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BCSA President lauds steelwork’s efficiency and adaptability
Speaking at the British Constructional Steelwork Association’s (BCSA) 42nd National Dinner, sponsored by William Hare, BCSA President Tim Outteridge …
President’s Column: June 2019
I often use this column as a soapbox for issues facing the structural steelwork sector – who wouldn’t? But this month’s column is all about celebration. …
President’s Column: May 2019
This magazine provides engineers, architects, main contractors and clients with an enormous amount of information, technical guidance, news and case studies …
President’s Column: April 2019
Most of us already know that the government wants construction and infrastructure projects to incorporate greater levels of offsite manufacturing. But more …
President’s column: February 2019
Main contractors often push the limits when drafting construction contracts for subcontract work, even though we have perfectly good standard form contracts in …
President’s Column: January 2019
I’ve written before about the benefits that accrue to clients, main contractors and specifiers from using a BCSA member for their structural steelwork. This …
President’s Column: November 2018
Although we had all hoped that October would bring some much-needed clarity to the Brexit process, this has not been the case. Because of this, the structural …
Spotlight shines on steel sector’s versatility at 50th SSDA Awards
Six projects were Award winners at this year’s Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA) held on 3 October at Banqueting House, Whitehall in London. The six …
President’s Column: October 2018
I sometimes wonder whether main contractors and clients really understand how the structural steelwork sector works or the structures and processes we have in …
President’s Column: September 2018
While BCSA steelwork contractors are required to have a fabrication facility in the UK or Ireland that meets stringent quality standards and undergo a …