ISSUE 07 DECEMBER 2016 STEEL MATTERS...

A premium track innovation from British Steel’s Rail team has picked up the award for Most Interesting New Product at the Rail Exec Gala.

Zinoco® – British Steel’s corrosion-resistant rail – was developed in response to Network Rail’s request for more durable corrosion protection to withstand the rigours of real-life installation and use.

Daniel Pyke, Rail Product Marketing Manager, said: “Under the right conditions, steel rails can rot remarkably quickly.

“Common ‘rot spots’ are level crossings, where the crossing panels trap moisture, road salt and other debris making a forceful, corrosive cocktail. In some locations, rail life is counted in months rather than decades, so the need for corrosion-protected rails in these areas is very clear.”

The Rail Exec Gala networking dinner, featuring the Most Interesting Awards, is organised by publishing house Rail Media. The annual event, this year held at event venue The Roundhouse in Derby on 1 December, recognises projects and initiatives from the

previous 12 months that have sparked the collective imagination of the industry.

Entries were chosen by editorial teams at RailStaff and Rail Engineer and judged by a panel of industry experts. Network Rail Chief Engineer Jon Shaw hosted the awards and said: “The Most Interesting New Product award is for a product in the rail business or railway engineering, that has

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WINNERS!

Congratulations to the Rail team, winners of Most Interesting New Product at the Rail Exec Gala

WE’RE CONSISTENTLY AMAZED BY THE GREAT WORK YOU ALL DO. YOU’RE THE LIFEBLOOD OF THIS INDUSTRY, KEEPING THE UK MOVING AND INNOVATING FOR OUR FUTURE.

Lianne O’Connor, Director, Rail Media

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Last month, we were proud and delighted to host our new lubrication partners, Fuchs Lubricants, at a launch event in our Scunthorpe Conference Centre. Fuchs is the world’s largest independent supplier of lubrication products and the event provided a unique chance for us to meet our colleagues as well as learn more about our new long-term partnership together.

Fuchs will now be our preferred lubricant supplier for the time being, with a view to being our sole supplier in the future.

Garry Hudson, Contract Manager, said: “This event was a great start in raising awareness of potential opportunities for continuous improvement across the business.”

Fuchs Executive Technical Manager Keith Salt agreed and said: “I’m very excited about our partnership with British Steel; it’s a great contract for us and this event gave us the chance to meet each other straightaway.

“We’ll be working collaboratively as one team going forward and because we’re a truly

integrated supplier of lubrication products there are benefits to both of our businesses,” he said.

Stephen Snell, Senior Planner Caster 5, said: “Working closely with our suppliers has brought some big improvements and helped reduce losses. We’re hoping to build similar relationships with Fuchs.”

Chief Engineer Grahame Wallace shared the optimism generated during the event, but was mindful that the success of the deal depended on our collective efforts to implement the new

lubrication products. He said: “Today’s event was just the start of the process. To make this approach a success, we need everyone to play their part going forward by implementing the new products.

“We’ve worked hard to create an innovative and collaborative approach to lubrication across the business, and established a framework to provide the best solutions to our gearbox products and services as well as our lubrication needs. We know it’ll help us build a sustainable future for our business.”

The event was also attended by representatives from Radicon and TDR Transmission, who refurbish our gearboxes, and Control Gear, who provide us with lubrication and filtration equipment.

Richard Irons, Radicon General Manager for Business and Engineering, said: “The event looked excellent and gave us a chance to meet all the engineers in a condensed space, giving us an insight into the way forward for British Steel.

“I’m very optimistic about the new partnership.”

UNION VOICE

We have, as unions, had a very busy year, getting Long Products Europe over to the new British Steel company. A lot of meetings, hours and miles were travelled to get to where we are today. Our thanks go out to every employee for their help and sacrifices that have had to be made, temporarily, not only to become British Steel, but to build ourselves, families, towns and communities a brighter future.

Just last week, I was in the discussions with Nick Hurd MP to once again reiterate we’re not out of the woods yet and we’re still asking the government for a level playing field with the rest of Europe on rates, energy and environmental costs. We also told him we need to be the main steel supplier for any government procurement projects coming up or in the pipeline like HS2, Hinckley Point, defence projects and any others.

As we’re coming up to the festive season and will be celebrating with our friends and families, please be careful if you’re at work the following day – please act responsibly. I also ask that we work safely and look after ourselves and each other, not just during the festive period but going forward into the new year.

British Steel’s community charity partner for Scunthorpe has been voted for by employees and it was decided it would be Lindsey Lodge Hospice for the next 2 years. You’ll be hearing a lot more about this in the coming months. My personal opinion is we made the right choice – most of us know someone who’s used this facility or are using it at this moment in time. What a benefit this gives to our town and communities.

Teesside and Skinningrove have voted in the Great North Air Ambulance and this will be their community charity partner for the next 2 years, another worthwhile charity that provides an irreplaceable service to the areas in which they operate.

All that’s left for me to do is wish you and your family a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Paul McBean, Scunthorpe Multi-Union Site Chairman

Paul Our steel, rolled in Scunthorpe Rail and Section Mill (SRSM), has been spotted in the Antarctic!

The British Antarctic Survey team is using steel produced at SRSM for a current project in the Southern Hemisphere. The Antarctic Circle is surrounded by the Southern Ocean and is the coldest, driest and windiest continent so our steel will have to withstand harsh elements.

The steel was spotted by a British Steel employee’s son, currently working as a steel erector on the project.

SNOW JOKE…WE’RE TRULY GLOBAL

LUBRICATION LIFT-OFF

WE NEED EVERYONE TO PLAY THEIR PART GOING FORWARD BY IMPLEMENTING THE NEW PRODUCTS.

Grahame Wallace, Chief Engineer

Fuchs representatives give a presentation to our employees



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been developed or brought to market and made a real difference.

“A new product can be anything from a widget saving millions of pounds each year to a new train that drives heightened efficiency.

“By designing new products, we keep the industry moving forward, evolving and keeping up with the changing times.”

Lianne O’Connor, Director, Rail Media, found the shortlisting of nominations wasn’t an easy task. She said: “2016 has been a busy year for the rail industry. We’re consistently amazed by the great work you all do. You’re

the lifeblood of this industry, keeping the UK moving and innovating for our future. Well done to all the finalists.”

