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Supply chain leader
During a challenging period, Barrett Steel, the UK’s largest steel stockholder, has continued to invest in supporting the steel construction
Early involvement helps manage price instability
spite misperceptions that steel price rises were different from those of other materials, steel remains the cost-effective framing material of first choice. …
Rising to the challenge
pt to numerous new challenges, such as border checks, custom declarations and associated transport issues that have arisen because of
Client confidence strong that steel is still the cost-effective option
Despite COVID-19, Brexit and a global surge in raw material prices affecting all construction materials, demand for steel-framed buildings and other structures …
President’s Column, June 2021
The combined effect of a COVID lockdown and a typical British winter and spring have been very trying mentally for all employees. We can all see that creeping …
President’s Column: May 2021
I didn’t think anything would topple sustainability and steel section prices off the most talked about issues in the steel construction industry. Well cold …
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 …
