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September 2006 – Sustainability charts the way forward
Congratulations to the eight steelwork contractors who have become the first to be successfully audited under the BCSA’s Steel Construction Sustainability …
July/August 2006 – Awards celebrate the diversity of steel
Diversity could have been the subheading to this year’s Structural Steel Design Awards, the 38th year in which the contribution of structural steelwork has …
Preparing to work with Eurocodes
Structural steelwork designers can take heart from being better supported than most as they look forward to grappling with the changeover to Eurocodes, says …
June 2006 – No need for Eurocode haste
There is a lot of myth and misinformation doing the rounds about the introduction of Eurocodes, but one thing that should be clear is that there is no need to …
May 2006 – Investment the key ingredient
Overseas constructional steelwork sectors frequently visit the UK to try and grasp what it is that gives our industry such a commanding share of the market. …
April 2006 – Spreading the sustainability message
Spring is in the air, at long last, and it is already clear that the main message for the coming season is going to concern sustainability. Corus has announced …
March 2006 – The greening of sheds
Steel sector delegates at the major two-day sheds event in Newport last month (see News) heard much to please as well as much to challenge. The event was aimed …
February 2006 – Market share hits landmark level
It is a curiosity of the building frames market – to outsiders at any rate – that there is only one market shares survey made public by any of the …
October 2006 – Advance spells sustainable quality assured product
A new name for structural steel sections entered the UK market in September, when Corus renamed its entire UK market range as Advance (see News). New section …