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Steel stacks up
The BCSA’s Register of Qualified Steelwork Contractors (Buildings) scheme has been thrown open to non-BCSA members for the first time, which will allow the …
New publication provides sustainability guidance for procurement professionals
Procurement and sustainability will increasingly go hand in hand as the already high focus on climate change intensifies, with parties all along the supply …
Sustainability will boost future market shares
There is good news for steel construction in the latest Market Shares survey results, which shows steel with a commanding lead in key sectors like multi-storey …
Steel’s sustainability and flexibility will score with clients
At this time last year, looking ahead to 2022, we said that there was a lot of evidence suggesting that the outlook for the economy was positive for the next …
Steel carbon reduction commitment strengthens
Fears have been raised that the UK’s commitment to tackling the climate emergency may be waning in the face of the multitude of immediately pressing issues …
Steel sustainability grows as judges praise value of visits
Among the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was a halt to the long-established practice of Structural Steel Design Awards being judged on the basis …
Steel stays committed to achieving net-zero carbon
The UK has been a leader internationally in committing itself to carbon reduction targets and was hailed in 2019 for introducing a legally binding target of …
Shortlist shows world-leading steelwork
As BCSA President Mark Denham pointed out in his speech at the National Dinner in June, the past few years have been challenging times for the construction …
Steel meets new and old challenges in evolving ways
We live in fast moving times, with the pace of innovation never seeming to let up for long. From some perspectives however the old adage that the more things …
Steel scores excellently across the sectors
There must be very few investments made these days where sustainability isn’t a central feature of the project’s plans. It is hard to imagine a project …