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New BCSA Steelwork Contractor Members

BCSA is pleased to welcome the following steelwork contractor companies into membership:

Structural Fabrications Ltd, based in Derby – http:\\www.structuralfabrications.co.uk

Taunton Fabrications Ltd, based in Taunton – http:\\www.tauntonfab.co.uk

20th April 2018 Gillian Mitchell
President’s Column (April 2018)

The UK economy is bumping along, we have read about construction material costs rising across the board, tightening labour availability, and the latest Construction PMI shows subdued growth conditions.

So, what does 2018 and beyond hold for the structural steelwork sector?

Given these general conditions, the outlook is solid – as is the sector itself. In 2017 structural steelwork consumption in the sector was 894,000 tonnes. We did see an easing in consumption last year, but 2018, 2019 and 2020 are forecast for an increase of 1.4%, 2.5% and 2.2% respectively giving total structural steelwork consumption of 950,000 tonnes by 2020. Continue reading →

16th April 2018 Gillian Mitchell
President’s Column (March 2018)

I’m hearing a lot in the press about new methods of construction, with terms like ‘offsite construction’ and ‘design for manufacture’ coming up more and more.

However, many people forget that steel framing is the original offsite framing material and is already delivering a huge range of advantages to clients.

Fabrication of individual steel pieces takes place offsite under controlled, highly regulated and safe factory conditions, where the use of digital design and leading-edge fabrication systems deliver precision-engineered components with minimum waste. Continue reading →

27th March 2018 Gillian Mitchell
New BCSA Industry Member

BCSA is pleased to welcome Lincoln Electric (UK) Ltd into Industry Membership. The company is a manufacturer of arc welding products. See http://www.lincolnelectric.com

1st March 2018 Gillian Mitchell
President’s 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 sector is that surprised that a large main contractor has gone under.

Government is working with trade associations like BCSA to make sure subcontractors are informed, and to determine the immediate next steps as this particular mess is mopped up. Clients are working with the liquidator to get construction jobs started again and subcontractors, including steelwork contractors, are ready to make sure that the cranes on building sites across the country are working once more.

The calls for reform in the construction sector are welcome, and I’ve written about these issues before. The solutions include rigorous enforcement of payment terms, getting rid of supply chain financing that can leave subcontractors out on a limb, and dealing with retentions once and for all. Continue reading →

14th February 2018 Gillian Mitchell

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