Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based international steel group, published a trading update for its AGM on Wednesday showing an order book at July 1, 2026, of £534 million, up from £507 million on June 1.
The company said recent project wins, particularly in data centres, have strengthened its UK, Europe and Indian order books.
The firm said: “Severfield has made a positive start to FY27, with trading since the beginning of the financial year in line with the Board’s expectations.
“The Board’s guidance for FY27 is unchanged, including underlying profit before tax of £12m-£15m. The market backdrop is unchanged from that described in the outlook statement contained in the FY26 results, announced on 23 June 2026.
“The Group has continued to build momentum in its UK and Europe operations, securing a number of significant project wins, principally in the data centre sector in the UK, Germany and Sweden. These awards further strengthen the order book and support the Group’s confidence in activity levels for FY27 and beyond.
“At 1 July 2026, the order book stood at £534m (1 June 2026: £507m), of which £375m is scheduled for delivery over the next 12 months. This provides good visibility of volumes for FY27 and supports future activity levels across the Group’s core markets.
“Continental Europe (including the Republic of Ireland) now represents 32 per cent of the UK and Europe order book (1 June 2026: 28 per cent), reflecting recent contract awards and the continued expansion of the Group’s activities across continental Europe.
“Recent awards include an increasing proportion of higher-quality work, which is expected to support future margin progression as these projects move through delivery.
“As previously indicated, FY27 remains a transition year. First-half profitability will continue to reflect lower‑margin work secured in a competitive pricing environment.
“Larger, higher-quality projects are expected to commence later in FY27, with profit from a number of these contracts expected to be recognised predominantly in FY28. This phasing is fully reflected in the Group’s unchanged expectations for FY27.”
On its India business, Severfield said: “JSSL has made a positive start to the year with continued growth in revenue and output.
“The order book has increased to £327m at 1 July 2026 (1 June 2026: £267m), reflecting successful awards on a number of data centre projects and new orders from our partner, JSW, for their ongoing investment at a number of locations …”
Severfield CEO Paul McNerney said: “We have made a positive start to FY27, with trading in line with expectations and guidance unchanged.
“Recent project wins, particularly in data centres, have strengthened our UK and Europe and Indian order books, which provides good visibility for FY27 and beyond.
“FY27 remains a transition year as we complete lower-margin work, but the improving quality of our order book and progress with our transformation programmes support our confidence in medium-term margin recovery.
“We look forward to updating the market further with our half-year results in November.”