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The Lincolnshire Iron and Steel Institute was founded in 1918,
drawing members from most of the companies involved in iron and
steelmaking in northern Lincolnshire.
Its purpose was to create a forum within which technical information
about developments in the manufacturing process could be shared
amongst members. The scope has subsequently been broadened to
encompass anything from the industry, or the disciplines involved in
it. That has meant members have been able to listen to presentations
on topics as diverse as engineering on Concorde and vintage
motorcycles, building football stadia and the Eden Project, and
design of yachts, aircraft and a boat to contend for the world water
speed record.
Presentations take place on the first Monday of the month from
October to March each year. The October presentation is
traditionally the Presidential Address, the December meeting is
joint with the Lincolnshire panel of the Institute of Mechanical
Engineers, and the winning paper in the Young Members' Paper
competition is presented just after the AGM in March.
The Institute's year culminates with the Annual Dinner, which takes
place in late March or early April each year. The event has grown to
become the largest of its kind in the country, with attendance
having grown to about 700 members and guests annually. Attendance is
drawn from all the leading steel manufacturing and processing
sectors in the UK and Europe. The dinner is used to raise funds for
charity, with 'adopted' charities of Save the Children and the
Lindsey Lodge Hospice having benefited in recent years. |
