PRESIDENT’S COLUMN Contractor named for steelframed
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Steelwork aids nuclear decommissioning
The decommissioning of Magnox gas cooled nuclear
reactors throughout the country is well under way,
and steelwork contractor Caunton Engineering is
playing a major role.
The steelwork framing for two major interim
storage facilities (ISFs) has now been completed, one
at Chapelcross in Annan, and one at Hinkley Point in
Somerset.
Caunton has designed, fabricated and erected 200t
of steelwork for Chapelcross (pictured) and a further
300t of steelwork for Hinkley.
The company’s secondary steel division supplied
ancillary walkways, stairs, and ladders to complement
both the main structures.
These highly-engineered industrial grade interim
storage facilities offer protection for Intermediate
Level Waste (ILW) containers until the geological
disposal facility is available.
Caunton has been working for Interserve, the
international support services and construction
group, who were appointed as the sole Tier 2
contractor to design and build these ISF’s.
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BCSA’s members came together in June for the
Association’s Annual General Meeting, National
Meeting, and its National Dinner. My President’s address
at the dinner focused on commercial and contractual
matters, just as readers of this column might expect.
But as well as the opportunity to hear about the
work of our Association, discuss current issues, and
get together to celebrate our industry, these events
gave me the opportunity to reflect on the advantages
of being a BCSA member and the myriad of benefits
that using a BCSA member provide to clients and main
contractors.
Of course, BCSA members are well aware of the
benefits of membership, including exclusive access
to expert advice, knowledge and programmes that
improve our services to clients, reduce commercial risk,
and make the workplace safer for everyone. Members
can also raise and address issues and problems of
mutual interest that can only be solved by working
together. The point is, are our customers? It’s also
important for them to value BCSA membership and
what it brings to the sector, both in terms of technical
expertise but also as a benchmark for professionalism
and the can-do attitude BCSA members have.
Since taking on the Presidency, I have been in
awe of the work of the BCSA and the contribution
that member companies make, all of which provide
advantages for all those companies working in the
steelwork supply chain. For example, without the BCSA
we wouldn’t have the NSSS; the sector wouldn’t have
any lobbying clout, and without the establishment of
Steel for Life, we would be without our steel market
development activities. Over time, BCSA has pushed
faster compliance with new regulation, helped improve
quality and health and safety in the sector and driven
best practice among members. In turn, a better
performing structural steelwork sector benefits clients
and main contractors.
There are also the individual project by project
benefits that using a BCSA steelwork contractor brings
to clients and main contractors. BCSA members are
pre-assessed across many different aspects. This means
that clients and contractors can be assured they have
the specialist experience and qualifications for the
job. More and more I’m seeing BCSA membership as
a preferred or required qualification for projects, and
I’m sure that this is due to the better outcomes that are
consistently being delivered.
From time to time, a main contractor might say
to me that they don’t want to restrict their choice of
steelwork contractor by using a BCSA member. This is
a weak argument because; with around 100 steelwork
contactor members, there’s more than enough choice
to ensure a properly qualified and competitive tender
list.
The BCSA member directories’ can be viewed at
www.steelconstruction.org/directories. If you haven’t
done so before, I suggest you try making BCSA
membership a requirement for your next project –
that’s a win-win scenario and no-one will regret it.
Tim Outteridge
BCSA President & Sales Director Cleveland Bridge
flagship showroom
Caddick Construction has been awarded the contract
to deliver the £41M steel-framed Williams Group
flagship automotive retail centre at TraffordCity,
Greater Manchester.
The project consists of a three-storey BMW
showroom, a two-storey Jaguar Land Rover showroom
and a single-storey MINI showroom in a high-profile
location opposite Event City and next to John Lewis at
Intu Trafford Centre.
Designed by Wilmslow-based architects Taylor
Design, work on the 14.3-acre site has already
commenced with completion set for late summer 2019.
Border Steelwork Structures will be fabricating,
supplying and erecting the project’s steelwork.
Caddick Construction will also deliver workshops,
including a service drive-through, valet and car
washing facilities together with roads and drainage
works.
The scheme is part of the wider TraffordCity
redevelopment by Peel Land and Property to create a
further retail, leisure and commercial space around
Intu Trafford Centre.
Plymouth scheme will transform city centre
Structural steelwork for the Drake Circus development
in Plymouth city centre is rapidly taking shape and the
project is due to complete in autumn 2019.
The new leisure scheme is set to transform the
former coach station site and will become a key gateway
entrance to Plymouth city centre.
Construction work started in November 2017 and
is being carried out by McLaren Construction, with
steelwork being fabricated, supplied and erected by BHC.
The development comprises a 12-screen Cineworld
cinema, 15 restaurants and bars, including a Sky bar
above the cinema to capture stunning views of the city
and its coastline, and 420 car park spaces.
The scheme will create a new destination for dining
and entertainment in Plymouth for both locals and
visitors to enjoy. It will complement British Land’s
Drake Circus centre which includes shops from Apple,
Superdry, M&S and Primark.
The new cinema will incorporate state-of-the-art
audio and visual technology with screens ranging in size
from an 80 seat to a giant 450 seat IMAX auditorium.
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