_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ British Steel
In April 2025 the business faced a crisis, when the UK Government took control of British Steel’ s plant in Scunthorpe to prevent it from closing. Saving more than 4000 jobs, this step also protected the UK’ s ability to produce virgin steel, produced directly from raw materials rather than recycled scrap.
“ The UK Government has invested heavily in the UK’ s steel sector because it is a crucial national asset,” states Ben Cunliffe, Director Sustainability at British Steel.“ We’ re thankful to government for intervening to save us last year and are continuing to work with them to secure the long-term future of the business. It’ s crucial that the UK has a functioning domestic steel sector that continues to support major infrastructure and protects us from international volatility.”
Indeed, British Steel’ s presence is particularly significant in the UK.“ Our energy, infrastructure, transport and defense industries all depend on the reliable domestic supply of steel for their own security, and UK industrial policy suggests that these sectors are set to grow substantially over the next 25 years,” notes Ben.“ Currently, around 50 percent of British Steel’ s total production serves the construction sector, and we are also the UK’ s only remaining producer of heavy sections used in major construction projects. Alongside this, we manufacture a range of high-performance rail products, supplying
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