UK steel to benefit from £500bn govt pipeline

Posted on 14 Dec 2016 by Jonny Williamson

The government is planning to use three million tonnes of steel in infrastructure projects by 2020, with changes in place to enable UK steel manufacturers to better plan and bid for state contracts.

Under the changes, government will start publishing their indicative future UK steel requirements on an annual basis, initially looking forward to 2020. It complements the new National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline, which set out more than £500bn worth of planned private and public investment over this Parliament and beyond. From roads to rail, defence to…

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