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BCSA Limited is the national organisation for the steel construction industry: its Member companiesundertake the design, fabrication and erection of steelwork for all forms of construction in building andcivil engineering. Associate Members are those principal companies involved in the direct supply to all orsome Members of components, materials or products. Corporate Members are clients, professional offices,educational establishments etc which support the development of national specifications, quality,fabrication and erection techniques, overall industry efficiency and good practice.

The principal objectives of the Association are to promote the use of structural steelwork; to assistspecifiers and clients; to ensure that the capabilities and activities of the industry are widely understoodand to provide members with professional services in technical, commercial, contractual, quality assuranceand health & safety matters. The Association’s aim is to influence the trading environment in whichmember companies have to operate in order to improve their profitability.

The Review covers the period 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009

INTRODUCTION 3

COMMERCIAL AND CONTRACTUAL 4

PROCESS AND TECHNICAL 8

SUSTAINABILITY 12

HEALTH AND SAFETY 16

HUMAN RESOURCES AND TRAINING 19

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES AND PROMOTION 20

RQSC BRIDGEWORKS 24

STEEL CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATION SCHEME 26

CONSUMPTION OF CONSTRUCTIONAL STEELWORK 28

BCSA GROUP STRUCTURE 29

MEMBERSHIP LISTINGS 30

CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTIONThe past year has been a challenging one for the industry andfor the Association. The industry’s output last year fell from apeak of 1,466,000 tonnes in 2007 to 1,341,000 tonnes in 2008and is expected to fall significantly in 2009 to 1,027,000 tonnes.

The fall is a reflection of the impact of the global creditcrunch and the loss of consumer confidence. Thecommercial and industrial construction sectors have beenparticularly badly hit. Fortunately public sector projects, egschools, hospitals and infrastructure, together with newpower generation plants, have held up.

BCSA members have taken the painful steps to adjust to thecurrent new workload levels, whilst preserving their essentialcapabilities for the upturn. BCSA is also keeping tightrestrictions on its own expenditure and costs, whilstmaintaining support for activities both short and long term.The underlying demand for steel construction remains strongand members are well placed to respond quickly to therecovery which is expected to start later this year.

Sustainability is now a key factor in favour of steel and earlierthis year we launched our exciting new Target Zero projectjointly with Corus. This project, along with other newinitiatives, is benefitting from support from our MarketDevelopment Fund and we take this opportunity to thankthose member companies which have the vision to committo the long term future for the industry.

We have strengthened the criteria for BCSA membershipand all steelwork contractor members have gone through atechnical and financial audit review. Later this year we willlaunch a campaign to promote the benefits of using BCSAmembers to specifiers and clients

Looking forward there are new developments ahead whichwill benefit steel construction, eg CE marking of thesteelwork fabrication process will provide a furtherendorsement of quality.

BCSA is in good shape and remains committed to servingthe steel construction industry. We hope that you will enjoyreading this Annual Review.

Richard Barrett

President

Derek Tordoff

Director General


CONSTRUCTION ACT REVIEWThe Review of the Construction Act (Part II of the HousingGrants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996) started withthe Chancellor's budget announcement in 2004. Although ithas gone frustratingly slowly, it has been an exhaustive reviewthat finally came to fruition with the publication of the LocalDemocracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill.This entered the House of Lords in December 2008 and atthe time of print is going through Committee in the House ofCommons.

BCSA, both members and head office staff, were fullyengaged in the very thorough developmental process that thedraft legislation went through before it being introduced intoParliament and remain engaged.

It is good to see the long promised amendments to theConstruction Act finally making their way through Parliamentafter all the time and energy spent on this over a number ofyears. Nevertheless, the Bill can be improved and BCSA,along with its Specialist Engineering Contractors' Groupcolleagues, continues to pursue changes to the Bill.

COMMERCIAL AND CONTRACTUAL

Aldar HQ, Abu Dhabi - William Hare Ltd

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HELPLINESBCSA already runs helplines for Scottish law andEmployment and other business law for the benefit of itsmembers and is pleased to announce that a helpline hasbeen set up with Arthur Cox, the eminent Dublin practice, to give free advice on Republic of Ireland law to members ofboth the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Regions.

The Association also facilitates a range of insurances andbonds for members, maintained by Griffiths and Armour, IRC(Europe) and Quinn Direct.

WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE The Association has been successful in its campaign toretain the opt out to the 48-hour maximum working week.

The European Council of Ministers had reached a 'commonposition' in June 2008 that, among other things preserved theright of workers to opt out of the maximum average 48-hourworking week. In December 2008, however, this agreementwas overturned when the European Parliament voted againstit and decided that the opt out should be phased out over aperiod of three years.

This issue is of immense importance to Association membersand a campaign to retain the opt out was started byCommercial and Contracts Committee member, Simon Boydof John Reid and Sons (Strucsteel) Ltd.

The campaign included a very successful petition, whichworkers were asked to sign if they wanted to be able tocontinue to work the hours they wanted. Some 90% of thoseasked to sign did want to. The statistics arising from theBCSA petition have proved very useful for governmentnegotiators during the 'Conciliation' period that followed theEuropean Parliament's vote.

The Association also had contact with a range of politiciansfrom all parties. The government was very keen to retain theopt out, so the campaign did not seek to changegovernment's mind but to offer support and information.

In April 2009 parties to the Conciliation failed to agree andwith no agreement possible, the legislation fell and the UKretains its opt out.

Parkway Valley, Limerick – Duggan Steel Ltd


WORK TO ENHANCE CONTACT WITHQUANTITY SURVEYORS AND RICSBCSA appointed a new Commercial Director in 2008, toenhance contact with the quantity surveying profession andpromote the merits of structural steelwork and BCSA members.

Presentations have been made to several leading costconsultants regarding the inherent competency andprofessionalism of BCSA members. Topics covereddemonstrating why steel is the preferred solution includesustainability and multi-recyclability. Other matters covered are- Target Zero; CE marking; health and safety; fire engineeringand testing; general pricing information; market share; costadvantage studies; and where to find further help, advice andinformation on structural steel. In addition, a presentation hasbeen made to the RICS (QS) executive committee.

BCSA has researched the numbers of quantity surveyingtrainees at University to consider the viability and scale of aproject to produce student packs for quantity surveyingtrainees and also how to engage further with them.Feedback to BCSA from 67% of the Universities that do suchfull and part-time courses shows that there are about 2,500students enrolling each year.

RICS NEW RULES OF MEASUREMENTAfter about 20 years of SMM7, the RICS is in the process ofrolling out new rules of measurement (NRM). Volume 1 cameout in April 2009, the 2nd Volume is the works procurementsection which will be the alternative to SMM7 and is expectedto be published during the summer of 2009 and the 3rdVolume is Post-completion procurement.

The Association has been examining this document, and asummary of the first publication (Volume 1) has been preparedfor members, as an aid to understanding the new principles.

SEMINARS'Commercial and Contractual Awareness' seminars have

been held around the country, both for individual companiesand generally. An 'Introduction to Estimating' seminar wasalso held in November.

Trial erection of a 15m Tower Sculpture – Remnant Engineering Ltd

Refurbishment of Newcastle High Level Bridge –fixings supplied by Lindapter International

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Emirates Stadium, Arsenal - steel supplied by Corus Tubes The Pillar Box, Coventry – Kinsgpan Structural Products

Pavilion in the Park, Liverpool - EvadX Ltd


CE MARKINGThe CE Marking standard for fabricated steelwork, BS EN1090-1, was issued recently and will come into force in May 2010. A two year overlap period with nationalregulations starting from May 2010 has been agreed withCEN. This overlap period recognises that most steelworkcontractors will not be in a position to produce CE Markedfabricated steelwork immediately. The objective of thistransition period is therefore to allow steelwork contractorsand their Notified Bodies, eg the Steel ConstructionCertification Scheme (SCCS), to introduce the necessaryfactory production control (FPC) systems required for CEMarking. CE Marking will therefore not become mandatory inthe UK and RoI until May 2012.

Probably the most challenging aspect of CE Marking is theResponsible Welding Co-ordinator. BCSA recognises thedifficulties and has established a number of routes for steelworkcontractors to demonstrate that their nominated RWC has the

necessary knowledge and competence to control their weldingprocesses. One route is where the RWC has an appropriateInternational Institute of Welding qualification.

