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July/Aug 18
Speaking at the British Constructional
Steelwork Association’s (BCSA) 41st
National Dinner, BCSA President Tim
Outteridge (pictured right) praised the high
standards of the membership’s steelwork
contractors and called for more projects to
enlist their expertise.
Mr Outteridge said that poor
procurement practices have led to the
engagement of non-BCSA member
steelwork contractors on some projects and
these firms are blatantly unqualified for
the work.
“The selection of the wrong steelwork
contractor without the expertise, the
qualifications, the processes, and the
appropriately trained workforce, really
infuriates me.”
Mr Outteridge said: “There are more
than enough BCSA members out there
to choose from for any type of project in
any location. We are all subject to BCSA’s
rigorous assessment processes and, more
than that, we collectively set ourselves
high standards, beyond mandatory
requirements.
“We receive invaluable support from
BCSA that helps us achieve best practice,
as well as keeping up-to-date with our
statutory obligations. So, selecting a BCSA
member means that the job will be done
right first time.”
In addition, he said the BCSA and its
members are constantly promoting best
practice in procurement, starting with early
engagement with the supply chain. This
then allows them the opportunity to drive
real collaboration.
Mr Outteridge also supported Build UK’s
long-term objective of abolishing retentions
through legislation by 2023, but added
that ring-fencing retentions in the interim
would assist greatly.
“The BCSA absolutely supports the
objective of abolishing retentions, and we
agree that legislation is the way to stamp it
out forever, once and for all,” he said.
News
Underlying pre-tax profit at
steelwork contractor Severfield
rose 19% to £23.5M for the 12
months ending 31 March 2018,
keeping the Group on track to
deliver its strategic goal of having
profits of £26M by 2020. Revenue
was up 5% to £274.2M compared
to £262.2M in 2017, while
underlying basic earnings per
share were up 15% at 6.4p per
share compared to 5.5p last year.
Northstowe, a new town
on the site of the former
RAF Oakland barracks in
Cambridgeshire has submitted
plans to build an 1,800-place
secondary school. The school
will serve a community which
is set to expand to include
10,000 properties and 25,000
residents. The initial phase of
the Northstowe development
will consist of 1,500 homes, a
community building, shops,
business premises, open space
and sports facilities.
The steel-framed Porter
Building in Slough town centre
has achieved WELL Building
Standard certification, making
the 11,100m2 development
one of the UK’s healthiest office
blocks. The project, which was
completed late last year, was a
partnership between developers
Landid and Brockton. Working
on behalf of Bowmer & Kirkland,
Leach Structural Steelwork
erected more than 1,400t of steel
for the job.
Transport for Greater
Manchester is set to start work
on Ashton-under-Lyne’s new bus
station, which will be closer to
the town’s Metrolink stop and
train station. The Metrolink line to
Ashton opened in October 2013
and plans for the new bus station
were part of the 2012 town centre
framework. The work will include
a single covered concourse to
replace the five island platforms,
improved waiting areas, cycle
parking and better access to
travel information and tickets.
Following a robust UKAS
assessment, SCCS has achieved
accreditation status as a
Certification Body for BS EN ISO
45001: 2018 for occupational
health and safety management
systems.
BCSA President highlights members’
professionalism and high standards
Leeds development gets further commercial space
Two more steel-framed office blocks are
under construction at the Wellington Place
development in Leeds city centre.
7 & 8 Wellington Place are two
conjoined eight-storey structures that will
offer more than 35,000m2 of Grade A office
space. The buildings also aim to achieve a
BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating.
The offices have been named as the
location of a brand-new Government Hub
with HMRC taking the space on a 25-year
lease.
Working on behalf of main contractor
Wates, Billington Structures is fabricating,
supplying and erecting the structural
steelwork for the project.
Wellington Place will eventually boast
a total of 140,000m² of commercial, retail,
leisure and residential space and will be
one of the biggest and most prestigious
new city centre business quarters in
Europe.
Billington Structures previously
completed two other commercial blocks on
the site known as 3 and 6 Wellington Place.
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