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Happy Birthday, SSDA
The Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA) is 50 years old this year and in this issue of NSC we start a new series to mark that achievement with a look at some …
New chapters in steel’s success story
Recent surveys show that the construction market has paused for breath after a strong run lasting several years (see News). Brexit and the business cycle …
Steel shows collaboration benefits
The London commercial market and the demand for large sheds might have peaked for the moment but the quality of design and construction using steelwork …
Steel supply chain sets a lead to follow
Construction seems to have been on the edge of one of its periodic crises of confidence this summer, perhaps not entirely without good reason. Pundits point to …
Steel shines under costs spotlight
Market demands can frequently change, placing a different emphasis on the various features of buildings and other structures such as long spans, curving and …
UK investments reflected in steel
The start of a year is a traditional time to look ahead to what the following 12 months might promise, and perhaps even hazard a prediction or two. The outlook …
Shortlist justifies optimism for future of steel
The UK is going through what has been widely agreed to be one of the most tumultuous periods in its political history as a result of the referendum vote to …
Path to BIM clearly charted
Building Information Modelling Level 2 has been compulsory for use on all central government construction projects since 4 April. The government has thrown its …
Steel’s winning ways
The construction industry’s clients have never been more cost conscious than they are today, always alert for ways of keeping a lid on final project prices. …