The Rail team’s success follows it’s Most Interesting New Product win for HP335 high-performance rail last year, when the company was Tata Steel.

The festive season is fast approaching and it’s a time to reflect on our achievements in 2016 and the work we still need to do in 2017 to make sure British Steel is truly sustainable.

The past 12 months have seen a whirlwind of activity and changes. Thankfully, we’re in a much better position than this time last year when we didn’t know what the future held – or if we’d even have a future. Our transformation plan started in August 2015 and has delivered operational and financial improvements. This work was key to Greybull Capital purchasing us on 31 May. Every one of you played a part in our transformation journey and we’ve all taken some pain along the way. Wednesday 1 June saw us launch as British Steel – an old name but a new and exciting brand. We’ve worked hard to grow our brand and build customer confidence in our ability to supply them with quality products and service. Our external environment has also changed significantly through the year – a change of leadership in government, the vote to leave Europe, exchange rates crashing and starting to recover and raw material costs reaching all-time highs. We’ve delivered a huge amount and it’s great we’re making small profits each month but this isn’t enough to ensure long-term viability. We’re continuing to lobby hard with government for further support from them, but this isn’t guaranteed. We must focus on improving the areas we can control – safety, operational reliability, delivery performance and our spend. Our new structure, focused on 5 key business units, is an important enabler for further progress and our new business unit managing directors have been tasked with delivering improvements in their areas. This issue includes positive news about activities across the business like the article on page 2 about a recent event held to mark our new partnership with Fuchs Lubricants. It’s also great our current recruitment drives are generating so much interest – we’ve had more than 1,600 applications for our graduate programme! Read about it on page 5. Whether you’re at home, abroad, or keeping our essential operations running over the holiday period, please enjoy some quality time with your friends and family. We need to recharge our batteries so we’re ready to push forward with even more improvements on our journey to long-term success. Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2017.

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Last week representatives from Teesside Beam Mill (TBM) attended the prestigious Manufacturing Awards at the Midland Hotel in Manchester after being shortlisted for 2 awards. Shortlisted in October, TBM was judged on 5 key qualities: teamwork, leadership, innovation, performance and adding value to customers. The team was highly commended in the Manufacturing Team of the Year category and shortlisted in the Maintenance Team of the Year category. Claire Long, Manager Operations Support, said:

“It’s a huge achievement to be shortlisted given the competition we were up against. It’s even more fantastic we were highly commended.”

The awards are organised by Works Management Manufacturing Magazine, championing business improvement, best practice and promoting the strategic thinking behind many UK manufacturing successes.

TBM is a worthy winner. In less than a year, success has been achieved against all targets set. Andy Williams, Plant Manager, said: “The flexibility, motivation and dedication of the team have made sure we exceeded all the mill’s performance targets. We increased our performance and the production volume has exceeded our 500kt target – 528kt in 52 weeks’ production!”

Safety performance has also improved and only a few months ago the mill received a Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents for achieving more than 5 years lost time injury free. The team is improving all the time and more recently celebrated 6 years lost time injury free. Richard Farnsworth, Managing Director Construction, said: “The team has been very future focused and I’m very proud of the achievements. It’s gone from strength

to strength during the last year and today’s recognition is testament to the hard work and effort from everyone at TBM. Well done!”

As well as TBM’s commendation, TSP Engineering won 2 awards – John Coughlan, Director of Operations TSP Engineering, won the Manufacturing Leader Award and Hannah Ridley, Project Engineer TSP Engineering, won the Rising Star (Manager/Technician) Award.

Congratulations to everyone!

Steph McGovern, TV presenter and journalist (fourth from the right) and Teesside Beam Mill team members with their highly commended certificate for Manufacturing Team of the Year

MORE RECOGNITION!

In issue 4 of Steel Matters, Executive Chairman Roland Junck highlighted the importance of moving the company from an inward-looking loss-making division to an outward-looking profitable business. Roland said: “There’s a clear vision of what needs to be done to help us become a more profitable company.” And now each of the business strategies put in place to achieve this vision are gaining momentum.

Managing Director Wire Rod Richard Sims takes us through his business strategy – to add value by aiming to capture higher value market opportunities. One way to do this

is to invest in our equipment to support the leading edge service provision and manufacturing capability of our Rod business. Richard said: “While the product range we produce at Scunthorpe Rod Mill is meeting the needs of some of our customers, our business strategy is based around improving this and providing the product offering demanded by the wider market place. “In the automotive industry for example, customers are increasingly demanding tighter tolerances and improved surface quality. Our aim is to invest in our mill so

we are better-positioned to address these market needs. “The intention is to split our current 4-strand mill into a twin-strand and single-strand operation, enabling us to both improve on existing surface quality and also to grow our product range.” The construction of the new line will take place alongside existing operations, meaning limited down-time for the plant with little negative effect on delivery to customers. A strategy implementation group spanning commercial, engineering, technical and support functions has been set up to ensure the success of the project. Campbell McGibbon, Commercial Director Wire Rod, said: “Analysis and understanding of our customers’ needs and future market trends support our business case to grow sales to automotive and other demanding market segments. We want to be the supplier of choice in helping our customers achieve future success.”

The Wire Rod team’s strategy implementation group has been set up to better meet customer and market needs

Wiring ahead for success

WE WANT TO BE THE SUPPLIER OF CHOICE IN HELPING OUR CUSTOMERS ACHIEVE FUTURE SUCCESS.

Campbell McGibbon, Commercial Director Wire Rod



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The end of 2016 will herald a landmark 10 years of rail production at our Scunthorpe site, replacing the old facility in Workington, Cumbria, which had produced rail for more than 125 years.

The creation of Scunthorpe Rail and Section Mill (SRSM) in 2007 was needed to enhance operations after the rail production plant in Workington was deemed incapable of producing the length of rail needed for future market demands.

The Medium Section Mill was upgraded in Scunthorpe, the Heavy Section Mill furnace was relocated, universal stands – which shape the rail – updated, rail-cooling banks and a roller straightener installed and Area 3 was built to finish and weld rail. This created the new SRSM facility, capable of producing 108m rails and 216m welded strings.

