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A £5m renewal project led by St Modwen Properties PLC is currently transforming the former steel-producing part of the Llanwern steelworks site. The masterplan envisages 1.5m sq ft of employment-generating accommodation hosting 6,000 jobs, 4,000 new dwellings, community facilities and open space including 3 new lakes. Full completion is anticipated by 2026-8.<ref name="St Modwen"/> |
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Revision as of 10:31, 7 October 2010
Llanwern Steelworks (formerly the Spencer Works) is located in Llanwern, east of the City of Newport, South Wales.
Built by Richard Thomas & Baldwin Ltd, the works was originally referred to locally as "The RTB", before being called Spencer Works and later Llanwern.
It was the first oxygen-blown integrated steelworks in Britain when it opened in 1962.[1] Steel-making making at the site ceased in 2001 with the loss of 1300 jobs, and the 'heavy end' of the works was demolished in 2004[2]. While the site no longer manufactures steel, Corus' remaining operations at Llanwern include a hot strip mill, a cold strip mill, and a hot dip galvanising line processing 2 million tonnes of steel coil for automotive, construction and general engineering applications.[3] In January 2009, Corus announced that it was mothballing the hot strip mill, with the loss of over 500 jobs.[4], as of 2010 the site is still open.
Regeneration
A £5m renewal project led by St Modwen Properties PLC is currently transforming the former steel-producing part of the Llanwern steelworks site. The masterplan envisages 1.5m sq ft of employment-generating accommodation hosting 6,000 jobs, 4,000 new dwellings, community facilities and open space including 3 new lakes. Full completion is anticipated by 2026-8.[3]
References
- ^ The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press 2008
- ^ South Wales Argus, September 2004
- ^ a b St. Modwen Properties PLC Investor Site Visit - 1st October 2007. Brownfield renewal in the South West and Wales region
- ^ BBC NEWS | Wales | Fears for over 1,100 Welsh steel jobs
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