GOLDEN OLDIE Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Does anyone know where the steel was imported from for the fountain outside the Midland Station? Am I right in thinking it is not Sheffield steel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrock Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 there was a big thing at the time when everyone found out it was sourced and manufactored outside of sheffield, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrexitGuy Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Maybe it was cheaper. If sourcing abroad kept £10 a year off our Council Tax, then it is surely worth it. To be fair, we are all corresponding about this subject on a piece of electrical engineering that was most probably made in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katkin Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 hmmm not sure how accurate this is, but i found https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrJQ6DvQxJcbFMAHCVLBQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTByZTJwYXBkBGNvbG8DaXIyBHBvcwM5BHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--/RV=2/RE=1544729711/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fwww.welcometosheffield.co.uk%2fcontent%2ffiles%2f1281%2f/RK=2/RS=2TvRodJBIH3FKv23mo0ikv2eP.I- which says the steel in The Cutting Edge sculpture is 'Sheffield Steel'... no definition of what 'Sheffield' steel is, mind you, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike84 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 1 hour ago, GOLDEN OLDIE said: Does anyone know where the steel was imported from for the fountain outside the Midland Station? Am I right in thinking it is not Sheffield steel? The steel was supplied by Outokumpu in Sheffield but the company that made it in to the sculpture were Jordans in Bristol. 1 hour ago, hotrock said: there was a big thing at the time when everyone found out it was sourced and manufactored outside of sheffield, Not true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylslinn Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I thought that they had originally stated the steel was sourced in Poland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 As Mike84 has already said... Quote The stainless steel was provided by Outokumpu of Brightside Sheffield, and the structure was manufactured by Jordans of Bristol. From...https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/home/parks-sport-recreation/public-spaces/sheaf-square.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauxwell Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) I think they could have made more parking spaces where the fountain is. The odd time I used the short wait pick up zone it was always full, but I suppose any one coming to Sheffield for the first time by train the fountain does look impressive. pleased the steel didn’t come from China. Edited December 14, 2018 by Groose font size shouting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Bynnol Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, hauxwell said: I think they could have made more parking spaces where the fountain is. The odd time I used the short wait pick up zone it was always full, but I suppose any one coming to Sheffield for the first time by train the fountain does look impressive. pleased the steel didn’t come from China. Are you using the free short stay in the car park (30mins) or the drop off zone? Edited December 14, 2018 by Groose font size shouting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steved32 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Not sure about the source of the metal, but Richard Hawley had a point when he likened it to a gigantic gents' urinal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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