MEDALLIUM™

The Challenge

Knife Crime Remains A National Concern

Police forces across the United Kingdom continue to run:

• Knife surrender campaigns
• Weapons amnesties
• School engagement initiatives
• Weapon confiscation programmes
• Court ordered destruction activities

These interventions remove dangerous items from circulation and help make communities safer. However, once collected, most surrendered weapons are simply destroyed. Whilst destruction removes the threat, it rarely leaves behind a visible reminder of the positive impact achieved.

As a result:

• Community participation opportunities can be overlooked.
• Valuable educational opportunities may be lost.
• Positive stories of prevention and intervention often go untold.
• Recovered material rarely contributes to a wider social legacy.

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A New Approach

Creating Value From Removal

Medallium™ introduces a new transformation pathway:

Weapon Removal → Material Recovery → Powder Production → Advanced Manufacturing → Community Recognition

Recovered materials could be processed into:

• Metal powders for LPBF
• Wire feedstock
• Artistic media
• Educational materials
• Special purpose manufacturing materials

These materials can then become:

• Awards
• Trophies
• Medals
• Public artworks
• Civic monuments
• Educational displays

The result is a physical symbol of positive social change.

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Why Medallium™ Matters

Safer Communities

Encouraging greater awareness and participation in surrender initiatives.

Youth Engagement

Celebrating young people making positive contributions to society.

Public Recognition

Recognising individuals and organisations helping to improve community safety.

Circular Economy

Recovering valuable material that would otherwise be lost.

Advanced Manufacturing

Demonstrating world-leading UK additive manufacturing capability.

Education

Creating opportunities to explore engineering, sustainability and social responsibility.

Community Pride

Creating lasting symbols of achievement and resilience.

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The Community Element

The symbol Me represents the transformation of harmful objects into positive community assets. The concept combines engineering, social value and community recognition within a single symbol. A medal made for me, from Me.

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Proposed Pilot Programme

Phase 1 – Feasibility & Stakeholder Alignment

• Governance framework
• Legal review
• Chain of custody procedures
• Supply route assessment
• Certification framework

Duration

3 Months

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Phase 2 – Recovery & Powder Production

• Collection and processing
• Material characterisation
• Chemical analysis
• Feedstock preparation
• Pilot powder production

Duration

3 Months

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Phase 3 – Additive Manufacturing Demonstration

• Powder validation
• LPBF development
• Prototype manufacture
• Demonstrator parts
• Award production

Duration

3 Months

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Phase 4 – Community Demonstration

• Public launch
• Stakeholder engagement
• Award presentation
• Social impact assessment

Duration

3 Months

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Proposed Pilot Consortium

Metal Powder Production

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Advanced metal powder production and atomisation expertise.

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Material processing and additive manufacturing feedstock development.

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Additive Manufacturing

Anglia Ruskin University

• LPBF capability
• Research expertise
• Educational outreach
• Community engagement

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• Industrial LPBF manufacturing
• Product development
• Commercialisation expertise

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Creative & Public Engagement

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Internationally recognised additive manufacturing artist and pioneer.

• Public artworks
• Community engagement
• Symbolic artefact development
• Creative communication

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Future Stakeholders

Potential future involvement may include:

• Police Forces
• Police and Crime Commissioners
• Local Authorities
• Violence Reduction Units
• Home Office
• Innovate UK
• UKRI
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• Youth Charities
• Community Organisations

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Measuring Success

The MEDALLIUM™ pilot would assess:

Technical Success

• Material recovered
• Powder produced
• Artefacts manufactured
• Process quality achieved

Community Success

• Public engagement
• Award recipients recognised
• Youth participation
• Campaign visibility

Strategic Success

• New partnerships established
• Additional funding secured
• Replication by other regions
• National programme development

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Our Vision

MEDALLIUM™ seeks to establish the United Kingdom’s first nationally recognised social impact material created from surrendered and confiscated weapons.

By combining public safety, advanced manufacturing, art, education and community recognition, Medallium can transform instruments of harm into enduring symbols of hope, achievement and safer communities.

Building Hope from Harm

Interested in supporting the Medallium™ initiative?

Whether you represent a police force, local authority, community organisation, manufacturer, educational institution or funding body, we would welcome a conversation.