Labour Party leader visits British Steel's Scunthorpe site
Today we welcomed Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer to our Scunthorpe site to discuss the significant challenges Britain’s steelmakers face. Britain requires a vibrant steel industry and during his visit Sir Keir toured our Scunthorpe operations which, along with our...
British Steel secures 4-year supply contract with Infrabel
British Steel’s Rail business is celebrating another successful contract win with Belgian railway infrastructure manager Infrabel. The 4-year agreement will see British Steel supply 40,000 tonnes of high-quality rail in various profiles for the maintenance and renewal of track across the...
British Steel to showcase steel sleepers at Rail Live 2023
British Steel will be exhibiting at Rail Live 2023 at Quinton Rail Technology Centre, UK from 21-22 June. Taking place annually, Rail Live is the UK’s only dedicated rail business event in a real railway environment. We'll be positioned on Stand S56, where we’ll...
British Steel's BOS Plant celebrates its 50th birthday
Today, Wednesday 31 May, marks a significant milestone for our Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (BOS) Plant, achieving an impressive 50 years of steelmaking. And, as of this morning, the BOS Plant has now tapped a massive 168,777,000 tonnes! Jim Worsley, Operations Director,...
British Steel to promote high-purity iron and steel at GIFA 2023
British Steel will be promoting its high-purity iron and steel at GIFA 2023 from 12-16 June at Messe Düsseldorf. GIFA, which takes place every 4 years in Düsseldorf, Germany, is the leading international trade fair for foundry technology, and takes place...
British Steel's £3m investment in mobile equipment boosts operations
A £3.1 million investment in heavy mobile equipment is giving our Scunthorpe operations a major lift – and now you can see them in action for yourself. That is because a video has been made about the magnificent machines supplied to...
Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch visits British Steel
British Steel welcomed Kemi Badenoch, Secretary of State at the Department for Business and Trade, to our Scunthorpe site yesterday. We discussed the significant challenges Britain’s steelmakers like ourselves face, and our pressing need for support from the UK Government on...
Full steam ahead for British Steel's £3 million boiler investment
A £3 million investment in a core part of British Steel's operations in Scunthorpe has been successfully commissioned. The site relies on self-generated steam and electricity to power a range of activities but in recent months one of the site's boilers...
£30 million investment to enhance operations at British Steel's port facility
A £30 million investment in 3 new unloaders at Immingham Bulk Terminal is gearing up to play a vital role in the reliable and efficient flow of raw materials to British Steel’s manufacturing operations in Scunthorpe. The world-class rail-mounted unloaders were...