CF Booth was established in 1920 by Clarence Frederick Booth and since that time has continued to be passed down through the generations of the Booth family.

Ken Booth Snr acquired the business from his father Clarence and he is still currently serving an active role within the company, but the bulk of the workload is now managed by Ken Snr's two sons James & Ken Jnr.

Ken Booth Jnr's two sons Scott (selling) & Jason Booth (buying) oversee the buying and selling of all materials within CF Booth Ltd who are then in turn overseen by their father Ken Jnr.

CF Booth Ltd has grown to occupy a large area of land at it's Armer Street head office and is continuously moving forward in all areas of metal recycling and manufacturing.

The company predominantly functioned as a scrap yard, importing and exporting small quantities of a limited number of metals, but is now importing and exporting all a large variety of materials Worldwide. The company manufactures a wide range of copper based ingots which are also sold to companies all over the World. Most recently the company have begun manufacturing forged parts mainly for use in the marine industry since the demise of Alfred Ellis Ltd.

CF Booth Ltd is the head company of the CF Booth group of companies. The companies which come under this group include:

CF Booth (Doncaster) - Metal Recycling
CF Booth Engineering - CNC Machining 
CF Booth Stockholders - Steel Stockholders & Cutting services
Northfield Aluminium - Manufacturers of Aluminium Ingots 
Rotherham Stainless & Nickel Alloys - Stockists of Stainless Steels & Special Alloys 
Demex Ltd - Demolition & Waste Management