Dave Zetterstrom had been an employee at Workington for 10 years and was working as a Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) technician before coming over to Scunthorpe when SRSM was commissioned. He said: “I’d have gladly stayed at Workington for the rest of my life.

“It was a great place to work, a top place with brilliant people, but we understood why the move was necessary. You’ve got to adapt to what the markets want, so I made the decision to move to the new mill.

“I’m coming up on 22 years in the rail industry now and I’ve enjoyed it from the day I started. My personal highlight was probably commissioning the new plant, building it up from the beginning and seeing the new products coming out. I took a lot of pride in that.”

10 YEARS OF RAIL AT SCUNTHORPE

AS WE LOOK FORWARD, WE CONTINUE TO SEE A GREAT FUTURE IN RAIL. IT’S A PRODUCT WITH MORE THAN A CENTURY’S WORTH OF HISTORY IN THE UK.

Peter Smith, Managing Director Rail

Premium equipment for the new mill was sourced from all over the world. NDT equipment came from Germany and roller tables came from China. SRSM has then, in turn, gone on to sell products globally.

“The plant was designed to service UK rail demand, specifically long rail for Network Rail, but over the years we’ve seen our range of profiles, products and markets grow to meet demands from across the world,” said Andy Trowsdale, Rail and Sections Technology Manager.

“Our Scunthorpe rails are now in track networks from Finland to Algeria and down to Chile, and in locations as diverse as South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

“While the global reach of our rail products is certainly impressive, Network Rail has been the biggest consumer of our rail.

“For me, there have been so many highlights in the Rail team, notably among these was seeing the 1,000,000th tonne of Scunthorpe rail leave site on its way to Network Rail on 20 June 2013.”

John Patrick, SRSM Plant Manager, said: “Our relationship with Network Rail has gone from strength to strength over the years. We’re able to deliver 100% on time, week in, week out.

Back in the day: aerial shot of the old Workington site in 2006

A new beginning: shot of the first ever rail being produced at SRSM

“This is critical as we supply the vast majority of their rail requirement, so the performance of the country’s rail network depends on successful operations at SRSM.”

Ten years on, the success of our rail production looks to be continuing thanks to our ability to satisfy the demands of our customers on top of our continual product innovation.

Peter Smith, Managing Director Rail, said: “As we look forward, we continue to see a great future for the Rail team. It’s a product with more than a century’s worth of history in the UK. We’ve grown our global export market and evolved our products over time, including award winning innovations like Zinoco®.

“It’s exciting the government is talking about an industrial strategy and improving transport infrastructure, particularly in the north of the country with projects like HS2, for which we expect to be a significant supplier.”

I’M HAPPY WE’VE HIT THIS MILESTONE. AS THERE’S NO ELEVATOR TO SUCCESS WE HAD TO TAKE THE STAIRS. THE SUCCESS OF ROLLING RAIL HAS KEPT THIS MILL GOING.

Darryn Law,Improvement Development Engineer

MOVING FROM WORKINGTON TO SCUNTHORPE WAS THE RIGHT DECISION TO BETTER THE BUSINESS AND COMPETE WITH THE MARKET DEMAND FOR LONG-LENGTH RAILS.

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RECRUITMENT DRIVEOur company already employs 180 graduates, trainees and apprentices but is looking to further bolster our ranks by taking on even more youngsters in Scunthorpe and Teesside. Our latest recruitment drive offers an exciting combination of mechanical, electrical and functional apprenticeships for those taking GCSEs.

A-Level students will have the opportunity to join us on degree apprenticeships, giving them the chance to earn while they learn and avoid the costs of a university education.

Paul Martin, Director HR & Business Services, said: “This is a hugely exciting opportunity for young people to join our business. Through good times and bad we’ve always remained committed to recruiting apprentices and that’s not changed with British Steel.

“We’re building a brighter future for our business and our apprentices are a key part of this. Many of our apprentices go on to have long and successful careers within British Steel. Competition for places on our apprenticeship programme is always tough so I encourage anyone wanting first-class training and career prospects to apply at the earliest opportunity.”

British Steel hosted a special apprenticeship open evening at the Scunthorpe site last week, at which would-be recruits learned more about the exciting opportunities available.

Helen Lee, Early Careers Recruitment Coordinator, said: “An apprenticeship or degree apprenticeship offers young people the amazing opportunity to learn and gain professional qualifications. They also get work experience, earn a wage, enjoy the

benefits of being employed by a large company and unlike students who go to university, there’s no debt at the end.”

Nico Breviglieri, 23, is currently in the first year of his electrical engineering degree apprenticeship and said: “It’s a really great opportunity, everything’s paid for and I’ll have a full-time electrical engineering job at the end of it.

“I know a couple of people who’ve just finished their degrees with £40,000 of debt and no work experience. It’s going to be hard for them to find a job straightaway and I’ve heard of people settling for any old job.”

Daniel Beedham, 17, has just started his advanced apprenticeship in mechanical craft after a year at college. He said: “British Steel is well known for offering good apprenticeship schemes, my uncle did one here and really enjoyed it. It’s the best apprenticeship around this area. You get a good mix of theory and practical knowledge, which I really enjoy because you get to apply it like you would in your job.”

Details on applying for our apprenticeships in Teesside will be released shortly. Visit www.britishsteel.co.uk/join-our-team to read more about careers with us and entry requirements.

Left: fresh talent: Daniel Beedham, 17, Advanced Mechanical Craft ApprenticeRight: bright spark: Nico Breviglieri, 23, Electrical Engineering Degree Apprentice

Left: Electrical Placement Student Chinamano Moyo at Teesside University fair. Top right: Comms Graduate James Spencer and HR Placement Student Louisa Coombs at the Lincoln University ‘Find Your Feet’ Careers fair. Bottom right: Mechanical Engineering Graduate Saroj Khadka at the Sheffield Hallam University fair

More than 1,600 students have applied for 1 of the 45 graduate and placement opportunities available for 2017 as we continue to recruit a talented workforce for the future.

In October we launched our engineering, technical and IT vacancies and earlier this week we opened opportunities for functional graduates and placements.

Our recruitment team, along with a number of our employees, has been busy attending events at our partner universities – The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, Teesside University, The University of Lincoln and The University of Hull.

