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Carbon reduction scheme begins in April
The Government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), a scheme devised to enhance energy efficiency by addressing emissions not covered by climate change …
Commercial landmark for Victoria
The number of planned office developments across the UK has taken a dip in recent months, however there are still many on-going projects including a …
Swimming pool to kick-start regeneration
The Northamptonshire town of Corby has some ambitious plans which include rebuilding and redesigning large areas of the town centre. Martin Cooper reports from …
Countdown to Eurocode Implementation
NA for EC3: Part 1.10 – Fracture toughness The National Annex for Eurocode 3: General rules and rules for buildings Part 1.10: Material toughness and through …
Seafront apartments are put in the frame
More than 200t of cold rolled steel from Metsec’s Framing Division fa- cilitated the fast track completion of two multi-storey apartment blocks on the …
Steelwork climbs into top twenty
Caunton Engineering is currently erecting steel- work for a new head office and logistics centre for Teva, one of the top twenty pharmaceutical compa- nies in …
Former BCSA President honoured
Tom Goldberg, BCSA President from 2003-05, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List 2009 for his work in assisting international trade. He is well …
News in Brief: February 2009
After a number of years of lobbying by the BCSA and its colleagues in the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group, changes to the ‘Construction Act’ …
Working week campaign launched
The BCSA is running a campaign against the abolition of the opt out to the maximum average 48 hour working week. In June last year, ministers reached an …
February 2010 – No time to turn the taps off
The recession might not be quite over, but there seems to be agreement that at least an end to the worst is in sight. With financial meltdown averted and the …