Up to 50 Harsco Scaffolders could be made redundant within the next 90 days at TATA Steel Works in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire.
Rumors have been circulating since Friday after the shock announcement that 1,500 jobs are to go at TATA Steel, 1,200 at Scunthorpe and 300 at the Teeside plant which is due to the down turn in the demand for structural steel.
Parts of the Scunthorpe plant have also been proposed to be mothballed including the Bloom and Billet Mill and the Queen Bess blast furnace.
Demand for structural steel in the UK is only two-thirds of the 2007 level and is not expected to fully recover within the next five years.
The Scaffolders work for Harsco Corporation who supply the scaffolding workforce on the plant and operate in 39 countries and provide construction and industrial maintenance services.
A spokesman for Harsco told ScaffMag that “Following a standard review process which was recently undertaken, Harsco are in discussions with employees and unions regarding the future operating structure.”
“This process is required to bring our operating capacity in line with current production levels and requirements at the plant.”