This year we’ve also partnered with STEM

Graduates line up for our jobs

graduate recruitment specialist Gradcracker, that has the leading careers website for engineering and technology opportunities. It has been representing British Steel at 50 additional careers fairs and events across the UK.

Helen Lee, Early Careers Recruitment Coordinator, said: “We’ve been overwhelmed with the response so far.

“We’ve never had this many applications before and we’ve only just opened up our second wave of recruitment with the functional roles, so expecting a few more in the coming weeks.

“We’ve had lots of compliments about the new brand and people were queuing up to come and see us at some of the event!”

WORKS GUIDE WANTED!Becoming a works guide at our Scunthorpe site is ideal for anyone who’s recently retired from the business or worked here in the past and still wants to see our company succeed. Works guides host visits for all our stakeholders. Previous experience of working on the site is crucial, although full training will be given. There are no set hours for the role so flexibility in terms of working days and hours is essential. If you know anyone suitable who is proud of our business, able to talk passionately about it to a wide range of visitors and willing to keep up-to-date with our business performance, please contact Works Guide Ron Wilkins (ext: 5723) or Head of Comms Ruth Henstock (ext: 5788).

DO YOU NEEDYOUR COMPUTERAFTER CHRISTMAS?

Please be aware that DISOE will be turned off at Christmas 2016 and we need to make sure your DISOE machine(s) have been replaced by new FUSE devices where necessary.

If you have a DISOE machine (or use a shared DISOE machine) please email [email protected] as soon as possible to get your machine scheduled in for replacement.

If the British Steel FUSE team doesn’t hear from you, it shall be presumed your DISOE machine is no longer required and will subsequently stop working after Christmas 2016.

The Queen Victoria blast furnace on our Scunthorpe site was lit purple in November, to support Pancreatic Cancer UK’s ‘Purple Lights’ campaign. Pancreatic Cancer Action and Pancreatic Cancer UK volunteer Maggie Watts delivered a session to the Projects & Technical

Engineering Services team. Maggie said: “We’re truly grateful to British Steel for taking part. I’m proud to be able to tell people one of the biggest names in town is getting behind the campaign.” Employees and the local community responded positively and shared several images of the beautifully-lit furnace on social media. Simon O’Sullivan, Area Manufacturing Manager, said: “Not sure whose idea it was to take part, but I want to thank them.

“My brother currently has this horrible illness and only a 4% chance of survival. Forty-five years ago his chances would have been 2%. There’s been virtually no progress in all that time. It isn’t a rare cancer – it’s in the top 5 most common cancers in the UK and most sufferers die within the first 6 months. My brother’s middle name is ‘fight’ so we do have hope! Once again thanks to whoever suggested it and to British Steel for the support.” Thank you to the Blast Furnace team for bringing the campaign to life at British Steel!

Our Queen Victoria blast furnace taken by Peter Woodward, Scunthorpe resident

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One of our long-standing colleagues has been awarded a prize by the internationally-renowned Iron and Steel Society, a division of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. Dr David Anderson, Principal Scientist Environmental Technology, received the prestigious Thomas Medal for his exceptional contributions over the years to the evaluations and decisions made by major manufacturing plants since the early 1990s.

“I’m absolutely delighted and very proud to be awarded the Thomas Medal,” said David. “This represents a massive team effort over a number

of years. On behalf of everyone involved I’d like to say thank you, as without their efforts this wouldn’t have been possible.” David has contributed more than 130 research papers, both individually and as part of specialist teams, during his tenures at British Steel, Corus and Tata Steel since graduating with a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Sheffield Hallam University. He shared his expertise to areas such as emission and pollutant control, as well as developing operations in cokemaking, sintering and both Basic Oxygen Steelmaking and Electric Arc Furnace steelmaking.

Scunthorpe employees are being asked to help out with getting their brand new access/ID cards. The new cards will carry our British Steel logo and replace the old Tata Steel branded ones.

The Tata Steel access cards will also be deactivated, so it’s important everyone who needs one gets their new British Steel card. To make this happen, if you have an access card you’ll need to provide the 5-digit code on the reverse of your current access card.

At the moment all employees also have an ID card that shows an expiry date. This date is 3 years after your last site induction. Some employees also have an access card to enter buildings across the site – but this is set to change.

Graham Boyle, Occupational Health & Safety Manager, said: “We’ve reviewed our processes and decided our employees only need 1 card – this is because if you have an access card, you must have completed an induction to get one. We’ve also agreed inductions will only need to be redone if there’s a significant change in our health and safety policy, procedures or protocol. Contractors, however, will still need to repeat their site induction every 3 years.

“There’s a massive difference in the cost between access cards, which contain a microchip, and ID cards, so I’m asking managers to identify who in their team needs an access card and who needs an ID card.”

The roll out of the new cards is supported by Security team members, who will print off the cards and distribute to local contact points across the site. John Crowston, ServicesContract Manager Security, said: “It’s a big task and we need this to run as smoothly as possible. That’s why we need the co-operation of everyone to make it happen.”

To issue access cards giving employees the correct access rights, the Security team need to know everyone’s 5-digit code on the reverse of their existing access cards. And that’s where all employees with access cards need to help out.

John said: “The local point of contacts need you to tell them your code – this will be logged on a spreadsheet and sent to Security to make sure you can still get in where you need to when you get your new card. The old ones will be turned off 2 weeks after the new ones are issued, so please make sure you collect your new card when it’s available.”

IMPORTANT: big card exchange!

OVERVIEW OF WHAT’S HAPPENING:

1. Managers identify whether employees need an access card or ID card

2. Employees tell their local contact what their 5-digit number on their current card is

3. Completed spreadsheets are returned to Security

4. New cards are issued to your local contact for distribution

Dr David Anderson, Principal Scientist Environmental Technology, was presented with the Thomas Medal by Mick Steeper, Chair of the Iron and Steel Society

A WELL-DESERVED PRESTIGIOUS AWARDStuart Cadzow, Manager Health, Safety & Environment, said: “David’s recognised as a technical expert in these fields. He carries immense knowledge, skills and expertise in the reduction of the factors related to the generation and control of dioxins and related pollutants, as well as contributing significantly across the areas of work to assisting the iron and steel works processes.

“During his secondment here as Environment Manager since October 2015, David’s put many of his invaluable experiences and technical knowledge to good use.”

