Introduction
NSC 3
BARRETT
STEEL LIMITED
Headline sponsors:
National Tube Stockholders and Cleveland Steel & Tubes | Peddinghaus Corporation |
voestalpine Metsec plc | Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd
Silver sponsors: Hadley Group | Jack Tighe Ltd | Tata Steel | Trimble Solutions (UK) Ltd
Bronze sponsors: Barnshaw Section Benders Limited | Hempel | Joseph Ash Galvanizing | Jotun Paints | Kaltenbach Limited |
Annual Review
Steel still the dominant
force in key markets
Sarah McCann-Bartlett, Director General of the British Constructional
Steelwork Association, introduces the Annual Review of NSC in 2017.
Welcome to our Annual Review of
highlights from New Steel Construction
during 2017. I’m sure you’ll agree that it
provides a highly deserved showcase for
the astonishing depth of UK design,
fabrication and construction skills used on
steel projects of all types and sizes
throughout the UK.
The latest market survey figures from
Construction Markets show that steel is
still the dominant force in the major
markets that it serves. For multi-storey
buildings of six storeys and over, steel is
overwhelmingly the preferred framing
choice, with a near 75% share of the
market. Steel also remains the preferred
choice for almost all single storey
industrial buildings.
Competition from other materials
intensified during the year but market
share was gained in several areas
including multi-storey leisure buildings,
which includes hotels.
At the time of writing, the construction
industry, at least the buildings part of it,
seemed to be undergoing one of its
periodic downturns. If the focus of
developers on cost intensifies as a result
of economic or financial concerns, then
the cost advantages of building in steel can
be expected to become even more
important. Other steel advantages like
speed of construction, quality, flexibility
and sustainability all have cost benefits that
will also come to the fore.
The diverse range of projects featured in
this Annual Review all have high quality of
design and construction in common.
Another important factor they have in
common is that their steelwork was
fabricated by BCSA members.
The best way of ensuring that a quality
steelwork contractor is selected for any
project is to insist on selecting a BCSA
member. They are recognised worldwide as
the leading force in steelwork construction,
using the most sophisticated software and
fabrication equipment available, backed by
the most sophisticated supply chain in the
world’s constructional steelwork industry.
NSC is brought to you by Steel for Life,
which is supported by BCSA’s members. For
the coming year we have several initiatives
planned that will develop the BCSA’s and
Steel for Life’s support for all those who
design in steel. We look forward to seeing
this result in a steady stream of great steel
successes to write about in NSC.
Gold sponsors: AJN Steelstock Ltd | Ficep UK Ltd | Kingspan Limited |
Kloeckner Metals UK | Sherwin-Williams | Tension Control Bolts Ltd | Voortman Steel Machinery
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www.steelconstruction.info or www.steelforlife.org
Steel for Life is a wholly owned subsidiary of BCSA
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