Severfield plc is the UK's largest structural steelwork contractor by turnover, with fabrication capacity of more than 130,000 tonnes a year across five UK facilities. It has provided the steel frames for some of the country's best known buildings, from The Shard and the Olympic Stadium to Google's UK headquarters at King's Cross and Co-op Live in Manchester.
Severfield plc
About Severfield plc
The business is listed on the London Stock Exchange (SFR) and works across commercial offices, data centres, industrial and distribution, stadia and leisure, healthcare, education, nuclear, power and energy, and transport infrastructure. It has a growing international presence through Severfield (NI) and Severfield (Europe), and a joint venture in India, JSW Severfield Structures.
Severfield is in the middle of a significant leadership transition. Paul McNerney joined as chief executive from Laing O'Rourke in November 2025 and is leading a strategic review; Andrew Page, formerly of ISG, was appointed chief financial officer in February 2026. The modular solutions division has closed as part of the restructuring, and the focus has returned to core structural steel, nuclear infrastructure and high-growth sectors including data centres and renewables.
Key information
- Founded: 1978, as Severfield-Reeve; renamed Severfield plc in 2014
- Listed: London Stock Exchange (SFR)
- Chairman: Charlie Cornish, appointed 2024, formerly chief executive of MAG
- Chief executive: Paul McNerney, appointed November 2025, formerly Laing O'Rourke
- Chief financial officer: Andrew Page, appointed February 2026, formerly ISG
- Head office: Severs House, Dalton Airfield Industrial Estate, Thirsk, YO7 3JN
- UK factories: Dalton (Thirsk), Sherburn, Lostock, Carnaby, Ballinamallard (NI)
- Headcount: About 1,960
- Revenue: About £528m in the twelve months to September 2025
- Order book: £479m across the UK and Europe, January 2026
- Capacity: 130,000 tonnes a year in the UK, 20,000 in Europe
- India: JSW Severfield Structures, a joint venture with a record order book
Why I work with Severfield
I have run retained searches for Severfield's leadership team and know the business from the inside: how decisions are made, what the new executive team is building, and what it takes to succeed there. Leaders in process for a Severfield search are given a private area with the brief, the process and the preparation they need.
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Recent news
- Severfield appoints ex-ISG finance chief Andrew Page as new CFO (Construction News)
- New Severfield boss shuts modular arm as part of strategic review (Construction Enquirer)
- Severfield suffers £7.6m first-half loss amid tighter pricing and lower volumes (Construction Enquirer)
- Paul McNerney starts as new CEO, begins strategic review (Construction Wave)
- Severfield appoints Laing O'Rourke director Paul McNerney as chief executive (Construction News)
- Severfield celebrates topping out of 318 Oxford Street ('The Elephant') (severfield.com)
- Severfield issues profit warning; CEO Alan Dunsmore to step down (Construction Enquirer)
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