John Crowston, Services Contract Manager Security, with one of the new access cards. Your help is need to make sure new cards are rolled out across the Scunthorpe site

Area / function Local contactTelephone no.(01724 40xxxx)

Location

Technical (non-Testing Solutions)

Suzanne Schmid 2014 Appleby Business Centre

Engineering Sadi Pell 3547Engineering Support Offices (old HSM offices)

Occupational Health Linzi Birkitt 3468 OH Secretary Office

Plate Mill (mothball team) Bob Saxby 3380 Plate Mill

Steelmaking – BOS Plant

Sarah Waters 1198 BOS Plant Offices

Steelmaking – Concast

Steelmaking – Engineering

Steelmaking – Ops Support

Steelmaking – SFP

Ironmaking – blast furnaces

Suzanne Moffatt 3704Seraphim House, first floor

Ironmaking – cokemaking

Ironmaking – OPP

Ironmaking – Technical

Rod MillHaley Watson or Troy Hales

2326 / 5727Upstairs Portacabin behind Main Office

SRSM Areas 1 and 2 Pete Sheffield 1575 SRSM 1&2 main office

SRSM Area 3 Yvette McCormack 5922 Area 3 main office block

Testing Solutions Caron Watson 2748 Central Labs

Energy Operations Lynne Pilsworth 3813Energy Operations Office Block 1 Services Road

Health and SafetySuzanne Schmid 2014 Appleby Business Centre

Internal Logistics

Apprentices / trainees Heather Bateman 2602 Apprentice workshops

HR & Business Services (incl. Business Improvement / Facilities / Communications / Procurement)

Sue Moffatt 4573

Admin Building senior manager office area (opposite canteen)

Supply Chain / LogisticsClair Lee-Spooner 5327

Commercial

Finance & ITElaine Goring / Andrea Ingall

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IT’S A BIG TASK AND WE NEED THIS TO RUN AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE. THAT’S WHY WE NEED THE CO-OPERATION OF EVERYONE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. THE OLD ONES [ACCESS CARDS] WILL BE TURNED OFF 2 WEEKS AFTER THE NEW ONES ARE ISSUED, SO MAKE SURE YOU COLLECT YOUR NEW CARD.

John Crowston, Services Contract Manager Security



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The recent year has seen too many hand and finger injuries across our business. That’s the stark message from Stuart Cadzow, Manager Health Safety & Environment.

Of all the injuries so far in 2016, 30% have been to hands and fingers. These have ranged from cuts on hands to partial amputation of fingers, which can have a real impact on an individual’s life. Hands are valuable but also vulnerable – it can be very difficult to pick things up without using your thumb, try it!

And you might think it’s the younger people in our company who tend to experience these injuries but that’s not the case. It’s normally the more experienced people who suffer Stuart said:

“Although the reasons for these injuries can

sometimes be complex and varied, research shows our experienced people become comfortable with routine tasks they’ve done hundreds of times before. That’s where complacency can creep in, hazard

perception deteriorates and people ‘drift’ from the safe way to work. This leads to people taking risks and shortcuts and can lead to injury. We need everyone to stop and think about how they can get hurt before they start working.

“The good news is all these reasons can be addressed. Every employee has a responsibility for their own safety but our leadership has a role to play in making sure

teams are properly briefed prior to jobs starting, raising awareness of hazards and ensuring their teams are controlling risk.

“This isn’t just about work arising, most of our injuries this year have occurred on routine jobs. I’d pose these questions to team leaders and supervisors: ‘Are your teams working safely on routine jobs? How do you know?’”

As covered in the current zero harm campaign, there are a number of ways you can help protect your hands:

• Use no-touch tools

• Use distance tools to keep your hands out of harm’s way – such as guide ropes and push sticks when slinging loads

• Protect your hands e.g. use a sponge rubber when using a chisel

• Wear gloves, make sure they’re the right ones for the job

Work is well underway to raise the issues associated with hand and finger injuries. Awareness and training are key with tool box talks being well received. Going a step further is Steve Bowman, Plant Engineer at Teesside Beam Mill (TBM). Each Monday afternoon, colleagues at TBM get together for safety sessions. These take the form of a discussion followed by inspections around the mill for potential health and safety issues.

Steve said: “At the end of October I ran a safety session specifically on hand and finger injuries for all employees, including apprentices. I brought in tools that deliberately had faults – such as loose hammer heads, split handles – and asked attendees to inspect each tool. This exercise was really helpful, it gave colleagues the knowledge of what to look out for and the confidence to raise issues.

“As a consequence, the guys have gone out in the mill and found tools no longer fit for purpose – this has given us the chance to rectify the problems before anyone gets hurt.”

All employees at TBM have also received vital training of potential hazards to hands and fingers through FELT sessions, helping them become aware of what to look out for and taking the time to review the risks.

Stuart added: “We need to make sure people don’t take short cuts. Make sure you know the tools you’re working with and how to handle them. Stay alert and work at your own pace. Remember that an injury can happen in a split second and result in a lifetime of disablement and hardship.

“We don’t want anyone to have to live with this so my message is clear; follow the systems of work, take time to think of the hazards and put measures in place to reduce these. Make sure you’re competent and trained to undertake your task.”

TOO PRECIOUS TO LOSE

ASK YOURSELF:

• What are the potential hazards?

• What are the associated risks?

• What can I do to control the risks?

• What do I do if something goes wrong?

• What can I do differently?

• Is the machinery properly isolated and immobilised?

• Is there a requirement for my hands to be in a trapping zone? Why?

I’D POSE THESE QUESTIONS TO TEAM LEADERS AND SUPERVISORS: ‘ARE YOUR TEAMS WORKING SAFELY ON ROUTINE JOBS? HOW DO YOU KNOW?’

Stuart Cadzow, Manager Health Safety & Environment

REASONS CITED FOR HAND AND FINGER INJURIES INCLUDE:

• Not complying with safe working procedures

• Doing things as they’ve always been done

• Lack of concentration

• Tools not fit for purpose

• Poor communication

• Not having the right tool for the job

• Poor lighting and housekeeping

Wrong cutting techniques can lead to injuries – make sure you cut away from your body

Love your hands! Make sure you know the risks and have the right equipment for the job – your fingers are too precious to lose

Q: WHAT’S YOUR BACKGROUND?

