3+ hour, 25+ min ago  (390+ words) A King's Award-winning British steel fabricator has warned the government's flagship steel protection policy contains a critical flaw which will drive manufacturing overseas." Fabweld Steel Products (FSP) says while the UK will impose significant import tariffs on raw steel from…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (700+ words) The resilience of the UK's critical national infrastructure is under increasing scrutiny, as recent events and government policy signal a shift in how risk is understood " and managed. In November 2025, the government announced plans for a new Energy Resilience Strategy…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (569+ words) In yesterday's King's Speech, the government placed manufacturing, infrastructure and industrial resilience at the centre of its plans for the UK economy, with steel production, energy security and major infrastructure investment emerging as key priorities. One of the clearest commitments…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (686+ words) In this exclusive op-ed for The Manufacturer, metals4 U's Paul Mc Fadyen warns that unless the UK secures an urgent steel trade agreement with the EU before new tariffs take effect on 1 July, British manufacturing supply chains could face severe disruption,…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (444+ words) Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced the government's intention to take British Steel into public ownership, as a decisive step to secure the future of a strategically vital part of the steel supply chain. The Prime Minister has announced…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (581+ words) It has taken time, but the full force of the government's steel policy is now being felt. Misguided quota reductions, compounded by the inevitable imposition of tariffs, have finally reached the UK's downstream manufacturing sector with potentially devastating impacts Metal…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (448+ words) The Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, Andrea Jenkyns, has formally signed the UK Steel Charter at British Steel's site in Lincolnshire, demonstrating a clear commitment to supporting the use of UK-made steel in public projects across the region. The signing marks…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (357+ words) Yorkshire-based company Shafton Steel Services has significantly reduced both costs and maintenance time after replacing a traditional conveyor system with a tailored lifting solution. At its facility in South Yorkshire, the steel manufacturer Shafton Steel Services, part of Billington Holdings…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (299+ words) New UK steel tariff will "jeopardise manufacturing" and make domestic fabrication unsustainable" says Tadweld MD Managing Director of Tadweld, a leading Yorkshire-based steelwork manufacturer, has issued a warning that new UK steel tariff measures risk devastating the UK steelwork sector,…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (607+ words) The UK steel strategy, that was published today, has set a higher target for the UK to make half of the steel it uses, while placing higher taxes on steel imports. The Business Department has stated that imported steel quotas…...