Firm appointed on Sheffield Forgemasters £138m project for UK’s largest open-die forging facility

VINCI Building will deliver the project to provide foundations, a 40-metre-high superstructure and building service solutions for the facility, alongside teams of subcontractors and supply chain partners.

Gareth Barker, chief operating officer at Sheffield Forgemasters, said: “VINCI Building undertook a competitive bids process to secure the Forge delivery contract and as the winning bidder, will now look to move the programme forward at pace.

“Each of these milestones serves to remind the wider UK that we are progressing with a transformation of this business, to create one of the world’s most advanced large-scale engineering facilities, providing decades of jobs security and training for high-technology careers.”

Sheffield Forgemasters is investing heavily across its site in a bid to provide forging and machining facilities to support defence work.

John Roberts, managing director of VINCI Building, said: “Signing of this contract brings together three years of tireless work by the team to develop the design and price for Sheffield Forgemasters.

“It gives us the opportunity to step up our social value activities to deliver a positive legacy for the people of Sheffield. I look forward to seeing progress in the coming months.”

The forging line will service defence and commercial work in sectors including civil nuclear power.