An alternative and more appropriate route for those steelworkcontractors working within building construction is for theSCCS to assess the RWC’s knowledge and competence aspart of the FPC system. To assist its members BCSA will beholding a number of two-day RWC training courses later thisyear which will include an examination and subsequentcertification for the successful candidates. This certificationcan be used by the member company to demonstrate theRWC’s technical knowledge to the Notified Body.

In October 2008 BCSA held a CE Marking Conference at theInstitute of Directors to explain the CE Marking process andto launch its ‘Guide to the CE Marking of Structural Steelwork’.Further CE Marking seminars are planned for later this year.

PROCESS AND TECHNICAL

Aardman Animations HQ, Bristol – Steel-to-concrete connectivity provided by the Schöck KS thermal break modules

This year has again been dominated by work on the CE Marking of structural steelwork and theassociated topics of Welding Quality Management and the Responsible Welding Coordinator.

2008 also saw the start of a new steel industry initiative on sustainability with the launch of the Target-Zero project, the development of a Carbon Foot-printing tool andwork on responsible sourcing. Some of the developments in each of these key areas arehighlighted below.

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EUROPEAN FABRICATION STANDARD The European Standard for the fabrication of structuralsteelwork, BS EN 1090-2, was published on 31 January 2008.This standard should replace national standards such as BS 5950-2, BS 5400-6 and parts of BS 8100 immediately, but the BSI committees responsible for this standard haverecommended that BS EN 1090-2 should not come in toforce until March 2010 to coincide with the introduction of the Eurocodes.

BCSA’s advice remains that, for buildings, members shouldcontinue to use the National Structural SteelworkSpecification, 5th edition and for bridges members shoulduse BS 5400-6 until the Highways Agency modelspecification for bridges becomes available later this year.

A CE Marking edition of the NSSS is currently in preparationand will reflect the recommendations given in BS EN 1090-2and the requirements for CE Marking given in BS EN 1090-1.The CE Marking edition of the NSSS will be available later thisyear and a series of seminars introducing this publication arealso planned for later this year.

BCSA is developing a publication containing typical weldingprocedures for use with the new European fabricationstandard, BS EN 1090-2. The publication will providepreliminary Welding Procedure Specification (pWPS) for arange of welding positions and joint types and will give stepby step instruction on how to qualify welding proceduresappropriate to a steelwork contractor’s day to day weldingoperations. This publication will be published later this year.

Staythorpe Power Station, Newark – Severfield-Reeve Structures Ltd


EUROCODES BCSA has agreed with government Ministers that existingnational standards will continue to be able to be used forBuilding Regulations beyond 2010. BCSA is also a memberof the Building Regulations Advisory Committee WorkingGroup responsible for the revision to Approved Document A– Structure.

All parts of the Eurocodes for the design of buildings andbridges have now been published together with theirassociated National Annexes. For those wishing to use theEurocodes BCSA, together with Corus and SCI, has prepareda series of design guides which include the Eurocode versionof the Blue, Red and Green books. These publications willbe available later this year.

CODES AND STANDARDSBCSA continues to be represented on 23 BSI and Europeantechnical committees and strives to input practical advice toshape and influence the drafting of new codes and themaintenance of existing codes. These standards includenational and European design and execution standards,product standards (bolts and welds) and harmonisedstandards for CE Marking.

LIAISON BCSA maintains close liaison with other organisationsassociated with the steel construction industry in the UK,such as Corus, the Steel Construction Institute, theGalvanizers Association and the Association forConsultancy and Engineering. BCSA also has excellentrelationships with Government Departments and Agenciesincluding the Highways Agency, the Department forBusiness, Innovation and Skills, the Department forCommunities and Local Government, the Carbon Trust andthe Building Research Establishment. In Europe BCSA isthe UK’s representative body on the European Conventionfor Constructional Steelwork.

The Point Village, Dublin - Fisher Engineering Ltd

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Lancashire Waste Development - Barrett Steel Buildings Ltd

ADVISORY SERVICE The ‘external’ face of BCSA to the industry is often in the formof technical advice and support. This is available to membercompanies, clients, specifiers, designers and contractorsalike. Response to specific queries is given, where possible,by BCSA staff but where further assistance is necessaryalternative sources of information are recommended, such asthe complementary advisory services run by Corus and theSteel Construction Industry.

Lighting Columns – LaserTUBE Cutting


SUSTAINABILITY

Construction has an important role to play in meeting the sustainability agenda. It makes a major contribution to the national economy and has an impact on the quality ofall our lives. It is also a major consumer of non-renewable resources and the operation ofbuildings is responsible for about half of the UK’s total CO2 emissions. The challenge for theconstruction industry is therefore to deliver economic structures that enhance the quality ofour lives while at the same time reducing impact on the environment

Sustainability is a much wider topic than just the environment and includes issues associated with the health, safety and training of people as well as the commercial interests of companies.

BCSA recognises that its members play a key role in delivering and maintaining asustainable built environment and is actively involved in activities that support PEOPLE,the PLANET and PROFIT.

PEOPLE BCSA has a well established Health and Safety Committeewhich developed a DVD based training package on‘behavioural safety’ and a growing number of BCSAmembers have signed up to BCSA’s specialist H&S advisoryservice, Safety in Steel Construction (SiSC). The provision ofguidance documents, seminars and the collection of accidentand injury data over the recent years have provided firmevidence that the steel construction industry has reduced itsreportable injury rate by more than 50% since the year 2000.

BCSA established a Human Resources and Training Committeeto develop and establish a wider national programme ofemployment related information and training courses for

members. To promote the many roles that are available in thesteel construction industry information packs are issued toevery university student studying Construction, Engineering andArchitecture. Specific training and development needs are alsobeing targeted and BCSA is working with Sector Skills Councilsand others to establish appropriate training and qualificationssuch as supervisory, management and steel detailing courses.BCSA provided seminars, courses and workshops formembers to keep them up-to-date on technical, commercialand contractual issues and for legislative changes such as theforthcoming requirements for CE Marking and the ResponsibleWelding Coordinator.

Hornsey Water Treatment Works, Greater London –John Reid & Sons (Strucsteel) Ltd

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PLANET In response to the UK Government’s policy to reduce carbonemissions BCSA is actively involved in the following initiatives toreduce the carbon emissions from the steel construction sector.

• BCSA Sustainability Charter• Responsible sourcing• Target Zero • Carbon footprinting

BCSA Sustainability Charter

BCSA was the first construction material sector to launch aSustainability Charter which it did in November 2005. The objective of the Steel Construction Sustainability Charteris ‘To develop steel as a sustainable form of construction in terms of economic viability, social progress andenvironmental responsibility.’

To become a charter member BCSA companies must make aformal declaration of their commitment to a number ofsustainability principles and agree to be audited against arange of environmental, social and economic criteria.

The companies must also agree to provide data which is usedas the basis of sustainability Key Performance Indicators (egtheir Carbon footprint) for companies to benchmark their ownperformance. Membership is attainable at three levels -Member, Silver and Gold of which Gold is the highest.

In 2008 BCSA embarked on the second stage of itsprogramme that takes its sustainability initiative beyondimproved industry performance. This requires the sector toengage in dialogue with leading specifiers for buildings andprocurement agencies for bridges. The expectation is thatsuitable ‘green’ specifications and contract requirements forsteel construction will be developed that utilise theestablished capabilities of BCSA’s Charter Members.

Responsible sourcing

BCSA recognised that specifiers seeking to establishresponsible sourcing for buildings are increasingly turning toBCSA’s Sustainability Charter Members to fulfill responsiblesourcing requirements. BCSA has worked with Corus, theEden Project and others to develop its understanding of therequirements of the construction industry with regard to thesustainable procurement of constructional steelwork. In thiscontext an additional requirement has been added to theSustainability Charter Gold standard whereby members mustnow demonstrate that at least 60% of their steel materialcomes from suppliers who are ISO 14001 accredited.

All companies who agree to be bound by the Charter alsocommit to assisting steel and construction companies, andother organisations in the supply chain, to implementsustainability policies. This development has been welcomedand a number of specifiers have included the Gold standardmembership of the BCSA Sustainability Charter in their greenspecifications.

