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President’s Column – February 2023
At the time of writing this article, 16th January, I read an article on the BBC quoting Anders Opedal (Chief Executive) of Equinor one of Europe’s biggest …
Winners announced at 54th Structural Steel Design Awards
Five projects were Award winners at this year’s Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA). The five winning projects at the 54th annual SSDA were 1 Triton …
President’s Column: March 2022
The state of the world is such now, that the BBC now feels it has to explain what NATO is to its audience. It’s difficult to comprehend how anybody under 40 …
President’s Column: February 2022
The legacy of Covid is still causing problems, there is still a significant amount of money that has been artificially put into the system by most western …
Winners announced at 53rd Structural Steel Design Awards
Four projects were Award winners at this year’s Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA). The four winning projects at the 53rd annual SSDA were 100 Liverpool …
President’s Column: September 2021
Compared to the last six months, the atmosphere in the industry today does seem a lot more stable. The majority of steelwork contractors seem to be much busier …
President’s Column: July/August 2021
On the 24th June, the BCSA held its AGM in London, I was voted in to serve another year. At times like this it is only natural to reflect on the last year in …
President’s Column – September 2020
John Blackwell, Rowecord Engineering’s long-standing charismatic former MD, used to say “steelwork contracting is all about managing risk”. John’s …
President with a Big Hairy Audacious Goal*
New BCSA President Mark Denham of Elland Steel Structures wants specifiers to demand that all structural steelwork tenderers are members of the Association as …
Shortlist shows world-leading steelwork
As BCSA President Mark Denham pointed out in his speech at the National Dinner in June, the past few years have been challenging times for the construction …