UK SBS BLOJEU - CR150098BIS UK Steel: Competitiveness and Supply Chain Linkages

The dynamics of the global steel industry have changed significantly in recent years. Since its peak in 2008, the price of steel has reduced by nearly half, with contributing factors including overcapacity at a global level, falling demand in Europe and expanded supply from China. The steel industry in the UK is already under significant pressure from these forces – as demonstrated by the recent closure of SSI UK’s Redcar steelworks. The UK Steel Summit on the 16 October identified 5 industry asks of Government by industry • Full implementation of the Energy Intensive Industry Compensation Package • continued backing for EU-level action on anti-dumping measures • Business Rates • Avoid gold plating regulations (e.g. Industrial Emissions Directive) • Support local content in major construction projects Progress on these asks has been made through 3 Ministerial chaired, Working Groups, made up of UK Government, devolved administrations, industry and interested parties. This research is a forward looking SWOT analysis of the UK steel sector but at a detailed level to address the broad research questions: 1. What are the relative strengths and weaknesses of the UK Steel industry and how does this impact on UK supply chains? 2. Which aspects of the UK steel industry are well-placed competitively over the short, medium and long-term to meet current and emerging demands domestically and globally? About UK Shared Business Services Putting the business into shared services UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our customers improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. It is our vision to become the leading provider for our customers of shared business services in the UK public sector, continuously reducing cost and improving quality of business services for Government and the public sector. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations. Core services include Procurement, Finance, Grants Admissions, Human Resources, Payroll, ISS, and Property Asset Management all underpinned by our Service Delivery and Contact Centre teams. UK SBS is a people rather than task focused business. It’s what makes us different to the traditional transactional shared services centre. What is more, being a not-for-profit organisation owned by its customers, UK SBS’ goals are aligned with the public sector and delivering best value for the UK taxpayer. UK Shared Business Services Ltd changed its name from RCUK Shared Services Centre Ltd in March 2013.