Interconnector Project, Scotland – Balfour Beatty Utility SolutionsKaltenbach state-of-the-art structural steel processing lineinstalled at Rainham Steel's Scunthorpe site


Target Zero

In 2008 BCSA and Corus commissioned a team led by FaberMaunsell to carry out a £1 million sustainability project withthe aim of making steel intensive, zero-carbon buildings areality. The study runs for three years and will generate fully-costed solutions to meet each of the Government’s energyreduction targets through to zero carbon by 2019.

The project is also investigating and costing options forimproving operational energy, energy consumption, reducingembodied energy and other life-cycle impacts and achievingthe higher BREEAM Code ratings for the following five typesof steel framed structures:

• School• Warehouse• Supermarket• City centre office• Mixed–use development

The key deliverables will be a range of publications anddesign guides to inform developers, architects, specifiers,designers and main contractors of the measures needed tocreate steel intensive, zero-carbon buildings of the future.

This initiative was launched as the ‘Target Zero’ project byRichard Barrett, BCSA President at the National Dinner on 25February 2009.

Further information on Target Zero can be found on

www.TargetZero.info

O2 Arena, Dublin – Walter Watson Ltd

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Carbon Footprinting

During 2008 BCSA developed a Carbon Footprinting Tool thatallows BCSA members to calculate the carbon footprint of theircompany’s manufacturing and business operations. Togetherthese give the total carbon footprint for the company. The toolcan also be used to calculate the carbon footprint for the steelpart of a steel structure which includes the embodied energy inmanufacturing, fabricating, transporting and erecting the steelon site. This tool was launched at the BCSA National Meetingand circulated to members.

PROFIT During 2008 BCSA campaigned, either on its own account oras part of its membership of other organisations, on anumber of issues to improve the commercial backdropagainst which members have to work.

Among these were legal/contractual issues, such as theamendments to the 'Construction Act' currently going throughParliament, abolition of the Working Time Directive opt-outand the campaign to link start of payment cycle with start ofcontract, as well as regulatory issues, such as lobbying forchanges to the current regime on business rates onunoccupied buildings and for help with the difficulties withcredit insurance.

BCSA also issued updates on market trends and newgovernment construction initiatives such as the BuildingSchools for the Future (BSF) programme and the £40 billionNuclear Construction programme.

Other new initiatives include presentations to QuantitySurveying companies to promote the benefits of steelconstruction and to develop relationships with QSs and costconsultants.

Further information on the sustainability benefits of steel

construction can be found on www.SustainableSteel.co.uk

Terminal 2, Dublin Airport – Watson Steel Structures Ltd


HEALTH AND SAFETY

BCSA works with other bodies to establish common areas of health andsafety concern:

• Specialist Engineering ContractorsHealth and Safety Group (SEC)

• Engineering Construction IndustryAssociation (ECIA)

• Metals Industry Forum Health andSafety Working Group

• Small Business Trade Association Forum(SBTAF)

• Advisory Committee for Roofwork (ACR)

• Royal Society for the Prevention ofAccidents (RoSPA)

• Institution of Occupational Safety andHealth (IOSH)

CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN & MANAGEMENT)REGULATIONS (CDM) The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) introduced the revisionto the CDM Regulations in 2007; however there have beenongoing concerns as to their application throughout 2008particularly relating to site conditions for using plant andequipment.

The principles of CDM are to reduce bureaucracy andimprove communications between all the parties involved inthe construction work, BCSA is working with the HSE on theareas of concern where the CDM duty holders are sometimescreating additional and unnecessary work for contractors.

HEALTH AND INJURY In 2000 the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) set a target of10% improvement to accident rates within a 10 year period.The steel construction industry has achieved more than 50%improvement to the reportable injury rate and is continuing todrive health and safety initiatives.

A number of good practice guides have been published toaddress the needs of the industry; some of these are to fill thegap where HSE’s guidance has been withdrawn and othersare to help compliance with new or changing legislation.

When undertaking structural design, steel construction can beconsidered the safest choice for the structural frame. Steel isinherently safer than alternative structural solutions as it is pre-

G Park Blue Planet, Chatterley Valley, Newcastle-under-Lyme – Atlas Ward Structures Ltd

Edge protection supplied by CombisafeInternational Ltd being lifted into place

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engineered in a way that makes pre-planning of operationseasier and more certain. A virtual reality model of the steel framecan be built in three dimensions in the computer thus facilitatingdetailed planning of the erection procedure. Steelwork is pre-fabricated offsite, which makes it more accurate and less liableto errors that would generate site hazards.

SAFETY IN STEEL CONSTRUCTION (SISC)To help the sector’s SMEs there is now a BCSA health andsafety service available called Safety in Steel Construction,this give access to direct and regular monitoring and advice.

SiSC provides a health and safety advisory service whichincludes regular factory and site visits, hazard and riskassessments and an ‘unlimited 24-hour telephone advisoryservice’. It is available to BCSA member companies of allsizes. Subscribing companies are able to quote SiSC astheir ‘Competent Safety Advisor’. Companies with their ownin-house safety professional may also benefit from SiSC’sassistance and support.

SAFE SITE HANDOVER CERTIFICATE(SSHC)The revision and launch of the SSHC was supported by theHSE following concerns regarding on-site safety. Many ofthese concerns arose as a result of the parties involved notbeing aware of the importance of proper access for trailers;safe areas for turning and unloading, etc. The SSHC hasimproved the communication between all involved and canalso be used as a monitoring aid during the programme ofwork. This reduces the risks arising from poor site conditionsand provides a mutual basis for improved productivity,efficient working and reduced delay and, hence, reducedoverall total cost. The SSHC helps to establish criteria forsafe site conditions as an inherent part of the steelworktender offer, and as a mutually agreed basis for thecommencement of delivery to site and of steelwork erection

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LOADING AND UNLOADING RISKASSESSMENTBCSA has prepared an sample risk assessment for theloading and unloading of trailers. The risk assessment is inthe HSE format which is intended to remove bureaucracy.The HSE states that: ‘risk assessments should be aboutidentifying practical actions that protect people from harmand injury, not a bureaucratic experience. For the majority ofrisk assessments, short bullet points work well’. Thefollowing hazards have been identified as relevant to loadingand unloading of steelwork operations:

1. Personnel to carry out the work2. Plant and Equipment to be used3. Positioning of the trailer to be loaded or unloaded4. Fall during access onto or egress from the trailer5. Falling from the trailer 6. Falling through the trailer7. Falling through an extendable (trombone) trailer 8. Load or lifting accessories striking operative9. Items falling from the trailer10. Load striking the cab

CONSTRUCTION SKILLSCERTIFICATION SCHEME (CSCS) BCSA agreed with the Engineering Construction IndustryTraining Board (ECITB) the principle of using the role of theExperienced Witness Adviser (EWA) to help to bridge the gapbetween the NVQ candidate and the assessor andaccredited centre. ECITB is supportive of the use of the EWAas a means of achieving the assessments for those BCSAmember companies that are finding it prohibitive to get aNVQ assessor to provide an On Site Assessment & Training(OSAT) service.

The following trade NVQs are relevant to the industry:

• Constructing Capital Plant Steel Structure (Erecting) – NVQ 3

• Constructional Steelwork Site Operations – NVQ 2• Fabricating Steel Structures (Plating) – NVQ 3• Welding (Plate) – NVQ 3• Moving Loads – NVQ 3

White Hart Triangle, South East London – Conder Structures Ltd

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HUMAN RESOURCES AND TRAININGOBJECTIVES AND AMBITIONS

Human Resources:

• To support members’ aims of recruitment and retention ofhigh quality staff

• To provide good quality human resources and staffdevelopment information and advice to BCSA members onareas such as employment law and HR good practice

Training & Development:

• To regularly survey the BCSA members to identify thelatest up-to-date training requirements of the membership

• To provide good quality information, recommendations andadvice to senior managers on training and development

• To liaise with the Sector Skills Council to ensure thesteelwork construction industry is fully represented withinthe national training agenda

• To liaise, where appropriate, with training providers to ensurethe training needs of the members are suitably addressed

• To recommend the means by which BCSA can facilitate orprovide training (eg by certifying providers/provision)

HR GUIDE The Human Resources and Training Committee developedan HR Guide to help BCSA members with the issuesassociated with recruiting, employing and the sometimesthorny issues of terminating employment. The guide waspublished in July 2008.

HR KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS The development of KPI’s for the steel construction industryis now part of the BCSA Steel Construction SustainabilityCharter, with the Committee advising on what data should becollected.

