British Steel Plans Special ProfilesService Center at Skinningrove

British Steel has submitted the planning application for a GBP 26 million upgrade to its Special Profiles business. The plans for a new service centre at Skinningrove in UK, which include cut-to-length lines, product milling, machining and warehousing operations, would enable the company to make and process an extended range of value-added profiles for the forklift industry. Its plans for the new service centre, which would sit at the heart of the company’s Skinningrove site, have been submitted to Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council for approval. They were designed by lead architects Building Design Northern and have already received widespread support from British Steel’s customers. These plans represent the biggest single investment in our Special Profiles business for more than 30 years. If plans are approved, British Steel hopes to start building works later this year with commissioning expected to start in August 2023.The plans will enable British Steel to manufacture world-class products to the tightest of tolerances. They will also enable British Steel to explore new growth opportunities for although primary product offering would be for forklift mast production, British Steel expects to be able to expand this to include other product applications too.The new Skinningrove facility is designed to replace the services currently offered at the company’s site in Darlington, which stores and cuts profiles to customer requirements.British Steel’s Special Profiles business makes components for a wide range of sectors including the forklift and earthmoving industries.