Comment
October 2005 – Steel’s competitive edge
Good news from Davis Langdon whose annual cost comparison between steel frames and concrete has once again proven that steel provides the most advantageous and …
September 2005 – Steel to earn Olympic gold
After the initial euphoria, some comment on London’s success in winning the right to stage the 2012 Olympics turned to focus on the threats, particularly …
July/August 2005 – The best of British…
Some awards have become debased currency in recent years, with every magazine seeming to have its own idea of what were the best construction projects of the …
June 2005 – Steel success message spreads
The message about the remarkable success of the steel industry in capturing market share in the multi-storey sectors over the past 20 years has clearly spread …
May 2005 – Developers are supersizing sheds
The market for sheds has been buoyant in recent years and is the lifeblood for more than a few steelwork specialists. Demand in this sector is driven …
April 2005 – International effort will boost use of steel
News of a major International drive by steel manufacturers to enhance the attractiveness of their products to construction should come as welcome news to UK …
Lessons to learn from overseas
BCSA Director General Derek Tordoff has just returned from an international fact-finding trip to learn how other steelwork industries are faring. Implementing …
March 2005 – Designers drive to steel car parks
Car parks are one of those necessities of life which we seldom give a second thought to, until we have a problem like a scratched bumper from too tight a turn …
February 2005 – Client focus reaps rewards
The 2004 market share statistics which have now been released in full by Corus paint an encouraging picture of the steel sector. Steel is still the …
November/December 2005 – Steel gives hospitals ‘wow’ appeal
Steel has been making good inroads in the healthcare market over the past few years, a trend which can only be reinforced by the results from floor vibration …