Steelway is entering an important new phase as it sharpens its leadership structure, strengthening operational performance and positioning the business for sustainable, long-term growth across its core and emerging markets.

As part of this evolution, Lee Hunt will step into the role of Commercial Director at Steelway. Having spent significant time working across multiple business units within Steelway, Lee has developed a deep understanding of Steelway’s operations, customers and delivery capabilities. In his role, Lee will focus on driving sales growth across the core Steelway division, strengthening customer relationships and ensuring the business continues to secure the right opportunities to support its long-term strategy.

Lee will lead sales activity across established markets while also supporting the development of new opportunities, ensuring Steelway’s offering remains competitive, responsive, and aligned with customer needs as the business continues to grow.

A Fond Farewell

Alongside this new chapter, Steelway also marks the end of an era as Neil Russell steps down from his role as Sales Director, having joined the company in September of 1998.

For many customers, particularly across the water sector, Neil has been a familiar and trusted figure. Over the years, he built long-standing relationships and played a pivotal role in establishing and strengthening Steelway’s reputation within the industry.

Steelway extends its sincere thanks to Neil for his dedication, leadership and contribution to the business and wishes him a long, happy and well-earned retirement.

Strengthening Operational Leadership

Supporting this next phase of growth, Steelway is pleased to welcome Grant Munro to the business as Operations Director.

Grant brings extensive operational leadership experience from complex manufacturing environments. His focus will be on ensuring customer satisfaction, meeting delivery commitments and building the operational capacity required to support continued growth.

As Steelway scales, Grant will lead on operational excellence, embedding best practice, improving efficiency, and ensuring the business is structured to deliver consistently high-quality outcomes while continuing to grow sustainably.

Commenting on the changes, Alan Curtis, Managing Director of Steelway, said:

“These appointments and transitions are about positioning Steelway for long-term success. With Grant strengthening our operational capability and Lee leading our sales strategy, we are focused on continuous improvement, a clear long-term direction and reinforcing our position within the water facilities sector. We are also actively preparing to expand into new markets to ensure the business remains competitive and ready for the future.”

Steelway is part of Northern Industries, a growing collective of UK-based steel manufacturing and engineering businesses. The Group structure strengthens capability, increases capacity, and delivers greater value to customers through shared expertise and coordinated nationwide support.

Paul Sweeting, Group CEO of Northern Industries, added:

“This is an important step in the Group’s ongoing evolution. Our focus is on building a collective of manufacturing businesses that are operationally strong, forward-thinking and built for long-term success. By strengthening leadership and encouraging collaboration across the Group, we are creating a platform that allows our businesses to grow with confidence, respond to changing customer needs and continue delivering high-quality solutions across UK manufacturing.”

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