Worries grow British Steel collapse will see contractors take hit on jobs

By Will Ing and Dave Rogers2019-05-23T05:00:00

Industry group says firms will have to source product from overseas if Scunthorpe site cannot be saved

Contractors will have to get used to the price of steel on their jobs going up and down because they will have to use more imported product unless a buyer can be found for British Steel, the steel construction’s industry body has warned.

British Steel went into compulsory liquidation yesterday after being wound up in the High Court.

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