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Demolition of giant Redcar blast furnace changes skyline in North East

The 365ft (111m) high blast furnace at the former Redcar steelworks has been demolished – changing one of the best known skylines in the North East of England. The removal of the huge 1970s-built structure on Wednesday morning is the latest stage of ...

23 Nov 2022 at 12:17

Tata Steel job losses ‘tip of the iceberg’, union official warns

The loss of 2,800 jobs through the planned closure of blast furnaces at the biggest steel plant in the UK is just the “tip of the iceberg”, a union official has warned. Politicians, unions and executives from steel giant Tata are being questioned ...

31 Jan 2024 at 10:33

Richard Tice brands state of British steel industry a ‘catastrophe’

The UK will be world leading in “naive stupidity” if the Government continues to close blast furnaces and put an end to British steelmaking, Reform UK’s Richard Tice has said. The party’s deputy leader said the current state of the steel ...

16 Oct 2024 at 00:01

UK should be ‘copying China’ on steel strategy – Lee Anderson

The Government should be “copying China” on its steel strategy, Reform UK MP Lee Anderson has said. In a Westminster Hall debate on steel production, Mr Anderson also said the UK is a “carbon emission Nimby” (not in my back yard) by ...

16 Oct 2024 at 11:47

Former Redcar steelworks torn down in one of UK’s biggest explosive demolitions

A former steelworks has been torn down in what is believed to be one of the biggest explosive demolitions in the UK. Dramatic pictures of the 65-metre-tall (213ft) Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (BOS) plant in Redcar being blown up ...

01 Oct 2022 at 18:16

Plans to close blast furnaces at steel plant is ‘pretty much’ a done deal

Steel giant Tata’s plans to close blast furnaces at its biggest UK plant with the loss of up to 2,800 jobs is “pretty much” a done deal, MPs have been told. Company executives said years of losses of more than £1 million at ...

31 Jan 2024 at 11:58

Job loss fears at British Steel

Unions are calling on the Government to help secure the future of British Steel after the company announced it is consulting on closing blast furnaces, raising fears of heavy job losses. Community, the GMB and Unite said ...

27 Mar 2025 at 17:59

‘I need my RSJs’ Rayner jokes during visit to Scunthorpe steelworks

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner joked that she had come for the materials to build the 1.5 million homes the government has promised in the next five years as she arrived at Scunthorpe steelworks. Ms Rayner met the ...

14 Apr 2025 at 17:15

Reynolds says job changes may be needed to ensure Scunthorpe steel plant future

Employment roles at Scunthorpe steelworks may have to change to ensure the plant has a long-term future, the Business Secretary has said, after he was pressed on whether jobs could be lost. Jonathan Reynolds said the ...

15 Apr 2025 at 16:26

Supplies arrive in UK as Government rushes to save British Steel Scunthorpe site

Raw materials secured by the Government have arrived in the UK to keep British Steel blast furnaces burning after a race to save the company’s Scunthorpe plant. Ministers have taken control of the firm to ensure ...

15 Apr 2025 at 13:30

Tata Steel hails milestone as contract signed to deliver electric arc furnace

Tata Steel has signed a contract with a leading metals technology manufacturer to deliver a state-of-the-art electric arc furnace and additional advanced steelmaking equipment for its biggest UK site. The ...

18 Oct 2024 at 15:09

Port Talbot moves towards arc furnace future with groundbreaking ceremony

Port Talbot’s steelworks will mark the beginning of its move towards green steel production on Monday. Ministers will join Tata Steel chiefs at the South Wales steel plant for a groundbreaking ceremony ...

14 Jul 2025 at 04:30

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