UK Steel sector calls on Government to unlock multi-billion pound opportunity
To provide a policy blueprint for the Government’s Steel Strategy, UK Steel has today published a new report containing a range of proposals to improve the uptake of British steel in taxpayer-funded projects. This new report highlights the opportunity for the...
British Steel opens £10-million rail hub to support UK network
British Steel, the UK’s only manufacturer of rail, has opened a £10-million rail stocking facility – the largest of its kind in the country. The new hub is at our headquarters in Scunthorpe where the vast majority of rail laid in...
British Steel team delivers recycling record
A superb team effort has delivered a recycling record at British Steel’s Scunthorpe iron ore blending beds. The process of building an ore bed is a complex task; each bed undergoes months of planning and several weeks of detailed construction in...
British Steel carbon capture trial extended
We’re excited to say the Environment Agency has granted us permission to extend a trial using ground-breaking technology to capture carbon emissions from our Scunthorpe plant. The extension will enable us to gain more detailed data from the technology and further...
British Steel helps shape SeAH Wind’s £900-million wind plant
Incredible progress is being made on one of the world’s largest offshore wind plants being built on Teesside with the help of British Steel sections. As this photograph shows, SeAH Wind’s £900 million monopile manufacturing facility on the south bank of...
British Steel starts carbon capture trial
A trial using ground-breaking technology to capture carbon emissions from British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant has started. British Steel is focused on transforming the manufacture of steel into a clean, green and sustainable business by embracing electric arc furnace technology. While electrification of...
Wire Rod Commercial Manager visits Eastern Asia
Our Commercial Manager for Wire Rod has been away visiting some of our global customers in the last couple of weeks. Thomas Stamp (4th from left) has been spending time with customers in Eastern Asia including a joint trip with Tata...
British Steel helps £200m airport development take-off
British Steel’s sections have been used to help construct the first unit on a £200m airport development, a short distance from our Teesside Beam Mill. Our sections have been used in the construction of Unit D at Business Park South at...
Major landmark for British Steel's new £26-million Special Profiles hub
The 3rd saw at British Steel’s £26-million Skinningrove Service Centre is scheduled to be commissioned this month. With 2 saws already operational, it will be the next major milestone for our Special Profiles investment. The service centre includes cut-to-length lines, product...