‘Green’ loco’s platform to perform
An ‘environmentally friendly’ 90-tonne, hybrid locomotive is currently shunting around the rail tracks at our Scunthorpe site as part of a new trial. The Class 18 CBD90 loco, hired by British...
07Feb
Survey reveals steel is ‘material of choice’
Steel continues to dominate as the structural framing material of choice with market share growth in key UK construction sectors in 2023, according to an independent survey. The 2023 Construction Markets’...
01Feb
British Steel submits application for electric arc furnace in Scunthorpe
British Steel has submitted a planning application to North Lincolnshire Council for our proposed Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) in Scunthorpe. Once the application document has been verified, it will be considered...
29Jan
Electric Arc Furnace technology can produce all steel products and grades – UK Steel
A special paper explaining how Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) technology can produce all steel products and grades by managing the raw material mix has been published by UK Steel. It says...
18Jan
British Steel building £10 million rail stocking facility
A new £10-million rail stocking facility, the biggest of its kind in the country, is taking shape at our Scunthorpe site. All civils were completed before Christmas and the main towers...
11Jan
British Steel supports study into environmentally friendly green fuel
A university research study supported by British Steel is investigating the production of an environmentally friendly green fuel. The research will investigate whether the fuel, known as biochar, can replace injection...
02Jan
Double Celebration at awards ceremony
Two of our colleagues, Dr Andrew Smith, Customer and Technology Manager at our Special Profiles business, and Dr Andy Trowsdale, Head of Research and Development, have received prestigious awards from...
15Dec
New saws will give cutting edge to British Steel’s £26-million Special Profiles project
The arrival of three new industrial saws at British Steel’s Skinningrove Service Centre will herald a major new milestone in its development. The £2.2-million equipment will be a pivotal part of...
06Dec
British Steel decarbonisation proposals
This week we have been staging public consultation planning events about our proposed decarbonisation programme. In November we unveiled plans for the biggest transformation in our history – a £1.25-billion proposal to...
27Nov
British Steel staging consultation events over £1.25-billion plan to transform operations
British Steel will stage consultation events in Scunthorpe and Teesside to showcase its £1.25-billion proposals to transform its operations. Earlier this month, the steel manufacturer unveiled ambitious plans for the biggest...