I have a classical background, studying a Masters in French Literature at La Sorbonne University, Paris. I started my career in the shipbuilding industry and in 1996 joined the

long special steel manufacturer Ascometal to work as an account manager, responsible for mechanical, bearing and forging steel customer in the French market, such as Vallourec, NTN-SNR and Schaeffler. I was also responsible for non-prime material across Italy, Germany and Switzerland.

Q: WHAT ATTRIBUTES HAVE HELPED YOU DEVELOP YOUR CAREER?

I am dynamic, enthusiastic, positive and focused. I always see the glass half full.

Q: WHAT CHALLENGES DOES OUR INDUSTRY FACE?

When Wire Rod Sales Director Campbell McGibbon took me through the business strategy, it was exactly what I expected to see –

a focus on differentiated products and service excellence. Improving the quality and size range of our products is exactly what we need to do to compete in this challenging market.

Q: HOW DO YOU MAINTAIN POSITIVE CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS?

I enjoy dealing with people and in a commercial role, you need to have frequent interaction with customers. You have to develop a thorough understanding of your customers’ businesses and become an extension of their team.

Q: WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN YOUR NEW ROLE?

Working with customers. I hope to use my network of contacts to develop new accounts.

Our customers are very supportive of our strategy to extend our product offering and I hope that this will open more doors for us.

Q: WHY DID YOU WANT TO WORK FOR BRITISH STEEL?

When Ascometal went into administration I was made redundant. I joined a recruitment agency that made me aware of the vacancy with a European steel manufacturer – British Steel. Initially I thought this to be a mistake, British Steel used to be a major competitor of ours. I was delighted to hear that British Steel was back in business as this was a name associated with history and quality, so I really wanted the job! I’m looking forward to the challenges of the role, I’ve started to familiarise myself with the market and products and already spent some time in Scunthorpe. The wire rod conference in November provided a great opportunity to meet the team and gain insight into the strategy.

Getting to know Christine

Christine Chalet-Boulle, Regional Account Manager Wire Rod, joined us last month and is looking forward to the future here



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The engagement temperature checks we conducted last month generated the best response yet and showed that almost 90% of you are proud to work for British Steel.

Director HR & Business Services Paul Martin said: “Thank you to everyone who took the time to give us feedback. Almost 20% of you gave your views about important topics including leadership, communication and engagement. The results have now been analysed and shared with both the senior leadership team and senior union colleagues and we’ll be working hard as a management team to address the key issues raised.”

The response rate was nearly double the number of responses we received last time. This round of temperature checks included feedback collected through an electronic version of the survey as well as face-to-face interviews with employees in plant areas.

Our overall engagement score has gone up from 6.3 out of 10, when we last did the check in January, to 7.3 out of 10 in November. Eighty-eight % of employees said they’re proud to work for British Steel and more than 80% agreed they could see a clear link between their role and the overall goals and objectives for the business.

While the results in general were positive and encouraging, there are a number of responses where we must take action to improve. Paul said: “Thirty % of employees said they don’t feel valued for the work they do and there’s been a decrease in the number of colleagues joining the monthly WebEx I host.

“Similarly some said there’s not enough management visibility in the business and local team briefs aren’t always taking place. These are areas we need to address quickly going forward and l’ll make sure you’re updated on our improvement actions.”

Each of the business unit managing directors has already been asked to think about how management visibility can be improved in their local areas. Early in 2017, we’ll be reviewing the team brief process across the business so everyone has access to this valuable source of information. From the end of January, we’ll also be doing more work to improve the monthly all-employee WebEx so as many employees as possible can access it.

We received positive feedback about Steel Matters, our internal newspaper, from those

who read it but the temperature checks highlighted it’s not being as widely distributed as we thought. We’ve started work on this as we want to make sure everyone across all our sites and plants has an opportunity to read it when it’s published each month.

Paul said: “The results are a reminder of how many passionate and committed colleagues we have in our business. It’s great so many

colleagues are engaged and feel positive about our new company, but we know there’s work for us to do.

“It’s only by giving your feedback either directly to us or through surveys like these temperature checks that we can keep delivering improvements and ensure we remain a great company to work for.”

OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE SPOKEN!

IT’S ONLY BY GIVING YOUR FEEDBACK EITHER DIRECTLY TO US OR VIA SURVEYS LIKE THESE TEMPERATURE CHECKS THAT WE CAN KEEP DELIVERING IMPROVEMENTS AND ENSURE WE REMAIN A GREAT COMPANY TO WORK FOR.

Paul Martin, Director HR & Business Services

SOME OF THE THINGS YOU TOLD US:Team brief is usually delivered by an email cascade. Don't see enough of plant day management on the shop floor. They often appear remote from the rest of the workforce and rarely directly engage with them.

There’s been a marked improvement in communications across the business since we left Tata Steel but leadership still need to get out more to talk to employees on the shop floor.

Sometimes it’s not the message being given but how it is delivered. After the WebEx today, people felt good about the good news given and empowered to act on the bad news but other briefs over the years with the same message would have left people feeling down as the bad news drowned any good news.

Communication with shift guys could be better, we struggle to get to team briefs. If we’re not present, there’s no face-to-face communication. Some articles for Steel Matters are a bit tedious if it’s areas we’re not associated with.

3-to-1 briefs used to be good (by senior management) once a month. Sometimes you feel intimidated asking questions at briefs when there are lots of people there.

The all employee WebEx is good for a wide business message, but should still be made available for colleagues to listen to at a later date.

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Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry Nick Hurd MP visited British Steel’s headquarters in Scunthorpe to meet with the management, owners and unions. Mr Hurd, from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) also toured the site on 1 December.

He held talks with Marc Meyohas and Daniel Goldstein of Greybull Capital, British Steel directors Paul Martin and Peter Hogg, and Scunthorpe Multi-Union Site Chairman Paul McBean.

Mr Hurd was appointed to Theresa May’s new government in the summer when the new BEIS department was unveiled. Earlier in the day, he visited the Siemens factory in Hull with Secretary of State Greg Clark to see the first blade it had made for use in an offshore windfarm.

Following his visit to Scunthorpe, Mr Hurd said: “This government has been clear we want to do all we can to secure a viable UK steel sector, so it was great to be in Scunthorpe today to meet British Steel and see for myself the progress the company has made in such a short period of time.

