Comment
June 2009 – Education ambition demands benefits of steel
The search for those elusive green shoots of recovery sometimes seems to be taking on near manic proportions, with City commentators falling over themselves to …
May 2009 – Case proven for steel
We round up our Case for Steel series in this issue, with a four page section highlighting how and why steel construction so dominates the key markets in the …
April 2009 – Sustainability looks like a survivor
Recent construction industry related gatherings have been slightly muted affairs, unsurprisingly since the background economic news has been almost …
March 2009 – Building towards zero carbon
Steel and sustainability go hand in hand. The case for selecting the most recycled material in the world for constructing buildings, bridges and other …
February 2009 – Steel still dominates growth sectors
Fewer construction projects will be undertaken this year as recession bites, but it is hard to see any reason to expect steel to be selected for a smaller …
January 2009 – Recession forges quality solutions
Are the first green shoots of recovery visible in the new construction orders figures released by the government before Christmas? The three month rolling …
November/December 2008 – Top marks from schools
A welcome item of good news recently has been the government’s announcement that it will bring forward public spending to boost construction. One source of …
October 2008 – Reasons to be cheerful?
Financial markets have been going through unprecedented turmoil in recent months, and all industries have been dreading the possible impact on their own …
September 2008 – A lasting legacy
Britain’s long-standing love affair with the modern Olympics has been given a timely boost by the outstanding performance of our athletes at the Beijing …
September 2009 – Sustainably essential steel
The steel construction sector has invested a great deal of time and money over the years in providing everything that a designer could need to make it easy to …