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New guidance and specification show steel’s not standing still on fire protection
The government response to the Grenfell Inquiry final report was expected as NSC went to press, which the entire construction industry will be paying very …
Steel ready to respond to speedier investment approvals
The sound of a drum banging for investment is being heard loud and clear from Downing Street, with the government seemingly taking on board at least some of …
Forecasts suggest better times ahead underpinned by steel
It’s that time of year again when editors feel obliged to consider the prospects for the months ahead, but in a world where uncertainty seems to increase …
Steel’s carbon emissions on track for striking reductions
The new government has set out its stall to promote growth in a low carbon economy. Major growth areas for the UK economy over the coming years will almost …
SSDA provides reasons to be cheerful
Reports of confidence among UK businesses have been mixed recently, but the uncertainties are against a background of forecasts from institutions like the …
Steel’s flexibility supports repurposing trend
The property world has always been one of rapid change, often having to respond in innovative ways to changes in market demands, technology and the needs of …
Awards again show what is possible with quality steelwork
As we went to press this month the country was turning out to elect a new government, against an economic background that remains challenging despite the …
Knowledge economy growth supported by sophisticated steel
Finding examples of benefits being delivered to developers and contractors by the selection of constructional steelwork as a framing solution is never …
Steel stays in the fast lane towards net zero carbon
High interest rates, inflation, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and rising government debt – a familiar litany of our woes in the UK press, but …
Steel meeting the needs of fast growing data centre market
Relatively little is heard in the construction related press about Data Centres, which steelwork contractors have been quietly working on providing for the …