“This is further evidence there really is a long-term sustainable future for steelmaking in this country and I look forward to working with British Steel moving forward.”

Paul Martin, Director HR & Business Services, said: “We’re in regular dialogue with the government so it was an excellent opportunity for the Minister to see exactly what makes our steel, our people and our industry so special.

“Since our launch on 1 June, we’ve come a long way in a short space of time and while

I’m pleased to say we’re on track to meet our financial targets, it’s crucial we continue to work with government to make sure we have a sustainable future.

“Our industry still faces many challenges – most notably over energy pricing, business rates, research and development and public procurement. With government support, I’m confident British Steel can be a sustainable business and become the success story our employees are striving to make it.”

During the meeting, Paul Martin said he wanted the UK steel industry to operate on a level playing field and for steel to be seen as a priority. Paul McBean represented the unions at the meeting and said: “It was a good opportunity to sit down with the Minister and explain to him how big a role our employees have played in helping transform the business, and the support we need from government.”

Following the meeting, Mr Hurd took part in a tour of Scunthorpe Rail and Section Mill (SRSM) Area 3 with Peter Smith, Managing Director Rail.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

(L-R): Director HR & Business Services Paul Martin, Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry Nick Hurd MP, Managing Director Rail Peter Smith and Scunthorpe Multi-Union Site Chairman Paul McBean at Scunthorpe Rail and Section Mill Area 3

INDUSTRY MINISTER ‘LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH BRITISH STEEL’

THIS IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THERE REALLY IS A LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR STEELMAKING IN THIS COUNTRY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH BRITISH STEEL MOVING FORWARD.

Nick Hurd MP, Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry

INDUSTRY MINISTER ‘LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH BRITISH STEEL’

Drone technology has recently been trialled again on our Scunthorpe site in a bid to speed up analysis and improve health and safety while monitoring by-product material.

Data gathered by a drone can be used for a multitude of purposes including calculating stockpile dimensions and volumes. This allows us to accurately inform potential buyers about secondary products we have for sale.

Products such as iron oxide, slag and other by-products arise from a range of iron- and steelmaking processes and a proportion of these become available for sale into external markets. These products are valuable in other manufacturers’ processes such as cement, tile, brick and pigment production. As such, they can be sold into the appropriate industries, turning a profit and increasing cash flow from a material we, as a business, have a surplus of.

Steve Spencer, Sundry Sales Lead, explained how drones could potentially replace older forms of surveying. He said: “Traditionally, we used a piece of equipment called a theodolite

– a surveying instrument with a rotating telescope for measuring horizontal and vertical angles. The surveyor would carry this while walking over large stock piles to survey and collect data. A drone, however, takes people out of harm’s way.

“The use of drones replaces the need for aerial surveys from a plane using cameras, which is time consuming, expensive and requires highly-trained employees.”

Drones could be used for even more applications. Steve said: “There’s potential to inspect chimney stacks, buildings and large structures as well as production processes. This improves product knowledge and management as well as reducing the need for people to work at height – putting themselves, and others, at possible risk.

“Drones are versatile and can be fitted with other software, such as thermal cameras, which would allow them to reveal temperature distribution and hotspots in products, steam leaks and heat loss in pipework and processes, and thermographic surveying of processes and power trains.

“It’s important to use cutting-edge technology, especially when it has financial and safety benefits. The future is bright and exciting.”

The drone takes flight

Is it a bird, is it a plane?

[DRONES CAN IMPROVE] PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS REDUCING THE NEED FOR PEOPLE TO WORK AT HEIGHT.

Steve Spencer, Sundry Sales Lead



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It’s not always easy to figure out where the line is between social drinking and problem drinking. The bottom line is how alcohol affects you. If your drinking is causing problems in your life, you should seek help.

If you consume alcohol to cope with difficulties or to avoid feeling bad, you’re in potentially dangerous territory. It’s important to be aware of the warning signs and take steps to cut back if you recognise them.

Sharon Smith, Occupational Health Manager, said: “People who have a family history of alcoholism or closely associate with heavy drinkers are more likely to develop drinking problems. Those who suffer from a mental health problem such as anxiety, depression or bipolar disorder are also particularly at risk, because alcohol may be used to self-medicate.

“Alcohol abuse can also cause many health problems now and in the future. Regularly

drinking more than the low-risk guidelines increases the chances of cancer, heart disease, reduced fertility and liver disease.”

Men and women are advised not to regularly drink more than 14 units a week. What may seem like just a drink or 2 most evenings can do a lot of harm to your body, inside and out.

Although all employees working on British Steel’s sites are expected to adhere to the alcohol and substance misuse policy, we recognise that drug and alcohol problems are widespread and can be difficult to overcome.

But you don’t have to be alone – speak out and we’ll help.

If your drinking is causing problems in your life, you should seek help

Alcohol abuse – know the signs

IMPORTANT CONTACTS:

Your line manager or trade union representative – they have a list of trained local support champions Health Assured, the employee assistance programme, offers free confidential 24-hour support on 0800 030 5182

Our Occupational Health team:

T | +44 (0)1724 403467E | [email protected]

or [email protected]

Apprentices get involvedSome of our third-year apprentices have been out and about in the community again, volunteering for Scunthorpe-based organisations Empathy Support and Ongo.

Our group of apprentices picked up their tools and headed over to Empathy Support to help them fit some essential storage cupboards in its craft room.

Empathy Support is a volunteer-run organisation providing services and support for family, friends and carers of substance misusers. Despite receiving a donation of kitchen cupboards and worktops to store its craft materials, it was unable to fit them. This is where 6 of our third-year apprentices stepped in and spent the morning fitting the cupboards and worktops.

Empathy Support was thrilled with the end result. Joanne Marks is a volunteer at the centre and said: “We’re so grateful for the support today. The craft sessions we hold here are really important for the people who use the facility as a break from troubles at home. A nice area to do craft work may also encourage more people to come and join in!”

Next stop for our apprentices was Ongo, a housing association. Alongside some Ongo apprentices they got to work on a community gardening project at the flats on Cole Street, Scunthorpe. Shrubs and leaves were cleared from the main paths and gardens were prepared so the residents can plant them up in the spring. Jack Wallace, Mechanical

Apprentice, said: “It feels really good to give something back to the community. I enjoy volunteering, it’s really fulfilling and lots of fun!”