SEMTA / METSKILL SEMTA (Science, Engineering and ManufacturingTechnologies) is the Sector Skills Council for the metalsindustry, and it has ensured that the needs of the sector areincluded within the Sector Skills Agreement which will meaneasier access to funding for training costs.

Some years ago BCSA and Metskill investigated producing aCD package for steel detailing training but, for variousreasons, this did not progress further than trial stage. The use of the package and the identification of the relevantNVQ units are to be developed and investigated. It is hopedthat a modular training plan can be developed for draughtingwhich will enable members to gain access to funding.

ATTRACTING NEW PERSONNEL Metskill has a ‘new entrants pack’ that is for apprentices andfor industry engagement with schools; the Metskill StudentPlacement workbook has been issued to all BCSA membersto provide support and guidance for placement students fromschools and encourage the members to work more closelywith their local schools and to promote the industry.

30 Crown Place, London – Rowen Structures Ltd

Buildings Categories

C Heavy industrial platework for plant structures,bunkers, hoppers, silos etc

D High rise buildings (offices etc over 15 storeys)E Large span portals (over 30m)F Medium/small span portals (up to 30m) and low rise

buildings (up to 4 storeys)G Medium rise buildings (from 5 to 15 storeys)H Large span trusswork (over 20m)J Tubular steelwork where tubular construction

forms a major part of the structureK Towers and mastsL Architectural steelwork for staircases, balconies,

canopies etcM Frames for machinery, supports for plant and

conveyorsN Large grandstands and stadia (over 5000 persons)Q Specialist fabrication services (eg bending,

cellular/castellated beams, plate girders)R RefurbishmentS Lighter fabrications including fire escapes, ladders

and catwalks

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Members have access to a professional Head Office advisoryservice on a wide range of topics. A comprehensive briefingand information package is issued to members electronicallyon an almost daily basis to keep them fully informed oncurrent matters.


MEMBERSHIP SERVICES AND PROMOTIONMEMBERSHIP ASSESSMENTS Membership of BCSA is open to any steelwork contractorwho has a fabrication facility within the United Kingdom orthe Republic of Ireland.

All BCSA Steelwork Contractor Members and BridgeworksRegistered Steelwork Contractors are regularly visited by anexperienced auditor to assess their capabilities. Theassessments carried out by the BCSA provide clients withan easy way to pre-qualify steelwork contractors beforecontracts are tendered. This ensures that the successfulsteelwork contractor has the special skills to suit the project,and helps the client to fulfil the regulatory duty only to usecompetent contractors.

The capabilities are defined in terms of two primary criteria– Class and Category. The Class gives guidance on thesize of steelwork contract which the company has thefinancial and management resources to undertake. If aproject lasts longer than a year, the value is the proportionof the steelwork contract to be undertaken within a 12month period. The Classification values attainable are:

CLASS STEELWORK CONTRACT VALUE

10 Up to £40,000

9 Up to £100,000

8 Up to £200,000

7 Up to £400,000

6 Up to £800,000

5 Up to £1,400,000

4 Up to £2,000,000

3 Up to £3,000,000

2 Up to £4,000,000

1 Up to £6,000,000

0 Above £6,000,000

The Buildings Categories attainable (see right) refer to thetype of steelwork for which a company can be assessed.Each applicant is independently assessed during a visit byreference to a range of competence criteria includingtechnical and managerial. This is not a ‘tick list – in or out’and no one criterion automatically includes or excludesapplicant. References from earlier projects form an importantpart of categorisation – but they are not relied uponexclusively otherwise companies would never be able todevelop and grow. Companies can attain just one category,for one type of steelwork, or two or more.

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PROMOTION www.SteelConstruction.org

BCSA’s website, www.SteelConstruction.org, is used regularlyby specifiers to find information about member companiesand steel construction related topics. A majorrevamp/upgrade of the site has been undertaken during thefirst half of 2009.

Selecting a Steelwork Contractor has never been easier asthe site has a powerful search mechanism that can finddetailed information about companies.

Directory for Specifiers and Buyers

The 13th edition of the Directory for Specifiers and Buyerswas published in the spring of 2009 and has been directmailed to 8,500 clients, architects, engineers etc. The aim ofthe Directory is to promote the capabilities of membercompanies and also the advantages of steel in construction.

Desk Diaries

The Association continues to produce its popular BCSA deskdiary, which incorporates the National Structural SteelworkSpecification for Building Construction, safe load tables, etc.

Magazines

BCSA’s magazine, ‘New Steel Construction’, is publishedjointly with Corus and SCI and is mailed to 9,000 namedindividuals monthly.

A joint BCSA/Corus supplement, ‘Steel Construction News’,is produced three times a year, and is inserted into othertrade journals, bringing the total distribution to over 100,000copies per issue.

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STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN AWARDS Steel continues to be the most popular framematerial and the entries continue to reflect theincreasingly high standards that are beingachieved, not only in design and all aspects of fabrication, butalso in the short programmes and accuracy on site. In varyingproportions, the qualities of engineering excellence, innovation,attention to detail, economy and speed of construction arebrought together in each of the successful structures. It ishoped that the Design Awards will continue to stimulate interest,and contribute to the growth of steel-framed construction.

The Structural Steel Design Awards Scheme is sponsoredjointly by BCSA and Corus. The objective of the Scheme is torecognise and celebrate the excellence of the United Kingdomand Republic of Ireland in the field of steel construction,particularly demonstrating its potential in terms of efficiency,cost effectiveness, aesthetics and innovation.

The 2009 Awards will be announced on 9 July at the ScienceMuseum, London.

LIAISON WITH STUDENTS BCSA continues to support The Ironmongers’ Company withits new University Scholarship Scheme. The Scheme isdesigned to increase the number of school leavers electingto study steel related subjects at university, including civil andstructural engineering and is specifically aimed at those whoare interested in these subjects but do not have the financialresources to go to university. The Association’s bursary wasawarded to Ms Betty Wang who is reading for a BEng in CivilEngineering at UCL.

The Student packs, which are produced by BCSA and Corus,were distributed to over 8,000 civil/structural/architectureundergraduates last year and were well received. Each packcontained DVDs featuring ‘Making Steel’, ‘Fabrication’,‘Construction’, and a selection of publications published byBCSA, including ‘Steel Details’, ‘Steel Buildings’ and ‘SteelBridges’.

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MARKET DEVELOPMENT FUND The £1M pa three-year fund launched last year jointly withCorus continues to be well supported despite the economicdownturn in the industry.

The major activity of the Fund is the Target Zero project – theaim of the project is to understand the implications of the UKgovernment’s move towards ‘zero carbon’ for theconstruction of non-domestic buildings.

A series of one-off ‘special’ supplements is being produced –the first two have been published during the past year entitled‘From Strength To Strength’ and ‘Value Benefits of Steel’ andwere distributed to just over 140,000 specifiers.

An advertising campaign was run in the leading trade pressduring 2008/09 on the theme of steel and sustainability. A newjoint BCSA/Corus steel construction trade press advertisingcampaign is being planned for September onwards.

A dedicated steel bridges campaign has been launched whichincludes articles on steel bridges written for specialist journals,new design aids and new information packs for designers.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION FORCONSTRUCTIONAL STEELWORK (ECCS)

The UK was represented at the many meeting of theEuropean Convention for Constructional Steelwork during theyear, including the Annual Meetings held in Norway duringSeptember 2008.

BCSA gives special thanks to those AssociateMembers who are helping to fund the 2009 MarketDevelopment Initiatives, viz:

STOCKHOLDERSArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions UKASD metal servicesAustin Trumanns SteelBarrett SteelNational Tube Stockholders

LIGHT GAUGE/DECKING MANUFACTURERSAlbion SectionsComposite Profiles UKHi SpanKingspan Structural ProductsMetsecRichard Lees Steel DeckingStructural Metal DecksStructural SectionsStudwelders

PROTECTIVE COATINGSInternational PaintLeighs PaintsPPG Performance Coatings UKSite Coat ServicesWedge Group Galvanizing

STEELWORK FABRICATION MACHINERYFicep UKPeddinghaus CorporationVoortman

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City - winner of the Tekla UK 2008 model competition (150t and over)

North Atrium, Union Square, Aberdeen - Metsec plc


RQSC BRIDGEWORKS

The Register of Qualified Steelwork

Contractors Scheme for Bridgeworks

(RQSC) is open to any Steelwork

Contractor who has a fabrication facility

within the European Union.

