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SIAC buys further into UK market
Republic of Ireland based construction firm SIAC has purchased Graham Wood Structural for an undisclosed sum. The purchase of the Sussex-based steelwork …
Two more members join charter
The Steel Construction Sustainability Charter has recently added two more BCSA members to its list, bringing the total number of companies to have been …
Committee tailored for success
As Chairman of the BCSA’s Marketing and Member Services Committee for 14 years Geoffrey Taylor has had a ringside view of the growth of the association and …
News in Brief – March 2007
Following SIAC’s acquisition of Bison Structures, now known as SIAC Tetbury Steel, the company has appointed Howell James as Managing Director and Chief …
Contractors sign up to sustainability charter
Sustainability is rapidly moving up the agenda as a procurement issue and increasingly construction clients are looking for companies which operate in a …
City gains modern steel framed classic
The former London headquarters of Lloyds Bank is undergoing redevelopment involving retention of the original facade with a new steel framed structure being …
Steel gives new heart to University campus
Working on a cramped central London university site to the most exacting of tolerances provided a challenge to the entire construction team, Everything was a …
New City Academies: Two pre-cast floor systems compared
Following the completion of two new City Academy projects, the relative merits of two different pre-cast floor systems are discussed in relation to their use …
Alternatives to Portal Frames
Steel sheds are usually portal frames. This is a well-established form of construction, but there are reasons for other types of frame to be considered. John …
