UK Steel Charter signed at Sheffield Forgemasters
Published: 21 March 2024The South Yorkshire Metro Mayor, Oliver Coppard, the South Yorkshire Metro Combined Authority, and the newly founded regional Business Advisory Board have signed the UK Steel Charter at our Brightside Lane site.
Mayor Coppard becomes the first Northern Mayor to sign the Charter. He recently established the Business Advisory Board with industry experts from the local Chambers of Commerce, Make UK, CBI, Northern Trade Union Congress and Federation of Small Businesses amongst others.
The UK Steel Charter signals a commitment, encouraging business leaders to change procurement processes to include more UK-made steel, supporting local jobs, supply chains and the economy.
South Yorkshire Mayor, Oliver Coppard, said: “South Yorkshire was the home of the industrial revolution.
“By signing the UK Steel Charter, we’re signalling our commitment to back British steel – bringing high-quality jobs and growth, right across our region. And that’s a priority I have for South Yorkshire.
“We were the first to mass produce steel, we were the first to be an advanced manufacturing innovation district and now we’re the UK’s first investment zone.
“And to sign the charter in a place like Sheffield Forgemasters, which is such a unique and important site, shows just what we can achieve in the region with UK made steel.”
UK Steel Director General, Gareth Stace, said: “This is a triple boost of support as Mayor Coppard, the South Yorkshire Business Advisory Board and the Combined Authority join the UK Steel Charter.
“Today’s support is even more poignant as the Charter is signed in Sheffield, the historical home of the UK steel industry.”
Photo: (Left to right) - Sheffield Forgemasters Chief Executive Officer, Gary Nutter, The South Yorkshire Metro Mayor, Oliver Coppard and UK Steel Director General, Gareth Stace pictured with the UK Steel Charter inside the Forge building at Sheffield Forgemasters