Welsh Secretary on Tata's 'important milestone'
Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan says today marks an 'important milestone' in the work to assemble Blast Furnace No.4 at Tata Steel.
– Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl GillanThe next four months will see a period of intensive engineering activity as modules weighing over 500 tonnes will be lifted into place over the skies of its Port Talbot site.
Tata is clearly operating in an extremely challenging market – both domestically and internationally - but I am re-assured that Tata is fully committed to its investment in the UK. The company is one of our biggest employers in Wales and I look forward to seeing the new furnace taking shape over the coming months.
First Minister with Tata "every step of the way"
At the launch of Tata Steel's £240 million Port Talbot project, Carwyn Jones said his Government would continue to work closely with Tata.
Tata Steel may delay relighting a blast furnace
The company says the decision to look at the order books before relighting furnace 4 won't affect the rebuild project