Our apprentices also received praise from Ongo. Catering Supervisor Steve Gilmore arranged the project and said: “We really appreciate the volunteer support from British Steel. This type of work brings so many benefits to the community and we wouldn’t be able to do it without this support – they’ve done an absolutely fantastic job! I’d have no hesitation to work with them again and I hope to build a strong partnership between British Steel and Ongo in the future for more volunteering opportunities.”

THIS TYPE OF WORK BRINGS SO MANY BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY AND WE WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT FROM THE APPRENTICES.

Steve Gilmore, Catering Supervisor Ongo

Apprentices get crafty at Empathy Support (L-R): Damian Lingard, Tom Dalton, Liam Purslow, Bradley Renton, Kane Linklater and Daniel Rylatt

Apprentices get to work on the community gardens (L-R): Jack Wallis, Joe Johnson, Ed McMullen and Chris Armstrong

Last month, we asked you to vote for a community partner at our sites in Scunthorpe, Teesside and Skinningrove.

The votes have been counted and we are pleased to announce our winning charities!

SCUNTHORPE: Lindsey Lodge HospiceSKINNINGROVE: Great North Air AmbulanceTEESSIDE: Great North Air Ambulance

These charities will receive an enhanced level of support from us as our community partners and we look forward to working closely with them over the next 2 years. We’ll continue to update you about the ways we’ll be working together and the projects we’re involved in over the coming months.

The other charities nominated for the award at each site will also receive a financial donation from British Steel.

THE VOTES ARE IN!

Lindsey Lodge Hospice is the Scunthorpe site’s community partner

Teesside and Skinningrove’s community partner is Great North Air Ambulance



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One of our very own sparkies is speeding towards a career as a professional motorsport racer.

Craig Neve, Electrical Engineer Appleby Coke Ovens, has finished his 2016 racing season in style by achieving a third place overall finish in the GP Thundersport championship, comprising of 8 races throughout the year.

Craig’s podium finish was achieved despite having to miss 2 races due to international

racing commitments. This year has also seen Craig break into the prestigious Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) race, achieving a 16th place finish.

“We had a fantastic 2016 season running a bike in the Thundersport GB championship with only a fraction of the budget of the other lads in the top 5,” said Craig.

Craig’s need for speed is well known around our Scunthorpe site, with many of his colleagues being keen motorcycle enthusiasts themselves. Craig’s dad is also heavily interested in his career, so much so that he’s a mechanic on Craig’s racing team.

Hoping to push on from this year’s success, Craig aims to establish himself on the world stage in 2017 by achieving a top-10 finish in the Isle of Man TT.

Craig said: “The TT is known to many around the world as the pinnacle of motorsport; I’m sure I can be one of the main contenders on the roads in the next 5 years.

“I’m currently preparing for 2017 as I move back into the British Superbike paddock as well as my international road racing commitments with the North West 200 TT and Ulster GP.”

One of our employees raised awareness for men’s cancer last month – 7 years after surviving prostate cancer himself.

John Eyre, Business Manager Scunthorpe Metal Centre, took part in the well-known Movember awareness campaign that sees men sport a moustache for a month to raise awareness of male illness, such as testicular and prostate cancer, as well as male suicide.

John became concerned in 2009 after noticing difficulty going to the toilet. He took a PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test at his local GP unit, which showed higher than normal levels. John was referred to hospital for further tests and was diagnosed with the illness.

“I think prostate cancer is something people feel is an old man’s disease; it’s not. I was diagnosed when I was 51 and the support group I’m in has men diagnosed in their 40s, so it’s really important if people recognise the symptoms to go get checked,” said John.

“If someone in your family has had it, it’s possible you could – it tends to be hereditary so it’s worth checking.”

There are a range of treatments for prostate cancer when diagnosed early, with research leading to new or improved treatments all the time. John opted to have a prostatectomy, which is to have the prostate fully removed. The cancer returned 2 years later at which point he had salvage radiotherapy and hormone treatment.

“I’ve done the moustache every year to raise awareness – it’s hard not to notice when you look as ridiculous as I do!” said John.

“My family has raised more than £20,000 for the cancer charities over the years, including Movember and Prostate Cancer UK; I’ve climbed Kilimanjaro and done things like sponsored bike rides and charity balls too.

“It’s been great to donate but more important to us to raise awareness, because that’s what saves lives.”

Monday saw the start of our fun and festive 12 days of steel giveaway and the response has already been impressive!

To celebrate our first Christmas as British Steel, we decided to run a gift giveaway online. Liz Brown, Communications Specialist – Brand and Digital Media, said:

“The 12 days of steel is a bit of fun but has been designed to raise awareness of what we do and what we’re about.

“Visitors to the 12 days of steel competition, hosted on our website, will be able to test out their steel knowledge and on the

final day see a special message from our Executive Chairman Roland Junck.”

And it’s not too late to have a go! You could be in with a chance to win a branded item ranging from pens to fleeces with one prize up for grabs every day until Friday 23 December. The winner is selected at random and we’ll let the winners know they’ve won by email as soon as we can.

So why not join in the fun and visit britishsteel.co.uk/12daysofsteel to be in with a chance of winning a prize?

HAVE YOU HAD A GO AT OUR 12 DAYS OF STEEL YET?

MIGHTY MO’

John Eyre, Business Manager Scunthorpe Metal Centre (right), grew his moustache to raise awareness of prostate cancer – his ‘mo-spiration’ in the picture on the left

RACING TOWARDS GLORYFestive FurnaceThe Christmas lights are back on at Queen Anne, one of our Scunthorpe blast furnaces. Merry Christmas from everyone at British Steel!

Care has been taken to ensure that the contents of this publication are accurate, but British Steel Limited and its subsidiaries and associated undertakings (having the meaning set out in the Companies Act 2006) do not accept responsibility or liability for errors or information that is found to be misleading.

Craig racing at Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire, in round 8 of the Thundersport GB championship

Lisburn Service Centre employees Jim Greer, Sales Person, and Stephen Jamison, Account Manager, also took part in Movember and raised £330 for Friends of the Cancer Centre in Belfast City Hospital

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