New machines will enhance British Steel operations
As part of our drive to enhance operations, we’ve taken delivery of some more incredible machines at our Scunthorpe site. New and refurbished vehicles delivered in the last few weeks include a CAT 972M and a CAT 980M. The purchase of reliable,...
British Steel to become world leader in machining of Special Profiles
A new milling machine at the heart of a £26 million upgrade to British Steel’s Special Profiles business is under construction. The travelling-column machining centre is currently being built in Germany by SHW Werkzeugmaschinen and will be delivered to British Steel’s...
Scunthorpe mill celebrates golden anniversary
This week marks 50 years since the first steel was rolled at the Medium Section Mill, now known as Scunthorpe Rail & Section Mill Areas 1 & 2. Part of one of the largest investments for what was then the British...
New billet caster among £330m of investments at British Steel
British Steel’s new billet caster, which is among £330 million worth of investments Jingye has made in the UK business since acquiring it 3 years ago, is scheduled to be commissioned this Spring. The new caster will manufacture lengths of semi-finished...
Paul becomes hospice hero after 6-stone weight loss
Paul Douglas, Building and Facilities Maintenance Engineer at our Scunthorpe site, has achieved a whopping weight loss of 6 stone over the course of his MAN V FAT Challenge – and true to his word has donated the equivalent...
Top supplier status from Caterpillar for 10th consecutive year
Colleagues at Special Profiles are celebrating as one of their key customers has awarded them a coveted ‘excellent’ supplier standard, the highest category available. Caterpillar last year awarded us with gold supplier status in its Supplier Quality Excellence Process (SQEP) for...
Record breaking crane rails!
The largest crane rails we've ever rolled have been shipped from Skinningrove to our site in Scunthorpe where they'll be installed as part of our ongoing maintenance programme. The CR164 rails, which total 730 metres in length and will provide 365...
British Steel staging supplier engagement event
Are you a supplier currently providing products and services to steelmaking or other manufacturing industries? If so, we’d like to hear from you. We’re looking to widen our supply base and are excited to announce that we will be holding a...
Striking gold in Australian mine
Our biggest tophat order for a decade is on its way to Australia to help expand Newmont's Tanami underground gold mine. The first shipment - 250 tonnes of special profiles - has just set out on its journey from our mill in...