News Articles

New BCSA President and Deputy President Elected23.07.2009

At the recent BCSA Annual General Meeting the following appointments were made for the forthcoming year:

President: Mr Jack Sanderson, Managing Director of Cairnhill Structures Ltd, was elected President....

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New Guidance on Routes to CE Marking22.07.2009

BCSA has published a new guidance leaflet on the "Routes to CE Marking for Steelwork Contractors"

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2009 Structural Steel Design Awards winners announced10.07.2009

Wimbledon’s striking Centre Court redevelopment is one of five Award winning entries in this year’s Structural Steel Design Awards, which were announced at a special ceremony at London’s Science....

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BCSA Annual Lunch on 1st July 2009.06.07.2009

Speaking at the BCSA Annual Lunch on 1St July, BCSA President Jack Sanderson said: “We are all aware that the industry is going through its most challenging time since the last recession of almost 20....

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REVISED CARBON FOOT-PRINTING TOOL03.07.2009

On 1st July 2009 BCSA launched version 2 of its Carbon Foot-Printing Tool. Like version 1 which was launched at the National meeting on 25th February version 2 calculates the carbon footprint of a company’s....

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Recycled Content of Steel17.06.2009

One of the most frequently asked questions concerns the recycling of steel and in particular it

New Steel Construction10.06.2009

The June 2009 issue is now available to view at www.new-steel-construction.com

Frequently Asked Questions - Sustainability24.04.2009

Questions are frequently raised about the sustainability of steel as a construction product, its recycled content and carbon footprint together with wider environmental questions. Attached is a series....

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CE Marking Update31.03.2009

BCSA has been informed that the CE Marking standard for constructional steelwork, BS EN 1090-1, will be published in April 2009. It is then likely to be cited in the Official Journal of the European Union....

Steel Construction Industry Targets Zero Carbon Buildings25.02.2009

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Steel Prices30.01.2009

The media coverage in recent days in relation to the Corus announcement regarding cutbacks on 27 January has caused some confusion regarding steel prices; for example the BBC News report by Robert Peston....

THREAT TO WORKING TIME OPT OUT27.01.2009

Last December, the European Parliament voted to get rid of the opt out to the maximum average 48 hour working week, even though Ministers reached a deal last summer to keep it. BCSA has launched a campaign....

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Steel Leads the Market23.01.2009

Steel has been confirmed as the structural framing solution of first choice of the overwhelming majority of the UK design community in the latest Market Shares Survey.

The survey by independent researchers....

Support Packages for Industry15.01.2009

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has announced support for industry. The Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has asked us to publicise this as widely as possible.

BERR has sent....

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Responsible Welding Co-ordinator and CE Marking14.01.2009

The forthcoming standard for CE Marking of structural steelwork, BS EN 1090 Part 1, requires steelwork contractors to put in place a factory production control system (FPC) which has been assessed by a....

New Steel Construction13.01.2009

The January 2009 issue is now available to view at www.new-steel-construction.com

Update on the CE Marking Standard03.12.2008

Update on the CE Marking Standard, EN 1090-1

Publication of the CE Marking standard, EN 1090-1, has been delayed as a result of problems within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is....

New Guide to CE Marking Published01.12.2008

The CE Marking standard for fabricated structural steelwork will be published later this year and will come in to force in Aug/Sept 2009. It will have a two year overlap period when either CE Marking or....

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National Annexes for Eurocode 327.11.2008

BSI has recently published the following National Annexes for the European steel design standard, Eurocode:

Designing with Re-used Steel Sections21.11.2008

BCSA is beginning to receive enquiries regarding design and construction to be done, in part, with re-used steel sections, eg:

"I wish to design my building proposal with re-used steel as part of the....