The Right Choice
Steel ticks all the boxes
Steel has many benefits that deliver value to designers, contractors,
developers and building users. Most arise automatically once
the decision to build in steel is made, and at no extra cost.
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Safety
P Accurate fabrication work takes place offsite under controlled and regulated factory conditions
P Fabricated steel is only brought to site when needed avoiding potentially dangerous clutter
P Fewer people are needed on-site, reducing the risk of accidents
P On-site pre-assembly reduces the number of lifting operations and the need to work at height
P Steel frames are full strength as soon as they are completed so stairs can be fitted, providing
safe access for other trades straightaway
P Steel decking for composite slabs provides a safe platform after installation
and protection to lower storeys
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Speed
P Steel construction is fast with skilled erection teams who
have a safety focus
P Steel gives the earliest start on-site and earliest possible pay
back on investments
P Time related savings can amount to between 3% and 5% of
the overall project value
P Fast and safe erection of steelwork makes way for other
critical path operations
P Accurate offsite fabrication eliminates time-wasting quality
issues and reworking on-site
P Offsite trial erections of complex structures can ensure that
everything goes right on the day
Quality
P Quality assurance runs throughout the steel construction supply chain
P Steel construction provides the surest guarantee of a high-quality
finished building
P Steel sections are tested, certified, and CE Marked before
delivery with inspection certificates
P Fabrication processes are quality assured and fully CE Marked
P 3D modelling and numerically controlled fabrication systems
deliver precision-engineered components to tight tolerances
P All BCSA steelwork contractors are regularly checked for their
technical capabilities and financial standing
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Efficiency
P Efficient steel designs take advantage of the high strength-toweight
P Superior use of space and longer flexible internal column-free
spaces can be achieved
P Lean manufacture within an integrated supply chain gives a
more predictable construction programme
P Just-in-time deliveries can be sequenced and synchronised
with the construction programme
P Steel is fabricated offsite to tight tolerances and brought to
site for erection with virtually no waste
P With 3D modelling as standard practice steelwork contractors
have long been delivering the efficiencies of BIM
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18 NSC
ratio of steel
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