Some of the world’s most advanced steel forging and machining is set to be produced at Sheffield Forgemasters as it embarks on an expansion of its facilities.
During a visit to Sheffield Forgemasters’ facility in March, CIOB South Yorkshire Hub members learned how Forgemasters has recently been granted planning permission to build a landmark 30,000 sq metre machining facility on brownfield land in Sheffield.
The project will provide new open-die forging and advanced machining facilities, and will include improvements to flood defences and electrical resilience in the area as part of the ongoing works.
It will create some of the world’s most advanced large forging and machining capabilities, as well as making a significant contribution to the region’s advanced manufacturing sector and regenerating a prominent brownfield site in Sheffield’s industrial heartland.
During the visit, members learned about the unique challenges of the development project and how the companies involved have managed to navigate these issues, as well as their plans for the future of the project, which is ongoing until 2030.
Sheffield Forgemasters dates back as far as the 1750s, when it started as a small blacksmith’s forge and has grown into a company that is associated with some of the most famous steel industry names, including English Steel, Firth Brown, British Steel and River Don Castings.
Thanks go to Joe Mothersole, Turner & Townsend, Vinci and McLaughlin & Harvey for
facilitating the visit.