The Highways Agency includes in its Instructions for Tenderingand Contract Data Part 2 a requirement that only companieslisted on the Register of Qualified Steelwork Contractors for thetype and value of work to be undertaken will be employed in thefabrication and erection of bridgeworks.

“In 2001 the Highways Agency recognised the benefitsthe RQSC Scheme offered in procuring and undertakingstructural steelwork. It made registration with RQSC arequirement for all works contracts involving structuralsteelwork from 1 May 2001.

The benefits of RQSC registration remain very relevantand important to the Highways Agency in demonstratinga contractor's capability, competence and experience,and it remains an Agency requirement that all contractsinvolving structural steelwork are undertaken by acontractor with appropriate RQSC registration.”

Highways Agency

In order to be registered for Bridgeworks, a company musthave a minimum turnover in steelwork for bridges (orcontracts of similar complexity) of £1 million in the mostrecent year or alternatively per annum if averaged over thelast three years. The company must present references forcompleted supply and erect contracts that include at least sixbridgework contracts (or contracts of similar complexity), ofwhich two must each exceed £100,000 contract valuecompleted within the last three years.Companies wishing tobe registered for Bridgeworks (see sub-categories below) butwho do not possess suitably complete bridgeworkexperience may be registered as unclassified companies.

Bridgeworks Sub-categories

FG Footbridges and sign gantries

PG Bridges made principally from plate girders

TW Bridges made principally from trusswork

BA Bridges with stiffened complex platework (eg indecks, box girders or arch boxes)

CM Cable-supported bridges (eg cable-stayed orsuspension) and other major structures (eg 100 metre span)

MB Moving bridges

RF Bridge refurbishment

X Unclassified

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Castleford Footbridge - Rowecord Engineering Ltd

River Suir Bridge, N25 Waterford Bypass, Ireland – Fairfield-Mabey Ltd


CERTIFICATION SERVICES“So why specify an SCCS Certified company?”

• You get a company which is committed to quality andsubjects itself to outside review

• You get a company that has been reviewed by anexperienced evaluator with in-depth knowledge of steelconstruction

• You get a company that is familiar with managementsystems and has dedicated the resources to providequality work

For nearly 25 years, SCCS has been certifying UK steelconstruction companies; all SCCS Certified companies havebeen through a rigorous examination to confirm that theyhave the personnel, organisation, experience, procedures,knowledge, equipment, capability and commitment toproduce work of the required quality.

The Certification process can improve production practicesand product quality at a facility. SCCS uses auditors who aretrained and experienced in fabrication in order to bring ahands-on approach to the certification process. By reviewingrecords, interviewing personnel and observing practices andequipment in the fabrication shop, independent auditors areable to confidently confirm that SCCS's standards are inplace. After a company is SCCS Certified, an ongoing reviewprocess ensures confirmation of continuing commitment tomanagement systems and offers companies the opportunityfor improvement.

The interest shown in SCCS and the services being offeredcontinues to grow. All Quality Management (QMS),Environmental Management (EMS) and Health & SafetyManagement (HSMS) certification re-assessments andsurveillance visits scheduled for 2008 were successfullycompleted. In addition, the initial assessments for anumber of new QMS, EMS and H&S systems werecompleted during the year. This additional certificationbusiness has increased the Scheme’s surveillance auditingcommitment in all areas considerably.

UKAS ACCREDITATIONSCCS has achieved accreditation for the Scheme’s QMS andEMS certification systems to BS EN ISO/IEC 17021. Thisstandard introduced several new and up-dated requirementswith a big emphasis on competence and impartiality.

STEEL CONSTRUCTIONCERTIFICATION SCHEME

SCCS also achieved accreditation for the National HighwaysSector Scheme 19A for corrosion protection of ferrousmaterials by industrial coatings. SCCS has also undergoneassessment to become a Notified Body for the purposes ofCE Marking of Structural Steelwork in accordance withEN1090-1.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT (QMS)SCCS currently services the certification of 28 separatequality management systems. Several of these certificatescover multiple sites, each of which is visited at least once peryear. The need for structural steelwork contractingorganisations to address the requirements for CE Marking(EN 1090-1), and in particular Factory Production Control(FPC), continues to attract additional interest in thedevelopment of formal quality management systems byorganisations that have avoided doing so to-date.

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (EMS)SCCS currently services the certification of 8 separateenvironmental management systems. This is an area thatshould not be overlooked by companies – there are legalobligations to maintain and a well operated EMS will providethe tools to keep on top of requirements.

HEALTH & SAFETY (H&S)SCCS currently services the certification of 8 separate healthand safety management systems. This is another growtharea with several clients going through the initial assessmentprocess at the time of publication.

CE MARKINGSCCS has gone through the assessment process by UKASto become a Notified Body for CE Marking, and FPC Gap-analysis assessments have been performed for a number ofcompanies in readiness to commence CE Marking.

NHSS 19A - ‘CORROSIONPROTECTION OF FERROUSMATERIALS BY INDUSTRIALCOATINGS’SCCS has undergone a successful assessment by UKAS toprovide certification assessment services in accordance withNHSS 19A.

Museum of Liverpool – Caunton Engineering Ltd


CONSUMPTION OFCONSTRUCTIONAL STEELWORKSTEEL'S SHARE OF THE UK MULTI-STOREY NON-RESIDENTIAL MARKET

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Industrial 495 580 658 745 620 425 398 431 504 559 578 644 643 631 616 600 530 502 568 594 645 640 510 340 330 340

Offices (Private) 164 125 96 86 82 89 99 109 121 145 164 186 165 138 133 145 163 205 190 115 90 93

Offices (Public) 18 17 15 16 18 15 12 10 10 11 10 10 16 18 17 15 14 13 13 13 13 12

Offices 182 142 111 102 100 104 111 119 131 156 174 196 181 156 150 160 177 218 203 128 103 105

Retail 77 81 71 70 88 82 92 95 102 106 99 101 115 125 129 123 127 135 130 85 80 82

Leisure 63 51 44 41 52 54 65 92 103 108 103 90 90 81 93 84 86 89 100 92 92 95

Total Commercial 263 325 396 453

Health 11 10 11 14 14 14 11 12 13 14 16 16 18 20 28 24 22 24 33 33 30 27

Education 9 9 10 13 16 19 18 17 19 22 27 34 41 47 54 56 63 60 64 65 60 60

Total Public 54 58 52 40

Power Generation 10 10 12 12 27 27 23 22 18 14 15 16 19 18 16 15 16 17 17 19 22 26 29 30 33 39

Transmission Towers 3 3 1 2 2 3 4 3 3 5 5 3 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7

Power 13 13 13 14 29 30 27 25 21 19 20 19 24 22 21 19 20 21 21 24 27 32 35 36 40 46

Bridges 25 47 52 57 47 47 49 51 59 49 38 34 28 27 29 31 36 42 28 28 25 30 37 28 29 30

Other Infrastucture n/a n/a n/a n/a 8 10 14 20 24 25 26 28 28 44 44 31 29 25 25 26 27 28

Domestic 2 3 5 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 15 20 30 46 50 48 44 34 21 23 25

Agriculture 65 70 64 61 60 49 47 52 54 52 47 47 46 45 43 35 41 45 48 47 47 49 49 46 46 47

Other 29 24 16 18 19 23 28 33 33 37 36 35 33 37 38 34 35 40 36 37 37 36

Fabricated Imports 52 26 12 9 7 11 9 9 10 12 16 11 12 16 15 15 19 19 20 21 18 17 15

Total UK Consumption 917 1096 1240 1430 1161 886 799 830 952 1000 1037 1148 1186 1219 1213 1212 1169 1165 1262 1274 1350 1406 1277 955 914 936

Yr-on-yr % Change -5.9 19.5 13.1 15.3 -18.8 -23.7 -9.8 3.9 14.7 5.0 3.7 10.7 3.3 2.8 -0.5 -0.1 -3.5 -0.3 8.3 1.0 6.0 4.1 -9.2 -25.2 -4.3 2.4

Fabricated Exports 59 52 46 49 54 57 65 65 68 87 67 72 78 66 68 88 85 95 85 91 85 80 85 90 92 93

