Comment
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 …
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 …
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 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 …