sourced from The Business Desk

News: More Booth family companies enter administration

A host of companies connected to the operators of CF Booth Limited, one of the UK’s leading metal recycling companies, have joined the historic Rotherham firm in appointing administrators. Rothbiz reported first that James Lumb and Howard Smith from Interpath had been appointed following the group posting significant losses and the sad death of a director. Over 100 staff have already been made redundant and operations at the company’s vast facil…