Total UK Production 976 1148 1286 1427 1189 931 855 888 1009 1078 1095 1210 1252 1269 1270 1288 1238 1245 1332 1346 1416 1466 1341 1027 989 1014

Yr-on-yr % Change -7.4 17.6 12.0 11.0 -16.7 -21.7 -8.2 3.9 13.6 6.8 1.6 10.5 3.5 1.4 0.1 1.4 -3.9 0.6 7.0 1.1 5.2 3.5 -8.5 -23.4 -3.7 2.5

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Note A Commercial and Public tonnages were not split until 1990Note B Commercial tonnage was also sub-divided into new categories - Leisure and Other - from 1990Note C Other Infrastructure tonnage was not identified separately before 1994Note D Until 1989 imports tonnage was included in the individual sector totals

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BCSA GROUP STRUCTURE As at 30 June 2009

Office BearersR B Barrett PresidentJ H Sanderson Deputy PresidentD McCormack Immediate Past President

Midland and Southern RegionA G Hernon K Campbell

Northern RegionG J Badge

Scottish RegionJ H Sanderson G Arbuckle

Northern Ireland RegionI Kerr T Scott

Republic of Ireland RegionT Noonan P O’Shea

Bridgework ConferenceI D Hoppé J Messenger

Co-opted Council MembersJ C Blackwell R ElliottM Manning

Vice PresidentsS G Fareham T G Goldberg MBE

Committee ChairmenP J Morrison Commercial & ContractsA H Pillinger Process & Technical E S Price Health & SafetyMrs S Sharples Human Resources & Training

Director GeneralDr D Tordoff

SecretaryMrs M C Rich

BCSA LIMITEDMembers of the Council

D H Peters OBE B D FarmerW R Cox MBEG C Barrett OBE

B T ShuttleworthJ Locke MBEA A H Bone

A F CollinsD F BinghamB F Hoppé OBE

P R SamworthS G FarehamT G Goldberg MBE

Vice Presidents

R B BarrettPresident

J H SandersonDeputy President

D McCormackImmediate Past President

Mrs M C RichCompany Secretary

THE BRITISH CONSTRUCTIONAL STEELWORK ASSOCIATION LIMITEDDirectors

Head OfficeDirector General D Tordoff BSc PhD CEng FICE FRSA FInstD FCMI MIHTDeputy Director General Ms G M Mitchell MBE Director, Legal &

Contractual Affairs Mrs M C Rich Barrister MSc FCIArb Director of Engineering D B Moore CEng BTech PhD MIStructE Commercial Director D Linnell BSc FRICS MCIArb MACostE Health, Safety & Training Manager P Walker CFIOSH Welding & Fabrication Manager J Garner MSc CEng MWeldI EWE Accounts Manager D A Thornicroft BA Technical Consultant R J Pope MA MSc DPhil CEng FIMechE FIStructE MCIArb

Register of Qualified Steelwork Contractors SchemeAssessors J E Evans BSc(Eng) Hons ACGI DIC CEng FICE FIWeldI FACE FRSA

M T Hamilton MRICSR J Pope MA MSc DPhil CEng FIMechE FIStructE MCIArb

R B BarrettD McCormack

J H SandersonMrs M C Rich (Company Secretary)

STEEL CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATION SCHEME LIMITEDDirectors

Certification BoardChairman of the Certification Board D A Woodward

Head OfficeScheme Manager J Carmichael MCQI CQP EngTech TechWeldIScheme Assessors C J Bowser CEng MBA BSc MCQI

Dr R Cheesman PhD MRSC CChem FCQIS Mills CEng MIM BA MBINDT MCQI MInstWP R Mould MCQIB Orledge ACQI NEBOSH dip pt 1D Taylor CEng MIMechE

Midland & Southern andNorthern RegionsM Hamilton30 Derby Road, Ansdell,Lytham St Annes FY8 4BZTel: 01253 736857

Scottish RegionJ G KirkpatrickRiverside, Hollee, Kirkpatrick-Fleming, Lockerbie,Dumfries & Galloway DG11 3NFTel: 01461 800360

Republic of Ireland RegionP HurleyGlendine Court, Kilkenny,Republic of IrelandTel: 00 353 56 772 1103

Northern Ireland RegionT Wylie27 Glenariff Park, Bangor,Co Down BT20 4UYTel: 028 9146 7454

BCSA REGIONAL SECRETARIES


STEELWORK CONTRACTORS FOR BUILDINGS

Company Name Tel C D E F G H J K L M N Q R S QM Contract Value (1)A C Bacon Engineering Ltd 01953 850611 ● ● ● Up to £1,400,000ACL Structures Ltd 01258 456051 ● ● ● ● Up to £3,000,000Adey Steel Ltd 01509 556677 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £3,000,000Adstone Construction Ltd 01905 794561 ● ● ● Up to £4,000,000Advanced Fabrications Poyle Ltd 01753 531116 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £800,000Andrew Mannion Structural Engineers Ltd 00 353 90 644 8300 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £6,000,000Angle Ring Company Ltd 0121 557 7241 ● Up to £800,000Apex Steel Structures Ltd 01268 660828 ● ● ● ● Up to £800,000Arromax Structures Ltd 01623 747466 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £800,000ASA Steel Structures Ltd 01782 566366 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £800,000*ASD Westok Ltd 01924 264121 ● Up to £6,000,000ASME Engineering Ltd 020 8954 0028 ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £1,400,000*Atlas Ward Structures Ltd 01944 710421 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000Atlasco Constructional Engineers Ltd 01782 564711 ● ● ● ● Up to £2,000,000AWF Steel Ltd 01236 457960 ● ● ● ● Up to £100,000B D Structures Ltd 01942 817770 ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £1,400,000Ballykine Structural Engineers Ltd 028 9756 2560 ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £2,000,000Barnshaw Section Benders Ltd 01902 880848 ● ✓ Up to £800,000Barrett Steel Buildings Ltd 01274 266800 ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £6,000,000Barretts of Aspley Ltd 01525 280136 ● ● ● Up to £3,000,000BHC Ltd 01555 840006 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Above £6,000,000Billington Structures Ltd 01226 340666 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000Bone Steel Ltd 01698 375000 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £6,000,000*Border Steelwork Structures Ltd 01228 548744 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £3,000,000Bourne Construction Engineering Ltd 01202 746666 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000Browne Structures Ltd 01283 212720 ● ● ● Up to £400,000BSB Structural Ltd 01506 840937 ● ● ● ● Up to £800,000Cairnhill Structures Ltd 01236 449393 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £1,400,000Caunton Engineering Ltd 01773 531111 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £6,000,000Chieftain Contracts Ltd 01324 812911 ● ● ● Up to £400,000Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd 01325 502277 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000*CMF Ltd 020 8844 0940 ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £6,000,000Compass Engineering Ltd 01226 298388 ● ● ● ● Up to £2,000,000Conder Structures Ltd 01283 545377 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £6,000,000Cordell Group Ltd 01642 452406 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £3,000,000Coventry Construction Ltd 024 7646 4484 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £1,400,000Cronin Buckley Fabrication & Construction Ltd 00 353 21 487 0017 ● ● ● ● ● Up to £6,000,000Crown Structural Engineering Ltd 01623 490555 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £1,400,000D A Green & Sons Ltd 01406 370585 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £6,000,000D H Structures Ltd 01785 246269 ● ● Up to £200,000Deconsys Technology Ltd 01274 521700 ● ● ● ● Up to £200,000Discain Project Services Ltd 01604 787276 ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £1,400,000Duggan Steel Ltd 00 353 29 70072 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £6,000,000Elland Steel Structures Ltd 01422 380262 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £6,000,000Company Name Tel C D E F G H J K L M N Q R S QM Contract Value (1)

Membership of BCSA is open to any Steelwork Contractor who has a fabrication facility within the United Kingdom or the Republicof Ireland.

Applicants may be registered in one or more Buildings category to undertake the fabrication and the responsibility for any designand erection of:

Notes (1) Contracts which are primarily steelwork but which may include associated works. The steelwork contract value for which a company is pre-qualified under the Scheme is intended to give guidance on the size of steelwork contract that can be undertaken; where a project lastslonger than a year, the value is the proportion of the steelwork contract to be undertaken within a 12 month period.

Where an asterisk (*) appears against any company's classification number, this indicates that the assets required for this classification level are those ofthe parent company.

