Ministers line up plan to run Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire plants in administration
Move shows government is ready to step in immediately to secure operations of SSUK, which employs 1,450Business live – latest updatesMinisters have lined up special managers to run Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire operations if they are put into administration, according to a dramatic revelation...
<p>Move shows government is ready to step in immediately to secure operations of SSUK, which employs 1,450</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/aug/20/uk-inflation-data-expected-show--rise-higher-food-energy-prices-eurozone-ukraine-oasis-business-live">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Ministers have lined up special managers to run Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire operations if they are put into administration, according to a dramatic revelation at London’s high court.</p><p>The development shows the government is ready to step in immediately to secure the continued operations of the Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), which employs 1,450 people at the group’s operations at an electric arc furnace in Rotherham and another plant in Stocksbridge, both in South Yorkshire.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/20/ministers-line-up-plan-to-run-liberty-steel-south-yorkshire-plants-in-administration">Continue reading...</a>
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