This month’s featured stories
New President sees need to educate market in best ways to achieve low carbon targets
BCSA’s new President Chris Durand aims to focus on attracting people to the constructional steelwork sector, and more of the supply chain to BCSA membership. …
Targeting net-zero
As the construction industry accelerates towards net-zero targets, voestalpine Metsec is setting new standards with its reduced carbon purlins, side rails and …
Composite column design
Although not commonly used in the UK, composite columns can, from a structural, fire resistance and accidental loading perspective, be advantageous, as they …
Steel leads South Wales regeneration
Structural steelwork is playing a leading role in the first phase of transforming a former industrial site in Llanelli into a world-class leisure, research and …
Market trader
Set within two refurbished historic buildings at Smithfield Market, one of Europe’s largest cultural infrastructure projects is creating a new home for …
School forms community asset
Helping to meet the needs of a growing local community, a new steel-framed primary school is under construction in Northfleet, Kent. FACT FILERosherville CE …
Shopping with steel
Sustainability, cutting edge design and the reuse of materials are all key factors in the redevelopment of a steel-framed former department store in London’s …
Photo finish
A steel portal-framed solution is providing the speed of construction and the required long internal spans for photo printing specialist Max Spielmann’s …
New SCI publication on steel castings
Modern steel construction continually pushes boundaries, demanding greater complexity and enhanced aesthetic appeal, while maintaining, or even increasing, …
Top marks
Structural steelwork’s ability to efficiently accommodate a bespoke and irregular column grid pattern has played a crucial role in the construction of a …
