British Steel takes action on COVID-19 coronavirus spread

British Steel CEO Ron Deelen said: “The coronavirus is shaping the way we all conduct our daily lives, and we have robust and flexible plans to protect our people, customers, suppliers and the communities in which we operate. We continue to follow the latest guidelines from Public Health England and the UK government and continually adapt our work habits and activities accordingly. Hundreds of our employees, mostly in office positions, but more and more in technical positions, have been working from home for some time now, and they will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Obviously, manufacturing is very different and our safety-critical operations, which are largely unique to the metals industry, require highly skilled personnel to remain on site. To protect these employees during a pandemic,

He said: “By managing the internal and external challenges that the coronavirus brings, we will take decisive action to protect our people and our operations. Due to falling demand, we have suspended production and operations at our Special Profiles facility in Skinningrove for an initial three weeks, with immediate effect. We are also reducing the number of operations in our Lisburn service center for a short time for the same reasons. These are temporary measures in a difficult market environment, and we will provide all the support our employees need and need. Our other facilities continue to operate as directed by the government, including our two blast furnaces at Scunthorpe. We will continue to adjust production accordingly and will not compromise on safety. ”