HD Sports: Sheffield’s Quiet Giant of the Ice

Hidden away at the very end of Rutland Way in Neepsend — just past the bar Church — is a factory that most Sheffielders would walk past without a second glance. Inside, however, is a world leader in a craft many people don’t even realise happens in Sheffield: the making of ice skates. Not just any skates, either. These are the blades worn by around 70% of competitors at the World Figure Skating Championships, shipped to 51 countries, and trusted by elite athletes.