Government to take over Speciality Steel UK in move set to cost £350m Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the Government would have to pay off the creditors of the insolvent steelmaker. Evening Standard · Sep 14
Government moves to nationalise Speciality Steel UK to protect 1,300 jobs Firm, once part of Sanjeev Gupta’s empire, fell into administration last year but has failed to find buyer The Guardian - UK · Sep 14
Czech energy group hints at combined bid for British Steel and Speciality Steel UK Exclusive: Sev.en Global Investments could turn state-owned businesses into Britain’s biggest steelmaker The Guardian - UK · May 1
‘Every option’ to keep steel-making in Yorkshire being pursued after insolvency Industry minister Sarah Jones said she ‘very much believes’ that steelworks have a future in South Yorkshire and the West Midlands. Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025
‘Hopelessly insolvent’: how ‘saviour of steel’ Sanjeev Gupta’s global empire unravelled This week’s collapse of the tycoon’s Yorkshire operations brought relief for some. It echoes insolvency steps at 15 of his companies The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2025
Government takes over Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire plants to protect 1,450 jobs Court ends Sanjeev Gupta’s control of UK’s third-largest steelworks as ministers seek to save 1,450 jobs The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2025
UK government considers rescue package for second major steel plant this year Exclusive: Speciality Steel UK, which employs 1,450 people in South Yorkshire, could be supported if it enters administration The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025