C Heavy industrial platework for plant structures, bunkers,hoppers, silos etc

D High rise buildings (offices etc over 15 storeys)E Large span portals (over 30m)F Medium/small span portals (up to 30m) and low rise

buildings (up to 4 storeys)G Medium rise buildings (from 5 to 15 storeys)H Large span trusswork (over 20m)J Tubular steelwork where tubular construction forms a

major part of the structure

K Towers and mastsL Architectural steelwork for staircases, balconies, canopies etcM Frames for machinery, supports for plant and conveyorsN Large grandstands and stadia (over 5000 persons)Q Specialist fabrication services (eg bending, cellular/castellated

beams, plate girders)R RefurbishmentS Lighter fabrications including fire escapes, ladders and catwalks

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Company Name Tel C D E F G H J K L M N Q R S QM Contract Value (1)Emmett Fabrications Ltd 01274 597484 ● ● ● ● ● Up to £1,400,000EvadX Ltd 01745 336413 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £3,000,000F J Booth & Partners Ltd 01642 241581 ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £4,000,000Fairfield-Mabey Ltd 01291 623801 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000Fisher Engineering Ltd 028 6638 8521 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000Fox Bros Engineering Ltd 00 353 53 942 1677 ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £3,000,000Frank H Dale Ltd 01568 612212 ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £6,000,000Gibbs Engineering Ltd 01278 455253 ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £200,000GME Structures Ltd 01939 233023 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £800,000Gorge Fabrications Ltd 0121 522 5770 ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £1,400,000Graham Wood Structural Ltd 01903 755991 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £6,000,000Grays Engineering (Contracts) Ltd 01375 372411 ● ● ● ● ● Up to £100,000Gregg & Patterson (Engineers) Ltd 028 9061 8131 ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £4,000,000H Young Structures Ltd 01953 601881 ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £2,000,000Had Fab Ltd 01875 611711 ● ● ● ✓ Up to £1,400,000Hambleton Steel Ltd 01748 810598 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £6,000,000Harry Marsh (Engineers) Ltd 0191 510 9797 ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £2,000,000Harry Peers Steelwork Ltd 01204 558500 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £4,000,000Henry Smith (Constructional Engineers) Ltd 01606 592121 ● ● ● ● ● Up to £6,000,000Hescott Engineering Company Ltd 01324 556610 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £3,000,000Hills of Shoeburyness Ltd 01702 296321 ● ● ● Up to £800,000J Robertson & Co Ltd 01255 672855 ● ● ● Up to £200,000James Bros (Hamworthy) Ltd 01202 673815 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £2,000,000James Killelea & Co Ltd 01706 229411 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £6,000,000*John Reid & Sons (Strucsteel) Ltd 01202 483333 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £6,000,000Leach Structural Steelwork Ltd 01995 640133 ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £1,400,000Leonard Cooper Ltd 0113 270 5441 ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £1,400,000Leonard Engineering (Ballybay) Ltd 00 353 42 974 1099 ● ● ● ● ● Up to £3,000,000Lowe Engineering (Midland) Ltd 01889 563244 ● ● ✓ Up to £800,000M Hasson & Sons Ltd 028 2957 1281 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £3,000,000M&S Engineering Ltd 01461 40111 ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £1,400,000Maldon Marine Ltd 01621 859000 ● ● ● ● ● Up to £800,000Midland Steel Structures Ltd 024 7644 5584 ● ● ● ● Up to £800,000Mifflin Construction Ltd 01568 613311 ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £4,000,000Milltown Engineering Ltd 00 353 59 972 7119 ● ● ● ● ● Up to £6,000,000Newbridge Engineering Ltd 01429 866722 ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £1,400,000Newton Fabrications Ltd 01292 269135 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £4,000,000On Site Services (Gravesend) Ltd 01474 321552 ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £400,000Overdale Construction Services Ltd 01656 729229 ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £800,000Paddy Wall & Sons 00 353 51 420 515 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £6,000,000Pencro Structural Engineering Ltd 028 9335 2886 ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £2,000,000Peter Marshall (Fire Escapes) Ltd 0113 307 6730 ● ● Up to £1,400,000PMS Fabrications Ltd 01228 599090 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £1,400,000Remnant Engineering Ltd 01564 841160 ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £400,000*Rippin Ltd 01383 518610 ● ● ● ● ● Up to £2,000,000Roberts Engineering 01482 838240 ● ● ● ● Up to £100,000Robinson Construction 01332 574711 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000Rowecord Engineering Ltd 01633 250511 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000Rowen Structures Ltd 01773 860086 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Above £6,000,000*RSL (South West) Ltd 01460 67373 ● ● ● ● Up to £1,400,000S H Structures Ltd 01977 681931 ● ● ● ● Up to £3,000,000Selwyn Construction Engineering Ltd 0151 678 0236 ● ● ● ✓ Up to £200,000Severfield-Reeve Structures Ltd 01845 577896 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000Shipley Fabrications Ltd 01400 231115 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £200,000SIAC Butlers Steel Ltd 00 353 57 862 3305 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000SIAC Tetbury Steel Ltd 01666 502792 ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £3,000,000Snashall Steel Fabrications Co Ltd 01300 345588 ● ● ● ● Up to £2,000,000South Durham Structures Ltd 01388 777350 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £800,000Temple Mill Fabrications Ltd 01623 741720 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £400,000Terence McCormack Ltd 028 3026 2261 ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £800,000The AA Group Ltd 01695 50123 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £4,000,000The Steel People Ltd 01622 715900 ● ● ● Up to £100,000Traditional Structures Ltd 01922 414172 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £3,000,000*W & H Steel & Roofing Systems Ltd 00 353 56 444 1855 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Up to £4,000,000W I G Engineering Ltd 01869 320515 ● ● ● Up to £400,000W S Britland & Company Ltd 01304 831583 ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Accounts outstandingWalter Watson Ltd 028 4377 8711 ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £6,000,000Watson Steel Structures Ltd 01204 699999 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000Westbury Park Engineering Ltd 01373 825500 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £800,000William Haley Engineering Ltd 01278 760591 ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £2,000,000William Hare Ltd 0161 609 0000 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000Company Name Tel C D E F G H J K L M N Q R S QM Contract Value (1)


STEELWORK CONTRACTORS FOR BRIDGEWORKS

Company Name Tel FG PG TW BA CM MB RF QM Contract Value (1)'N' Class Fabrication Ltd 01733 558989 ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £800,000(Operating under CVA)

Briton Fabricators Ltd• 0115 963 2901 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £2,000,000Cimolai Spa 01223 350876 ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd• 01325 502277 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000*Concrete & Timber Services Ltd 01484 606416 ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £800,000Fairfield-Mabey Ltd• 01291 623801 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000Harland & Wolff Heavy Industries Ltd 028 9045 8456 ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £6,000,000Interserve Project Services Ltd 0121 344 4888 ● ✓ Above £6,000,000Interserve Project Services Ltd 020 8311 5500 ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £400,000*Nusteel Structures Ltd• 01303 268112 ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Up to £4,000,000*P C Richardson & Co (Middlesbrough) Ltd 01642 714791 ● ● ✓ Up to £3,000,000*Remnant Engineering Ltd• 01564 841160 ● ✓ Up to £400,000*Rowecord Engineering Ltd• 01633 250511 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000W S Britland & Co Ltd• 01304 831583 ● ✓ Accounts outstandingWatson Steel Structures Ltd• 01204 699999 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✓ Above £6,000,000

The Register of Qualified Steelwork Contractors Scheme for Bridgeworks (RQSC) is open to any Steelwork Contractor who has afabrication facility within the European Union.

Applicants may be registered in one or more category to undertake the fabrication and the responsibility for any design and erection of:

FG Footbridges and sign gantriesPG Bridges made principally from plate girdersTW Bridges made principally from trussworkBA Bridges with stiffened complex platework (eg in decks, box girders or arch boxes)CM Cable-supported bridges (eg cable-stayed or suspension) and other major structures (eg 100 metre span)MB Moving bridgesRF Bridge refurbishment

QM Quality management system accredited to ISO 9001

Notes (1) Contracts which are primarily steelwork but which may include associated works. The steelwork contract value for which a company is pre-qualified under the Scheme is intended to give guidance on the size of steelwork contract that can be undertaken; where a project lastslonger than a year, the value is the proportion of the steelwork contract to be undertaken within a 12 month period.

Where an asterisk (*) appears against any company's classification number, this indicates that the assets required for this classification level are those ofthe parent company.

