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Safety concerns with EU proposals
In December 2008 the European Parliament voted to withdraw the UK’s opt-out of the Working Time Directive (WTD). If the opt-out is withdrawn, then this could …
Road closures keep the steel going up
A new eight-storey commercial development at 10 Lime Street in the City of London is nearing completion. Working on behalf of main contractor ISG, steelwork …
New bridge to Stratford retail development
A fully glazed steel footbridge was lowered into place across railway lines in east London to allow train passengers arriving at Stratford International …
Residential block is in the frame
More than 130t of Metsec’s Metframe product has been erected for a new six-storey apartment block in Paisley. Known as The Elipta, the building contains 53 …
Tesco gets purpose-built import centre
Approximately 4,200t of steelwork has been erected by Atlas Ward Structures for Tesco’s first purpose-built import centre in Teesport. The project was …
Seafront apartments are put in the frame
More than 200t of cold rolled steel from Metsec’s Framing Division fa- cilitated the fast track completion of two multi-storey apartment blocks on the …
Steelwork climbs into top twenty
Caunton Engineering is currently erecting steel- work for a new head office and logistics centre for Teva, one of the top twenty pharmaceutical compa- nies in …
Former BCSA President honoured
Tom Goldberg, BCSA President from 2003-05, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List 2009 for his work in assisting international trade. He is well …
News in Brief: February 2009
After a number of years of lobbying by the BCSA and its colleagues in the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group, changes to the ‘Construction Act’ …
Working week campaign launched
The BCSA is running a campaign against the abolition of the opt out to the maximum average 48 hour working week. In June last year, ministers reached an …
