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May 2013 – Steel sets a safety example
News from the BCSA’s members that the steel sector’s already highly creditable health and safety performance has improved further in 2012 makes happy …
March 2013 – Time to level the playing field
UK construction has been waiting patiently to see something flow from the Government’s construction pipeline of infrastructure and other projects. Despite …
January 2013 – New focus for schools
At this time last year, in the first issue of NSC of 2012, we looked forward against a fairly gloomy economic backdrop to school building resuming after the …
November 2012 – First port of call for steel advice
The steel sector, already renowned for providing a wealth of information, guidance and other advice, has launched a new website that brings together all the …
September 2012 – Post Olympic glow
The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics is vying for the accolade of the best organised and brilliantly delivered Olympic Games ever. For a few weeks the …
July 2012 – Steel gives legacy lessons
Last year at this time NSC wished the rest of the London Olympics structures well in the 2012 Structural Steel Design Awards, following the success of the …
June 2012 – Building surety with steel
With this month’s issue of NSC you will find a special publication from the BCSA and Tata Steel called The Surest Way is Steel. It details some of the ways …
May 2012 – Steel wins carbon comparison
We reported last month on research showing that steel frames still dominate the market for multi storey and single storey buildings; this month we report on …
April 2012 – Strength and Diversity
Two items in particular will grab attention in this month’s news section; the amazingly strong and diverse field of entries for the Structural Steel Design …



July 2013 – Awards show steel quality is maintained
The London Olympic year crop of entries for the Structural Steel Design Awards was always going to be a hard act to follow, after the Olympic Stadium itself …