• Denotes membership of BCSA also

Company Name TelBalfour Beatty Utility Solutions Ltd 01332 661491Griffiths & Armour 0151 236 5656Roger Pope Associates 01752 263636Highways Agency 08457 504030

CORPORATE MEMBERSCorporate Members are clients, professional offices, educational establishments etc which support the developmentof national specifications, quality, fabrication and erection techniques, overall industry efficiency and good practice.

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Company Name Tel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9AceCad Software Ltd 01332 545800 ●

Advanced Steel Services Ltd 01772 259822 ●

Albion Sections Ltd 0121 553 1877 ●

Alternative Steel Co Ltd 01942 610601 ●

Andrews Fasteners Ltd 0113 246 9992 ●

Arcelor Mittal Distribution Solutions UK 01443 812181 ●




Arro-Cad Ltd 01283 558206 ●

ASD metal services - Biddulph 01782 515152 ●

ASD metal services - Bodmin 01208 77066 ●

ASD metal services - Cardiff 029 2046 0622 ●

ASD metal services - Carlisle 01228 674766 ●

ASD metal services - Daventry 01327 876021 ●

ASD metal services - Durham 0191 492 2322 ●

ASD metal services - Edinburgh 0131 459 3200 ●

ASD metal services - Exeter 01395 233366 ●

ASD metal services - Grimsby 01472 353851 ●

ASD metal services - Hull 01482 633360 ●

ASD metal services - London 020 7476 0444 ●

ASD metal services - Norfolk 01553 761431 ●

ASD metal services - Stalbridge 01963 362646 ●

ASD metal services - Tividale 0121 520 1231 ●

Austin Trumanns Steel Ltd 0161 866 0266 ●

Ayrshire Metal Products (Daventry) Ltd 01327 300990 ●

BAPP Group Ltd 01226 383824 ●

Barnshaw Plate Bending Centre Ltd 0161 320 9696 ●

Barrett Steel Services Ltd 01274 682281 ●

Bentley Systems (UK) Ltd 0141 353 5168 ●

Cellbeam Ltd 01937 840600 ●

Cellshield Ltd 01937 840600 ●

Combisafe International Ltd 01604 660600 ●

Composite Metal Flooring Ltd 01495 761080 ●

Composite Profiles UK Ltd 01202 659237 ●

Computer Services Consultants (UK) Ltd 0113 239 3000 ●

Cooper & Turner Ltd 0114 256 0057 ●

Corus 01724 404040 ●

Corus Bristol 01454 315314 ●

Corus Dartford 01322 227272 ●

Corus Ireland Service Centre 028 9266 0747 ●

Corus Newcastle 0191 414 2121 ●

Corus Panels & Profiles 01684 856600 ●

Corus Service Centre Dublin 00 353 1 405 0300 ●

Corus Tubes 01536 402121 ●

Corus Wednesfield 01902 484100 ●

Daver Steels Ltd 0114 261 1999 ●

Development Design Detailing Services Ltd 01204 396606 ●

Easi-edge Ltd 01777 870901 ●

Fabsec Ltd 0845 094 2530 ●

Ficep (UK) Ltd 0113 265 3921 ●

FLI Structures 01452 722260 ●

Company Name Tel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSAssociate Members are those principal companies involved in the supply to all or some Members of components, materials orproducts. Associate member companies must have a registered office within the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland.

1 Structural components2 Computer software3 Design services4 Steel producers5 Manufacturing equipment

6 Protective Systems7 Safety systems8 Steel stockholders9 Structural fasteners

Company Name Tel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Forward Protective Coatings Ltd 01623 748323 ●

GWS Engineering & Industrial Supplies Ltd 00 353 21 4875 878 ●

Hempel UK Ltd 01633 874024 ●

Hi-Span Ltd 01953 603081 ●

Industrial Shotblast & Spraying Ltd 0845 130 6715 ●

International Paint Ltd 0191 469 6111 ●

Interpipe UK Ltd 0845 226 7007 ●

Jack Tighe Ltd 01302 880360 ●

Kaltenbach Ltd 01234 213201 ●

Kingspan Structural Products 01944 712000 ●

LaserTUBE Cutting 0121 601 5000 ●

Leighs Paints 01204 521771 ●

Lindapter International 01274 521444 ●

Metsec plc 0121 601 6000 ●

MSW (UK) Ltd 01355 232266 ●

MSW Structural Floor Systems 0115 946 2316 ●

National Tube Stockholders Ltd 01845 577440 ●

Northern Steel Decking Ltd 01909 550054 ●

Northern Steel Decking Scotland Ltd 01505 328830 ● ●

John Parker & Sons Ltd 01227 783200 ● ●

Peddinghaus Corporation UK Ltd 01952 200377 ●

Peddinghaus Corporation UK Ltd 00 353 87 2577 884 ●

PMR Fixers Ltd 01335 347629 ●

PP Protube Ltd 01744 818992 ●

PPG Performance Coatings UK Ltd 01773 837300 ●

Profast (Group) Ltd 00 353 1 456 6666 ●

Rainham Steel Co Ltd 01708 522311 ●

Richard Lees Steel Decking Ltd 01335 300999 ●

Rösler UK 0151 482 0444 ●

Schöck Ltd 0845 241 3390 ●

Site Coat Services Ltd 01476 577473 ●

Steel Projects UK Ltd 0113 253 2171 ●

Steelstock (Burton-on-Trent) Ltd 01283 226161 ●

Structural Metal Decks Ltd 01202 718898 ●

Structural Sections Ltd 0121 555 1342 ●

Struthers & Carter Ltd 01482 795171 ●

Studwelders Ltd 01291 626048 ●

Tekla (UK) Ltd 0113 307 1200 ●

Tension Control Bolts Ltd 01948 667700 ●

Trailerpal Ltd 01743 446666 ●

Voortman UK Ltd 01827 63300 ●

Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd 01909 486384 ●

Wells Protective Coatings Ltd 01302 733611 ●

Company Name Tel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


ASSOCIATE MEMBERS CONTINUED1 Structural components2 Computer software3 Design services4 Steel producers5 Manufacturing equipment

6 Protective Systems7 Safety systems8 Steel stockholders9 Structural fasteners

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Company Name Gold Silver MemberACL Structures Ltd ●

Atlas Ward Structures Ltd ●

Barnshaw Section Benders Ltd ●

Barrett Steel Buildings Ltd ●

Billington Structures Ltd ●

Bourne Construction Engineering Ltd ●

Cairnhill Structures Ltd ●

Caunton Engineering Ltd ●

Conder Structures Ltd ●

easi-edge Ltd ●

Elland Steel Structures Ltd ●

EvadX Ltd ●

Fairfield-Mabey Ltd ●

Fisher Engineering Ltd ●

Graham Wood Structural Ltd ●

International Paint Ltd ●

Kingspan Structural Products ●

Leighs Paints ●

Metsec plc ●

Richard Lees Steel Decking Ltd ●

Robinson Construction ●

Rowecord Engineering Ltd ●

S H Structures Ltd ●

Severfield-Reeve Structures Ltd ●

Structural Metal Decks Ltd ●

Structural Sections Ltd ●

The AA Group Ltd ●

Traditional Structures Ltd ●

Watson Steel Structures Ltd ●

William Hare Ltd ●

STEEL CONSTRUCTION SUSTAINABILITY CHARTER

Membership of the Steel Construction Sustainability Charter is open to members of the BCSA. Companies are awarded CharterStatus in 3 levels - Member, Silver Member, Gold Member - depending on the number of points (see below) successfully audited.

1. A published sustainability policy (mandatory);2. Monitoring of progress towards sustainability using

specific management targets;3. A programme of involvement with their local community

on social issues and with the steel constructioncommunity generally;

4. An accredited H&SMS to OHSAS 18001 or H&Smanagement as an integral part of a QMS accredited to BS EN ISO 9001;

5. IIP accreditation or a structured programme forpersonnel training, development and communication;

6. A published equal opportunities policy;7. A published ethical trading policy;8. An accredited EMS to BS EN ISO 14001;9. Use of environmental impact assessment for process

improvement;10. A policy to manage energy and vehicle fuel usage in

the business;11. A policy to question whether suppliers have published

sustainability policies;12. An accredited QMS to BS EN ISO 9001.

TEELWORK CONTRACTORS FOR BUILDINGS

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