Hannah
24 Mar 2026
Hyperion Robotics, Europe’s leading low-carbon construction technology company, has confirmed Flixborough near Scunthorpe as the location of its first UK factory, signing a strategic agreement with LKAB Minerals to establish a new advanced digital, automated and robotised manufacturing facility.
The partnership brings together Hyperion Robotics’ advanced computational design, robotics and digital manufacturing expertise with LKAB’s global leadership in low-carbon industrial minerals and materials. The new facility – known as Forge I – will be developed and operated by Hyperion Robotics, with LKAB providing both the industrial site and low-carbon material inputs that feed directly into digitally designed, robotically manufactured concrete .
Set to open before summer 2026 and produce digitally designed, robotically manufactured concrete foundation systems, the factory will become Hyperion Robotics’ primary UK manufacturing base and the first deployment of its Forge automated production platform. LKAB’s involvement ensures secure domestic material supply, enabling reduced material use and embodied carbon, faster programme delivery, and enhanced structural performance compared with conventional on-site construction.
Forge I will be the most automated concrete manufacturing facility of its kind in the UK market, initially focused on delivering high-efficiency foundation systems for the energy, water, data centre, and utilities sectors. The site will have the capacity to manufacture more than 50 large-scale, Eurocode-compliant and CE-marked foundations per week, with typical dimensions of up to 3m x 3m footprint and 2.5m height, ready for deployment nationwide.
By combining automated production with low-carbon material inputs supplied by LKAB, the facility will deliver measurable cost, programme and CO₂ savings compared with conventional construction methods. Centralised manufacturing will also reduce on-site labour requirements and significantly decrease heavy vehicle movements to and from project sites – lowering emissions across the wider value chain.
Fernando De los Rios, CEO of Hyperion Robotics, commented:
Establishing Forge I with LKAB marks a major milestone in industrialising low-carbon infrastructure delivery in the UK. This partnership brings together the material security, industrial capability and sustainability foundation needed to scale production and support the UK’s ambitious infrastructure plans and carbon reduction targets. Forge I is the first step in a new generation of manufacturing for infrastructure – helping the UK build stronger, lower-carbon assets and transforming how critical foundations are delivered at scale.
Steve Handscomb, Managing Director Cementitious, LKAB Minerals UK, said:
This partnership brings together low-carbon mineral materials and advanced digital manufacturing in a single, integrated production model. By supplying climate-efficient mineral inputs directly into Hyperion’s computational design and robotic production platform, we are helping to establish a new automated raw-materials-to-infrastructure value chain in the UK. It demonstrates how materials innovation and industrial digitalisation can work together to accelerate the transition to lower-carbon, high-performance construction.
Hyperion’s UK expansion follows increasing demand from infrastructure owners and contractors seeking proven solutions that reduce carbon without compromising structural performance or compliance. A UK manufacturing base, supported by LKAB’s materials expertise, allows earlier integration into project planning and scalable delivery across multiple sites.
The next-generation production platform in the North Lincolnshire facility will initially support around 10 skilled roles, with further growth expected as production scales. The partnership will also support workforce upskilling in advanced manufacturing, robotics and digital production systems, strengthening industrial capability in North Lincolnshire.
Hyperion has delivered projects across the UK and Europe for clients including National Grid, Yorkshire Water, Welsh Water and Mott MacDonald Bentley. The new Flixborough facility positions both companies at the forefront of scaling low-carbon, industrialised infrastructure manufacturing nationwide.
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