British Steel has secured a major new contract with Infrabel, Belgium’s national railway operator. 
The four-year agreement is for the maintenance and renewal of the Belgian rail network and will see British Steel supply between 35,000 and 40,000 tonnes of rail a year – more than 3,000km of rail over the duration of the contract.
The four-year agreement is for the maintenance and renewal of the Belgian rail network and will see British Steel supply between 35,000 and 40,000 tonnes of rail a year – more than 3,000km of rail over the duration of the contract.
Deliveries are scheduled to start in January 2019.
Richard Bell, British Steel’s Commercial Director Rail, said: “We’re delighted to have been awarded this contract and look forward to working in partnership with Infrabel over the next four years.
“We operate in a highly competitive market so it’s extremely pleasing that, after a short break, Infrabel have again named us as their main supplier. It’s a great endorsement of our products and services, and securing another contract with a national network operator is a source of enormous pride.”
The steel for the rails will be manufactured at British Steel’s headquarters in Scunthorpe, England, before being transported to the company’s state-of-the art rail rolling facility in Hayange, France.
From Hayange, a shuttle service will deliver train loads of the rail direct to Infrabel’s welding plants in varying lengths including 100 metres. The main grade of rail will be British Steel’s R260 although there’ll also be smaller volumes of its Stress-Free heat-treated and switch rails.
Today’s announcement comes a short time after British Steel announced it had secured a two-year contract extension with Network Rail, the company operating and maintaining the UK’s rail infrastructure. The agreement will see it supply Network Rail with over 200,000 tonnes (4,000km) of rail.
Richard said: “We’ve an excellent tradition of working with national operators such as Infrabel, Network Rail and SNCF who are all benefiting from our products and services.
“By working in partnership with our customers we can offer superb value for money by reducing the need for costly and time-consuming maintenance and replacement works. The less disruption to a network, the greater the flow of traffic – major benefits felt by passengers and freight operators.”
Infrabel said: “This contract, awarded by Infrabel in accordance with the public procurement legislation, is a strategic component of our Infrastructure, especially the rail.
“The quality of the product, the security of the supply chain and the reliability of the partners are crucial during the execution of the contract.
“Infrabel is therefore looking forward to the good cooperation with British Steel during the next four years.”
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Luc Vansteenkiste, Director Asset Management, Infrabel, signs the contract watched on by Ron Deelen, British Steel’s Chief Marketing Officer.
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About British Steel
British Steel was formed in June 2016 by Greybull Capital. While we’re proud of our heritage, we’re just as passionate about building stronger futures for our employees, customers, suppliers and local communities.
Internationally, we want to be a competitive exporter and the right strategic business partner. Nationally we want to be the champion in our chosen markets – recognised as the centre of competence for steelmaking and the partner of choice. And locally, through positive engagement, we want to become a leader of business and community re-development in the areas in which we operate.
Our steel helps people travel, work, eat and socialise every day. It has been, and continues to be, fundamental in creating iconic, awe-inspiring structures around the world. More importantly, it helps keep us safe. .
We produce more than 2.8 million tonnes of steel every year. From this, we manufacture more than 1,450 different specifications of steel that is rolled into wire rod, sections, special profiles, rail, bloom and slab. We employ 4,800 people (4,400 in the UK, 400 in France) and our facilities include:
• Scunthorpe integrated steelworks
• Teesside Beam Mill, Lackenby
• Special Profiles, Skinningrove
• Hayange Rail Mill, north east France
• Immingham Bulk Terminal (port terminal)
• Redcar Bulk Terminal (port terminal)
• FNsteel, Netherlands
• Rail logistics hub, Lecco, Italy
• Engineering business, Workington
• National design consultancy
• Associated distribution facilities in the UK and Ireland
• International sales offices including USA, Singapore, France, Spain and Germany
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