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Metal Deck Health and Safety Guidance22.07.2010

BCSA worked with a small construction industry working party to developed new guidance to help those involved with the laying of shallow structural metal decking, to reduce the risks associated with manual....

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MEWP Best Practice Guide19.07.2010

The Best Practice Guidance for MEWPs - Avoiding trapping / crushing injuries to people in the platform - has been published by Construction Plant-Hire Association (CPA) on behalf of the Strategic Forum....

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2010 Structural Steel Design Awards Announced12.07.2010

The 2010 Structural Steel Design Awards were presented at an evening reception held at the Imperial War Museum, London on Thursday 8 July.

Awards were given to:
• Audi West London
• The Infinity....

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Entries Invited for 2011 Structural Steel Design Awards12.07.2010

Entries are invited for the 2011 Structural Steel Design Awards Scheme.

The Awards are open to steel based structures situated in the United Kingdom or overseas that have been built by UK or Republic....

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Steel construction output to return to growth in 201130.06.2010

Output for the steel construction industry in 2011 is forecast to increase to 0.94 million tonnes, up from a figure of 0.88 million tonnes in 2010, and 0.92 million tonnes in 2009.

Speaking at the....

New Steel Construction08.06.2010

The June 2010 issue of the "New Steel Construction" magazine is now available to view at www.new-steel-construction.com. Feature articles include:

° Retail boost for Wakefield
° A new tower....

Construction Products Regulations Update02.06.2010

On the 25th May 2010 the draft Construction Products Regulations (CPR) was put to a vote at the European Union Council of Ministers. The draft CPR passed on a majority vote. This is the first step in changing....

Steel Essentials Seminars07.05.2010

As a series of BCSA/Corus half-day construction-based seminars will be commencing shortly. The first two seminars are being held on:

Tuesday 8 June Manchester Conference Centre
Tuesday 22 June Hilton....

CE Marking Update27.04.2010

A Finnish objection that was delaying the CE Marking of fabricated structural steelwork has been resolved at a meeting in Brussels between the European Commission and CEN.

It was agreed that the harmonised....

Steel Prices Rising19.04.2010

Rapidly rising raw material costs are driving increases in steel construction prices, says the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA).

BCSA warns that more steel price rises are on the....

BCSA Accidents Reduced by 60%16.04.2010

The accident injury statistics from the BCSA members in 2009 has revealed that Reportable Accident Frequency Rate has been reduced by 60% in a ten year period.

One of the key targets set by the Government....

Criminal Records Bureau Checking16.04.2010

The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Services has responded to the BCSA enquiry regarding a request from a Principal Contractor insisting that all contractors on their project should be the subject of an....

UK Structural Sections Price Increase30.03.2010

Corus Long Products will be raising its prices for structural sections by 60 GBP per tonne effective on all deliveries made from 02 May 2010.

Corus advises that there have been significant changes in....

Steel Bridges Conference - London - 13 April 201026.03.2010

BCSA, supported by Corus, Highways Agency and SCI, is organising a half-day Steel Bridges Conference which is being held on Tuesday 13 April at The Institute of Directors., Pall Mall, London SW1.

The....

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BS 5950 Part 3.1 Design of Composite Construction16.03.2010

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has recently published an amendment to BS 5950 Part 3.1: 2010 Structural use of steelwork in building – Part 3: Design in composite construction – Section 3.1....

Use of British Standards in Scotland15.03.2010

Following a meeting between the BCSA President, Jack Sanderson and Professor Russel Griggs chairman of the Regulatory Review Group for Scotland, the Scottish Government Building Standard Division has agreed....

Steel Market Update: March 201012.03.2010

Attached is a commentary on steel prices and the influence of raw material price movements, eg coke and iron ore, published on 12 March by UK Steel, the trade association for UK steelmakers.

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New Target Zero Web Site03.03.2010

BCSA and Corus are pleased to announce the launch of the Target Zero web site (www.TargetZero.info). The Target Zero project is a £1 million project funded by....

Steel Prices02.03.2010

It is being observed that world steel prices are developing strongly across all products; driven primarily by significant increases in iron ore prices.

It is emerging that mills are announcing or are....

Sustainable Steel Construction01.03.2010

Attached is a leaflet which explains how steel helps to build a sustainable future

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