# Sheffield Forgemasters awards £210M machine shop construction contract

Sheffield Forgemasters has awarded a £210 million main works contract to McLaughlin & Harvey for a new Machine Shop on a 16-acre site at Weedon Street, Sheffield. The 30,000 m2 building will house 24 new machines, including large Vertical Turning Lathes, and is part of a recapitalisation programme.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-12-22
- Where: Weedon Street, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Value: $267.0M (210.0M GBP)
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 30,000 m2 building
- Products: defence machining, large vertical turning lathes
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Sheffield Forgemasters](https://endata.com/companies/18047.md)
- [McLaughlin & Harvey](https://endata.com/companies/62110.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [sheffieldforgemasters.com](https://sheffieldforgemasters.com/sheffield-forgemasters-awards-main-new-machine-shop-works-contract/), 2025-12-22: "Sheffield Forgemasters has awarded a major Machine Shop construction project to McLaughlin & Harvey valued at 210 million GBP."

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