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Steel Still The First Choice Framing Solution12.11.2007

Corus has recently updated its independent cost study, first carried out in 1993. The study, conducted by a team including Davis Langdon, Arup and MACE, considers two typical modern commercial developments.....

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World Steel Demand Continues to Grow09.10.2007

The International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) forecasts 2007 will be another strong year for the steel industry with apparent steel use rising from 1,120.9 mmt in 2006 to 1,197.6 mmt in 2007, an increase....

New BCSA Behavioural Based Safety Package04.10.2007

BCSA has been working with Ryder Marsh (Safety) Ltd to develop a behavioural based safety package that includes an interactive DVD. The package is aimed at the steel construction industry using the....

New Standard for Fabrication of Steel Structures13.09.2007

A new European standard for the fabrication of constructional steelwork is currently being prepared by CEN committee, TC135. This standard is called BS EN 1090-2: Execution of steel structures and aluminium....

CE Marking for Steel Construction10.09.2007

The Construction Products Regulations gives two methods of complying with the law

Steel Construction News - September 200703.09.2007

The latest issue of "Steel Construction News" is attached. SCN is published three times a year as a supplement to the leading construction industry journals. It contains edited highlights from BCSA's....

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Further Concrete Adverts Breach Advertising Code01.09.2007

Earlier this year adverts by the British Association of Reinforcement (BAR) on behalf of the concrete industry had been found by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to be misleading and denigratory....

Advanced Fire Safety Engineering of Structures30.08.2007

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has published the report

World Steel Production22.08.2007

World crude steel production for the 67 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute was 109.9 million metric tons (mmt) in July. This is a 5.3% increase on July 2006.

In the EU-27,....

Location of Column Splices16.08.2007

Some CDM Co-ordinators are asking for column splices to be placed at waist height (i.e. approximately 1200 mm above the floor) to assist with the manual handling of pneumatic wrenches etc. Placing the....

Safety Improvements in Steel Construction27.07.2007

The UK steel industry has invested a great deal of time and money on developing safe systems of work for its workers in recent years. BCSA's member companies have invested heavily in equipment and machinery....

BCSA 2006/7 Annual Review20.07.2007

The BCSA has published its Annual Review for 2006/7. See attached.

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Call for Entries for the 2008 Structural Steel Design Awards18.07.2007

See attached for entry details

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Another Concrete Advert Untrue says ASA27.06.2007

Following a complaint from BCSA, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has judged that a further advert promoting concrete construction is untrue and misleading; this follows an earlier similar judgement....

New President and Deputy President for BCSA19.06.2007

At its AGM on 19 June 2007, Richard Barrett, Managing Director of Barrett Steel Buildings Ltd, Bradford, was elected President of the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) and Jack Sanderson,....

Steel Day 200701.06.2007

BCSA and Corus are hosting a major new construction industry exhibition and conference this summer. This FREE event will take place at Old Billingsgate, Lower Thames Street, London EC3 from 2pm to 5pm....

Global Steel Output Expected To Rise 5.5 percent in 200711.05.2007

World crude steel production in the first quarter of this year is expected to expand by around 10 percent compared to the same period in 2006. This rate of growth is not likely to extend for the full year.

MEPS....

New Steel Construction Books from BCSA08.05.2007

Several new books are now available from BCSA, including design, specification and safety guides.

Some of BCSA's books can be viewed at www.SteeConstruction.org.

Details of all BCSA books and an....

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Steel v Concrete Cost Comparison Study24.04.2007

The latest update of the Cost Comparison Study on commercial buildings has recently been completed and initial results confirm that structural steel frame solutions maintain their competitive advantage....

World Steel Production Up23.04.2007

World crude steel production for the 67* countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute was 110.9 million metric tons (mmt) in March 2007. This is 8.6% increase on March 2006. Total....