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Crafting the future
Worries about the looming skills crisis that the construction industry faces are growing, with a forecast need for 100,000 new recruits to satisfy the demands …
Steady outlook for steel
Financial markets have been rocked again recently, raising fears that we might be looking at a new financial crisis. Calmer minds have been advising however …
Steel pushing the boundaries at the SSDA
With this special issue celebrating the best of UK steelwork construction as revealed in the Structural Steel Design Awards, New Steel Construction will be …
Steel gaining international repute
Now that the general election is behind us and a potentially stable government is in place for another five year term the wind looks to be set fair for another …
Quality judging for design awards
Fourteen projects have been selected for the shortlist for the 2015 Structural Steel Design Awards – the 47th in an unbroken awards series highlighting the …
Steel’s performance stays high in low inflation age
News that inflation fell to zero in February for the first time since records began will have come as a pleasant surprise to many, especially those who grew up …
First to the finish line
Getting off the start line quickly is often key to success in racing; getting to the finish line quickly is the other key. Selecting steel for the new …
Early involvement can boost sustainability
Last January we were looking ahead to a gathering of pace of a still nascent recovery in the demand for constructional steelwork and construction products and …
No crisis in structural steelwork supply
The words ‘steel’ and ‘crisis’ have been inseparable in newspaper headlines for the past couple of weeks, with good reason as the steel making industry …