Plans for a £26 million upgrade of British Steel’s Special Profiles business, which makes components for sectors including the forklift and earthmoving industries, have been submitted for approval.
The proposals for the Northern England site, which were first revealed in August, will see cut-to-length lines, product milling, machining and warehousing operations added. It will allow the Scunthorpe-headquartered business to make and process an extended range of value-added products for the forklift industry.
As reported, work is being moved from Darlington in what is a huge investment in the division by the Jingye Group company.
“These plans represent the biggest single investment in our Special Profiles business for more than 30 years and will ensure we remain a leading global manufacturer.''
David Hogg, Special Profiles plant manager
David Hogg, Special Profiles plant manager, said: “These plans represent the biggest single investment in our Special Profiles business for more than 30 years and will ensure we remain a leading global manufacturer. If our plans are approved, we hope to start building works later this year with commissioning expected to start in August 2023.”
''Since we announced the investment we have had nothing but positive feedback from current and prospective new customers.''
David Waine, British Steel’s commercial director for Special Profiles
David Waine, British Steel’s commercial director for Special Profiles, said: “Since we announced the investment we have had nothing but positive feedback from current and prospective new customers.
Waine continued: “The plans will enable us to manufacture world-class products to the tightest of tolerances. They will also enable us to explore new growth opportunities for although our primary product offering would be for forklift mast production, we expect to be able to expand this to include other product applications too.”
