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President’s Column: January 2021
At the time of writing this article (7th December), we don’t know whether we will have a Brexit deal or perhaps yet another transition extension. What has …
News in Brief: November/December 2019
Steelwork contractor Taunton Fabrications has picked up two awards at Willmott Dixon’s South West Supply Chain Awards ceremony. The company was nominated in …
Steel makes a splash
Coventry’s city centre Water Park project has overcome a number of obstacles including a confined site and a challenging steelwork design. Located adjacent …
President Column: February 2018
The construction sector, government and the wider UK population are reeling following Carillion’s liquidation in January. But at the same time, nobody in the …
Healthcare in the frame
A number of challenges have had to be overcome during the construction of a new hospital in the Orkney Islands. Martin Cooper reports from a project where …
Challenges rising on President’s watch
Meeting the challenges of continuous change and uncertainty is the day-to-day business of senior management, but new BCSA President Tim Outteridge is becoming …
An introduction to steel stockholders
Steel stockholders play a vital part in the steel construction supply chain, ensuring the market is supplied with what it needs when it is needed. From an …
Keeping stock
The structural steelwork sector is served by a national network of steel stockholders, one of the best organised distribution networks of any industrial …
Some things just can’t be imported
These are trying times for UK steelmaking, and it’s no surprise that the industry’s problems have sparked off a revived national debate about the balance …
The strong chain that links steel
Steelwork contractors are widely acknowledged for their key role in the construction supply chain, but what is less widely appreciated perhaps is steel …