Severfield rises with record orders after strong first half

The country’s leading steelwork contractor is boasting a record UK and Europe order book of £393m after a stronger than expected first half of trading.
Alan Dunsmore, Severfield chief executive officer, said despite material price and labour supply challenges the order book gave the firm good visibility through to the full year 2023.
The growth in the order book was driven by the new stadium for Everton FC, two large and various smaller distribution facilities in the UK, a waste-to-e