How STEEL is MADE in Great Britain!

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[seanthebluesheep]

There's something so heartwarming about the look on Brinley's face as he talks about his job and his family history. That's a look of job satisfaction and absolute pride.

[redgriffa]

The steel industry in Britain has gone through a lot of issues over the past number of years. People don't realise the complexity and the skill required to produce it and the amount of people who's livelihoods revolve around it. Thank you for showing not just the process so accurately but also the people who make it all work. Excellent video.

[SlppyBacn]

Anyone else remember when he was making swords on a dirt floor by himself? Now he's got two massive workshops in two countries. Talk about expansion, AND he's clearly enjoying what he's doing. Keep up the killer work🙏🔥

[TheAcogshot]

I'm a steelworker from the Scunthorpe plant. It was very nice to get to see the Port Talbot plant in all its glory. They have a very impressive process and I'm very grateful to both them and you for putting it out in such a well made video. I'd love to see you come to Scunthorpe one day to see how we turn ore and coal in to 120m lengths of world class rail. It is quite something.

[drewowen]

Don't usually comment, but this video was fantastic, Alec. Your enthusiasm for learning and showing us the journey as well was infectious, and the people who guided you felt the same. The pride they take in their work was obvious, and that's amazing to see.

[mymechanics]

Absolutely amazing! What a great video that was! Thanks for sharing

[digitalfrrreak]

A crew of two managed to catch some absolutely nuts footage and sparked far more interest than some big budget productions. Alec could branch off as a documentary type guy and it would work out fine I bet (Jamie too).

[jarinklinkenberg]

Oh wow I love this video. I work at Tata Steel in the Netherlands. Steel making is in my blood. It's so great to see your enthusiasm. Really amazing.

[terrybradford]

I love this. Please, if possible, more like this. Now that I am retired, I wish I could actually go and observe this kind of stuff. One of the perks of being a Dad and being able to volunteer for field trips (what they are called in America, it's basically taking school age kids out to see something cool or interesting.

[Jussiewelsh]

As an employee of Tata Steel and responsible for procuring the services of contractors who maintain every asset and machine on our sites, I still get overwhelmed by the scale of the operation! Absolutely loved this video, the passion and excitement was brilliant! Alec’s reactions were brilliant and he’s done an awesome job of showing and explaining the whole process!! Well done! 🤩

[davidorf]

As an engineer I know the processes and have seen some rather dry doccumentary type videos from steel plants, but Alec you really bought it to life with your enthusiasm, well done, I hope Tata will be sending you some samples

[xmderbesx]

The amount of joy on Alecs face, as well as the joy of everyone there, was infectious. It's cool to see Alec so happy.

[High_Lord_Of_Terra]

There were 3 steel works in Gwent alone and now there's one in the whole of Wales. The first stainless steel outside Sheffield was made in Panteg, Pontypool. The first sheet steel was rolled from Panteg steel. Us Welsh are basically Dwarves that have no mines or forges.

[philhermetic]

Fantastic video Alec! When I was at school in the sixties our metalwork teacher took us around Park gate steelworks in Rotherham, virtually the same tour as you have done, except they had open hearth furnaces to convert the iron into steel, and in the rolling mill, where they were making 24" RSJ's there were men on the rolling floor who caught the steel in tongs as it flew through the rollers, and directed it back the other way through another roller whilst a guy stood above ov a platform controling it all, it was the most awesome day of my life, and remember, very few people have seen it close up as we have! We are very honored!! What men, what machines! A few years ago I sat next to an old guy at the Green Man festival in south walws, and he told me about his days in the steelworks, you could see he loved every minute of it, and he said "the pay was so good we used to call the steelworks "treasure Island"
Thanks Alec, that was truly awesome!
Phil

[absynthminded]

Any industry that becomes generational, is by definition a national treasure. The pride and joy in those men's faces speaks volumes about why Brittan is truly Great.

[TrystyKat]

I grew up in an ex-mining community in SW Wales that used to supply coal to this place. First time in 36 years that I've seen the inside of the plant. Thank you, Alec.

[Cooper]

My uncle used to work as a director at TATA and I managed to get a tour. I remember watching the sheets being rolled out and coiled up at the end, all the time being sprayed with water and still after it was in rolls and “cooled” at the end you couldnt stand on the walkway exactly where Alex was above them for too long for the sheer amount of heat coming off it. Still can’t get over the scale of this place

[scepticrat]

I do social work in outpatient mental health, helping homeless veterans get into housing in the US. Totally different vocation. This operation is so amazing to me, and the enthusiasm, pride, and love for the work these people do is just...awesome. Seeing this fills me with respect.

[TheJohtunnBandit]

The thought of how much cooperation, collaboration, and thorough design that goes into a plant like that is enough to bring a tear to my eye. Multiple generations!

[alejandromagallanez]

Thank you for showing this process. My grandfather retired from the mills in northwest Indiana (near Chicago). Never knew what his job entailed. Thank you for this glimpse into my family history.